Originally Posted by
bluestacks867
I would not enjoy a strong tail wind.
ok, now I know there is something wrong with you
I find that with a tailwind, i feel like I'm really strong that day. Then I realize intellectually that I must have a tailwind. Just block out those negative thoughts. Living in Happy Valley, it sometimes seems like there is a headwind no matter which direction you are riding. Just the other day, I rode into work with a headwind and rode home with a headwind. Was not happy.
One year, we had almost 200 miles of strong tailwinds on my fleche. Unfortunately, there is a stretch between Pine Grove and Swatara Gap that heads back west, so that was a bit of a travail. But riding along in the middle of the night with 25 mph winds at your back is a thing of joy. We have also ridden it with moderate headwinds the entire way. That is no fun. The year with the strong tailwinds, the date corresponded with an east-to-west riding of "Crush the Commonwealth." Everyone agrees that's why we had the tailwind.