Originally Posted by cccorlew
It's been blowing here more than usual. I had a friend trun around and go home. The wind sure moves me around, and makes me feel like I'll be knocked over. But I never have been.
Have you? Have you seen anyone blown over by a gust? How much would it take to knock over a reasonably competent cyclist? Am I worried for nothing?
Since you are from the SF Bay area, I don't know if you've ever visited the Chain Reaction Bicycle Stores or web site.
The owner keeps a semi-daily diary of rides he and his buddies do.
Speaking of being blown over, here is a link to one they did on Jan 1 2006 that you might find interesting:
http://www.chainreaction.com/mtham06.htm
The semi-daily reports (and archives) are here:
http://www.chainreaction.com/diary.htm
Lots of other good stuff on this web site also. Funny stuff and educational stuff.
I'm not from CA, but from along the Oregon coast, and we get our share of wind also.