Originally Posted by noglider

I don't find you whiny. I give a wind report almost every time I check into the How was your commute thread. My commute is along the Hudson River which is over a mile wide. The edge of the island has cliffs, so the wind across the river plus the cliffs make it very windy, and there are currents and vortices that make the wind shifty and gusty. What's worse is that the prevailing wind direction change in midday. One of my most common experiences is having a heavy headwind in the morning and a milder headwind going home at night. It's so unfair. I'm a good hill climber, but most of my route is flat. I'd prefer a hillier and less windy route. NYC is a very windy city, since it is on the ocean, but my route is windier than the rest of the city. Not only that, I'm thin, which may be why I'm a good hill climber, but it also makes me more wind prone than strong heavy people. So I have a lot of wind complaints.

The good news is that I'm getting better at it. Most of the time, it's less onerous than it was when I started commuting along this route.

Be sure to have handlebars that let you lean forward. When you lean forward, you may not feel it helps, because the wind in your face doesn't get any weaker, but it does help.