B-b-b-b-b-b-bicicle Rider
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Racine WI
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Bikes: 1997, stumpjumper S-works hardtail, Medici, Giant Perigee(track dropouts and fixed gear), Columbia twosome, schwinn twinn, '67 raleigh 5 speed internal hub, Old triumph 3 speed, old BSA 3-speed, schwinn Racer 2spd kickback, Broken raysport criteriu
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Winds have never made me crash, but they've pushed me off my line, into the gravel shoulder, or even picked up my front wheel and spun me round (be careful around skyscrapers).
I find that If I put one shoulder a tad forward (the one on the windward side) my body becomes a little like a sail, and it creates a slight suction in front of me, or at least the wind passes past me easier.
If it's a reallllllllly strong headwind (like 46mph) then my only way to make forward progress has been to zig zag across the road (hopefully there's not a lot of traffic).