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?
Lucky you!
By the time I got home from work the temps had dropped back down to 6c and the sporadic rain had started, not to mention the 40km/h winds were still around. So, off to the trainer I went once again!
Looks like today might be the day and tomorrow too....
Spring is in the air!!!