Wind?
02-29-08, 03:11 PM
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Wind?
This is not looking good. Just been round to my daughters on the bike. Bit of rain- and the wind was getting up. She only lives 1/2 mile away. I walked the bike back. In the space of 30 minutes- the wind got up to 60 mph. Could not even chance it with a tailwind.
Problem is the wind might stay till Monday.
Problem is the wind might stay till Monday.
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02-29-08, 03:55 PM
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Don't you hate it when a storm moves in just for the weekend. 
It's supposed to be 70F here tomorrow and then snow on Sunday. Guess that decides which day I will be riding.
It's supposed to be 70F here tomorrow and then snow on Sunday. Guess that decides which day I will be riding.
02-29-08, 04:16 PM
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Sunny Saturday, Rainy Sunday. Take a guess.
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02-29-08, 04:30 PM
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Lovely both days here in SoCal. 112 miles with 7,400 ft. of climbing on Sat. then "flatish" (if that's a word?) recovery ride on the single speed on Sunday.
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From the title and location (50+) I thought that this might be about something else.
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This is not looking good. Just been round to my daughters on the bike. Bit of rain- and the wind was getting up. She only lives 1/2 mile away. I walked the bike back. In the space of 30 minutes- the wind got up to 60 mph. Could not even chance it with a tailwind.
Problem is the wind might stay till Monday.
Problem is the wind might stay till Monday.
03-01-08, 10:42 AM
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When I saw the title of this post, I also wondered about the kind of wind he was most likely to be talking about with an audience in our age group! 
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03-01-08, 01:07 PM
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sorry to get you worried- But the swear word in my mind is FLAT ulence- On those boring straight roads that don't vary round corners or have any slopes on to make the Ride interesting. So the 4 Letter word is anything that has F L A T in it- and that includes punctures.
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03-01-08, 01:14 PM
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Yes. I used to LOVE stormy weekends when I could stay cozy at home. Not any more!
A wind kicks up almost every afternoon here and we almost always have a headwind on our ride home. It's a relief to turn up our street and not have to fight with it anymore.
A wind kicks up almost every afternoon here and we almost always have a headwind on our ride home. It's a relief to turn up our street and not have to fight with it anymore.
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