Originally Posted by
bobotech
This thread is mildly confusing in the sense that I feel like I'm in math class and got bored. With that said, in a nutshell, if there is a 20mph tailwind vs a 20mph headwind, do they even out or will you still exert much more going into the headwind than going with the tail wind?
It just seems like that when I ride on a windy day, i'm much more tired than the same ride on a still day but I would have thought th,at the going against vs going with would have evened out but it doesn't seem like that.
Hi,
Generally wind always makes things harder.
They don't even out, the fastest on a flat course there and back
is always no wind. All wind slows you down on a flat course.
But if you have a course where there and back is uphill / downhill
then a suitable wind can make you faster than no wind at all.
rgds, sreten.