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03-20-09 | 03:51 PM

howsteepisit

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60 and windless!

Holy Crap! Its 60 and windless, time to sneak out of work early and go for a ride!

Maybe there will be an end to winter in Montana!

03-20-09 | 03:52 PM

Bob S

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Not before the 4th of July

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03-20-09 | 04:02 PM

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Sunny, 35 and windy here. Got my ride in on the trainer @ 5:30AM.

03-20-09 | 04:22 PM

Velo Dog

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Oh, I thought you were going to talk about my physical condition....

03-20-09 | 05:26 PM

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With my luck lately, if it were 60 and windless, there would be torrential rain!

Congrats on the good weather. Make hay while the sun shines.

03-20-09 | 08:09 PM

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It is amazing how wind-aware cycling makes you!

03-20-09 | 08:52 PM

JanMM

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thought you were talking about being older than me and short of breath...........

03-20-09 | 10:16 PM

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I was going to say that anybody who posts legally on this forum isn't windless excepting the ladies that is.

03-21-09 | 05:59 AM

Timtruro

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I hate wind. Especially when the wind is in your face on both the out and back portions of the ride.

03-21-09 | 06:22 AM

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I'm not 60 yet, but beans keep me from being windless.

03-21-09 | 07:32 AM

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Follow-up I was a very nice ride, I rode 25 miles in 1 1/2 hour. Slow, but as physically I am 53 and windless (lungs) and have been on my trainer about 6 times in the last month its not bad. I would say it was wonderful but the trees are still leafless and the grass is brown, although the snow capped mountains that surround Bozeman set a nice back drop to all rides here.

03-21-09 | 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Timtruro

I hate wind. Especially when the wind is in your face on both the out and back portions of the ride.

LOL, what is up with that, I keep thinking that, Ok, on the way home when I'm tried out, there SHOULD be a tailwind but it seems no matter what direction I head it's ALWAYS a headwind

When we used to hike, it seemed we got tailwinds but riding on the bike, I'm always cursing the dreaded headwind, ok I'm a windwuss, now ya know, happy?

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03-21-09 | 10:38 AM

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50F and sunny this morning- and I was working. Gardening duty again this afternoon so hopefully I wake up tomorrow to a bright warm and still day.

No chance- the sun and warm bit will be there according to the forecast- but I would have to get riding before 6 am in the low 30's to be able to get a ride in without wind.

But I am offwork Monday and Tuesday- just as the rain is forecast to return.

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03-21-09 | 01:29 PM

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92 degrees here. I enjoyed a typically middle eastern breakfast which is, I'm still tending to giggle about after 30 years, called 'foul mesdames' - its a porridge of white beans in garlic and tomatoes.
Windless - better ask the stoker after a lovely 40 mile tandem ride. From my point of view it was just fine.