Originally Posted by
chadteck
When I said "On a very basic level, one would intuitively think that the tailwind would make up for the headwind, but this is not true", that basically means "considering it for 2 second during the ride."
I understand what you are saying, but IMO it isn't apparent when thought about briefly during a ride, given no prior thoughts / research on the subject.
Just because it is not "intuitive" to you does not mean it is not blindingly obvious to others...
Originally Posted by
Kotts
In addition, a headwind hurts your road speed more than an equivalent tailwind helps it.
Yes, I didn't want to muddy the waters with that more complex discussion. But I did cover it in my next post:
That's not taking into account that a 10mph wind doesn't affect each direction equally either...