Last Thursday PM my 38-mile rural commute home w.huge tailwind was 1:42. Last night it was w.huge headwind. Before the ride I'm thinking 2:15 max. But NOOO, THREE HOURS, one deflated ego and one pissed-off wife later, I hobble in the door.

By the way, wind-haters, get yourself some sort of ear covers! I made some out of old sunglasses and they're wunderbar. They take the mental sting off the wind, save your eardrums and allow you to hear traffic from behind.