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Old 03-21-12 | 09:07 PM
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Chalupa102
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From: Monson, MA

Bikes: Catrike Trail Recumbent trike

Awesome commutes today. 75F and sunny with mainly cross and some headwinds from the SSW @ 9-13mph this afternoon on the way to school. 62F and dark with mainly cross and some tailwinds from the SSW @ 8-11mph on the way home.

I pulled the windscreen/roof combo that I had on my velo and replaced it with a smaller windshield and a NACA duct in front yesterday. The humidity was pretty high but I was very comfortable on both commutes. The NACA duct definitely did it's job keeping me cool. Monday when I still had the roof on, I was dying from the heat and my shirt that I was wearing got completely soaked from sweat. I passed a guy this afternoon riding a road bike going the other way that I had seen on Monday. He mentioned that I was roofless as we passed and I told him that it was just too hot for it. I actually gained some speed from removing it. Besides that, added about 2 miles onto the ride home because I made a few stops to include one at Petco.
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