Originally Posted by Notso_fastLane

My worst experience with wind was my second ride from Tucson to Phoenix, back in the 90s (old, chromoly frame, no name tires, downtube shifters...) 147 miles, and about 75% of it was into a 15-20 mph headwind. What was usually a 8.5-9 hour ride took nearly 12 hours. I think my average speed was 10-11 mph for most of that ride.

Just about every ride in KS was like that, but I didn't do those kind of distances.