Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Tail wind dance? Oh, come on, it's not complicated. Try this, I promise it will work:
Stop the bike at a 4-way intersection and get out of the way of traffic. Close your eyes. Insert one finger (I prefer a clean one, but it's your call) into your mouth and make it as wet as possible; then remove it from your mouth and point it skywards. Relax, and concentrate your consciousness in that finger until you feel one side of it getting colder than the rest. Focus on that cold feeling. Now turn your bike so its back wheel is pointed in the direction where your finger felt cold, and ride! You now have a tail wind.
I've found only one problem with this method, namely: it often doesn't get me where I want to go. Still working on that.