Originally Posted by
spinnaker
To give you and idea of how strong the wind can be, I can't remember the exact section but I can remember looking down at the bike computer and i was doing 27 miles an hour on a flat surface without even trying.
I had the same experience just south of Ragged Point on Highway 1. 25-27mph most of the way to San Simeon with
no effort on my part and easily doing 30+ if I pushed a bit! I generally don't mind riding into the wind, but I think that 500 miles of it would get pretty old...