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Old 10-25-10 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by scroca
It can be done. I've done it before. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that it will be a struggle into a headwind and a friggin blast with a tailwind. But be sure you are aware before you set out that if you get caught from the side by a gust you need to be expecting it and ready for it to try to push you sideways. It can get dicy, especially in traffic. Give yourself room.
If I can stay out of the thunderstorms in the morning it is going to be a fun ride to work (heck - since it will be warm, it will probably be a fun ride even if I am wet, as long as I have not been electocuted). Coming home...well, I might be crying all the way riding into a 30mph sustained headwind with 55mph gusts (on a single speed to boot). Maybe I should take the yuba cargo bike just so I have the super low gearing available to me.
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