Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Weight makes the bike handle a little bit different, but unless you've got some pretty stiff hills, you don't notice the weight once you get rolling.
I did notice that the bike seemed more stable in the wind. I guess the extra weight increased the momentum factor, so perhaps the wind had less effect. But it still sucked!
Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Wind you're going to notice, period. And suffer. And despite what you might have read or heard, there's no such thing as a tailwind.
It's more like the wind changes direction during the day so that you're riding against it both ways. That's a b!tch! I will confess I cursed more than a few times on the ride back home today.