Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
In Southern California , we have Santa Ana winds which tend to be very unpredictable. I have left in the morning(I live 15 miles from the coast) and had no wind with nice temperatures and when I get to the beach my phone rings . It is my wife telling me it is blowing a gale at my house, not a breath of wind on the beach! I tell her to meet me at my shop in Ventura , I am NOT fighting that wind!! I have had to get home several times with a mild offshore 5-10 MPH headwind can be common this time of the year and is challenging. I will usually ride these out unless I am not feeling 100% , then I call wifey and have her come get me. I am in it for the enjoyment not torture. Joe
I actually enjoy riding in the wind. At times if it's blowing hard, I'd ride it because it is like climbing. The only problem is arriving at the coast. The sand hurts when it blasts one's legs.
Couple images of different times on the same ride arriving at the beach sand storm.
Solo ride, and I mean solo!
The next year with a couple of buds.
