I don't know if i would ride in heavy winds now, but i have done my fair share when i was deployed to Iraq in 2007, mainly cuz i didn't have a choice. The worst was riding in a sandstorm from where i worked on the flightline to the dining hall fighting a wicked bad headwind the whole time. I had a junker MTB that didn't like changing gears, so i had to stand up the entire ride to make it there. I probably would have been better off walking it, but i was determined. Luckly it was only about 2 miles from point A to B, but i was definitely outta breath and sweaty when i arrived.