Originally Posted by
hocker
Hmmm...that is interesting. I ride in the drops against wind, it seems to help.
Anything to reduce the effect of the wind definitely helps. But even so, in an out and back course, any wind will increase your completion time as compared to no wind.
Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Kinda cool, although it would be cooler if it could estimate speed loss due to wind resistance for a rider given weight, height and position (I know it would be rough).
Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
All of this basically just confirms what every cyclist already knew, the vast majority of winds are headwinds.
Yeah, although it might not be apparent to everyone. Also, it's hard to estimate the effect that the wind actually has on speed. My reason for posting is mainly that I was surprised there would be such a noticeable effect on an out and back course.