Originally Posted by
noglider
My wife and I have ridden two or three times in recent days, and we've been having a lot of wind. She's only 110 pounds, and the side gusts have nearly thrown her off her bike. She's complaining her bike is too light for heavy wind, and she has a point. There's only so much strength she can build at her size. She notices that 50-pound Citi Bike bikes are less vulnerable.
My wife and I started a charity ride, took us an overnight stay and hours of driving to get there. Blowing 25 and gusting much higher, We gave it a try, but I turned us around in the first 5 miles. We were disappointed until we heard a number of riders were blown off the course, and three ended up in ambulances. We were glad we escaped, and the Margaritas were tasty. I leave the wind to sailors, at 20 knots I'm done.