aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Bending down for headwinds doesn't feel like it helps, but it does. This is why I won't commute on upright bars. I normally get brutal headwinds in the morning, and my ride takes over an hour. I need some very forward-reaching handlebars, though I don't need them low.
In the evening, you'd think I would get tailwinds, but no. The wind normally switches direction at midday, so I get milder headwinds in the evening, but they're still headwinds. But I have nice attributes to the commute. It's very scenic, and I'm going against most of the bike commuting traffic.