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Old 08-18-14 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric S.
I live in Las Vegas and we get Spring wind that would make national news in a coastal city, but since it's the desert...

There have been a few times that I've dismounted and walked because I just couldn't pedal at all into the wind or the risk of being blown over into traffic was too high.
I often move to the sidewalk when we get crosswinds like that. (Yielding RoW to pedestians of course). It's not worth dying for.
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