Originally Posted by
52telecaster
in the midwest, i am in illinois, when the corn is harvested the winds will kill you. i think 8-10mph is pretty good into the face of a strong wind. when touring this fall in norther illinois i was struggling at 8 mph and then the road made a 90 bend, at which point with the same effort i was going 14mph. made for a long day.
Dude. That's exactly what I'm talking about.
I couldn't believe that a headwind could slow me down THAT much, but sounds like it's a shared experience. Blech.
Basically NOBODY cycles out by where I live, so I have no other cyclists to observe/ask. Actually, at the moment I know of zero humans in my own real world circle who cycle at all, much less commute. I mean besides my wife and kids. I do pass a lot of Amish on bikes on my commute. Despite having gears on their bicycles, they seem content to mash along at 7-8mph in top gear, at like 30rpm. I will likely not be stopping to ask them for advice!