High: 14°C
Low: -3°C
Wind: 24mph (38.4km/h)
Gusts: 40mph (64km/h)
Direction: 280° (W)
Humidity: 65%
Seriously warm day today... Couldn't miss out on it, so I took a nice 50km ride along the Lakeshore.
Now I knew it was windy with 25km of brutal head wind and 25km of just fun, but I nearly bit the dust 3 times because of the gusts coming from the side while changing gears.
DT shifters suck when you have to keep both hands on the bars just to keep the bike upright.
So the question is, how do you keep a straight line (relatively) in these winds? I was getting blown across the entire lane I was in. Stay tucked in the drops? More upper body strength?
You nutter!
I live relatively close to the lake, and the winds today were mental. I still remember nearly getting blown off a bridge while riding a while back (low guardrails, some poor guy got killed this way around a year later), so stayed home today.