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Old 10-15-10 | 12:46 PM
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gecho
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Bikes: 2009 Trek 520

Nice on the ride in. On the ride back a 45kph gusting to 70kph wind. My route was alternating me between a head wind and cross wind. The cross wind gust had be wobbling a few times. The wind only slowed me down to a trip average speed of 20kph from my typical of around 25-26kph.

For a bit of fun at the end I rode up wind past the house a few blocks to see what it would be like going with the wind. I got up to 52kph on a flat stretch of road and could have kept on accelerating, but decide to brake when I got back to the house. Going with the wind I could probably maintain 45kph+ with little effort. I think the wind speed had picked up by the end of the ride.
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