I made it home yesterday in 90 minutes with the winds W30G40. No way to measure the actual winds, but a couple gusts all but stopped me and I'm wondering if some of them weren't more in the 45-50 ballpark. Of course, I would love to have those bragging rights, but no way to tell.
I've attached a clip of this bike computer app I use sometimes with yesterday's numbers plugged in - the wind only goes up to 25 though (I'm generally not interested in the numbers except when I change something or have unusual riding conditions, like yesterday's wind). When I plug in my ride numbers, usually I'm between 100-125 watts unless I'm feeling especially energetic.
I took the other picture this morning about halfway to work in the middle of Amish country. The sunrise got even prettier after I snapped it and I was able to enjoy it for the rest of my ride in.
The forecast is calling for winds W15G30 on my ride home, which SHOULD feel easier than yesterday's. Hopefully. On yesterday's ride home I wasn't able to get out of my lowest gear (42-24) except for the 3 miles of southbound riding, just couldn't spin up enough to shift. Long term I don't think this gearing is going to toot my horn (52/42, 7 sp 14-28) for this type of commute.
Last edited by Phamilton; 12-06-17 at 12:28 PM.
Reason: fixed rear sprocket number