being that i ride directly on the shore of lake michigan everyday, wind is unfortunately and a very ominous and ever-present aspect of my daily commuting. riding directly into a a 40mph headwind, gusting to 50 mph, that's been screaming, uninterrupted, down the entire 300 mile length of lake michigan, and you and your bike are the first object it has encountered, is no joke. i've encountered wind gusts that have actually brought me to a full dead stop.