Originally Posted by
canklecat
Yup. I wish Strava would include wind data in calculations for leader boards.
If it wasn't for tail winds, I'd have about half as many KOMs. 'Course, I'm not the only one doing that around here.
Originally Posted by
GlennR
Better bring supplemental oxygen.
The tallest hill on Long Island is 401ft, but with careful planning I can get over 2000ft. of climbing on a 40 mile ride.
Where I live, with careful planning I can get
under 2000ft of climbing on a 40 mile ride. Be careful what you wish for.
Back on-topic: I lived on the Great Plains for many years, and would regularly ride in winds up to 20 mph with gusts significantly higher than that. Was only a real problem once, when I was riding in a crosswind and foolishly took both hands off the bar to retrieve something from deep in a jersey pocket: cross wind hit me hard, the bike scissored, and I went down hard right in the middle of the road. Busted up the bike and my phone, so a passing motorist in a pickup truck stopped and drove me home. Ran into the guy years later and he remembered me, right off the bat.