Originally Posted by
caloso
A couple of times a year, usually in March/April, we'll have 30+mph days. A 10-15mph wind from the SW is pretty typical for summer afternoons too. If you can't ride in the wind, you can't ride in Sacramento.
What's really "fun" is to ride on the Ueda bike tail on those days. You're the highest thing around so there's nothing to stop the wind. The headwinds are bad enough, but when the crosswinds come in 50+ mph bursts it's hard to keep upright.