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Old 11-22-10 | 03:50 PM
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The 30mph Conundrum

Well, I am not sure if this is a conundrum or not, I just happen to like that word.

Anyway, today was my most active day since my fusion 6 weeks ago - Early morning 1 mile walk to the gym, 50 minutes of swimming, 1 mile walk back, ride bike about 1.5 hours then ride to physical therapy, followed by a very pleasant lunch with Latitude 65, and his and my wives (wifes?).

Temp was from about 33 - 38F, and the wind was gusting to 25 mph. It was during the ride that it occurred to me that riding 5 mph against a 25 mph wind seemed a whole lot harder than riding 30 mph with no wind.

So, does this seem the case with anyone else, and, if I am not the only strange one here, why is that? - I mean that riding into a wind seems harder than a comparable combined speed with no wind. And, yes - I was going about 5 - 8 mph on my mountain bike against a most gusty and obstinate chilly wind for about an hour.
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