Nuts? Au contraire! ItsJustMe, you sound like fun!

Admittedly, I should probably note that people at work frequently inform me that *I* am nuts (I'm still hearing a surprising amount of, "OMG, you RIDE in this?" -- it's above 40 F, people! Jeez!), so I may not exactly be a reliable judge, here ;)

Regarding the wind question:
I guess I would probably not ride in winds high enough to warrant street closures, because I like living. We had a windstorm about a year and a half ago which brought down tons of trees; my roomie and I were dumb enough to go out and try walking in it, but after nearly being killed by oncoming plants, we went home.

Tornadoes and flying forestry aside, though, I will ride in almost anything. Oh, and amen on the neoprene facemask. I bought one this year, and I'm trying to figure out how I ever rode in subzero weather without it.

Since I have a longish commute, I'll take the train if the winds are 30 mph sustained with gusts over 50 mph. It's not so much riding into a headwind that I worry about as it is being blown into traffic (or blown down) by a sudden crosswind. I love riding and would hate to get an injury that prevented me from doing so simply because I took a stupid risk on a bad weather day.

I haven't met weather I don't ride in yet. I've been a full time commuter for about a year. So much so that I'm selling my truck soon.

It hasn't stopped me yet, but has gotten me to curse a few times.

That being said - when I ride with wind it is NEVER there on the morning ride. Then when its time to go home - BAM - headwind.

Wind doesn't bother me too much, unless it's carrying something like sand or rain or ice. That can hurt a lot if the wind speed is high enough. Last time I did ride through such a rainstorm, I did take shelter, and my face was still hurting for 2 days.

Now riding with the wind, that's another question entirely. :D

I've only heard of one person riding through a tornado....

http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-co...06/Tornado.JPG

Never happened to me... it's always headwind for some reason :(

A.

I accidentally rode in a tornado once, Long time ago. At the time I didn't know that it was a tornado.

I'm reminded of this YouTube video I saw last night.

I commute year round (Boston to Waltham) and I experienced this for the first time this year, too and it WAS weird. Same experience, I'm *really* leaning and I'm *not* turning. As i was leaning left, I was afraid the wind would suddenly subside and I would arc right out into traffic.

Also, Last week we had steady winds out of the East at night around 28mph, gusting near 40 or 50. I hit a headwind going home that I could barely maintain 3 or 4mph on the flat. I don't know where I would draw the line, but I imagine in the plains states you have to draw it somewhere.

My one demoralizer is the wind and I fight a headwind almost every trip...My commute is E for 2 miles or so then NW for about 2.5 miles angling off to NE for a few hundred yards..Almost without fail the the morning report is winds from the NE and lately it's been 15mph+..I suffer through it and push but man it's a killer to look down at the GPS and read that im going 16 mph or less ..

Is that "sub -30" or "sub 30"? If you're really talking sub -30, then you're damn rugged!:thumb:

yyyyupp...

Wind hasn't stopped me so far - and we've had a lot of it, but I will pull the plug if the high wind warnings are out and they're talking over 40 mph (gusts) I guess.

I had an extra hot curry for dinner last night. The 'wind' I generated during my ride this morning wasn't so much a problem for me as it was for the guy drafting me..... it must have peeled the paint off his frame before killing him. :p

I've ridden in wind gusts ranging from 25-35 mph plenty of times. However, we recently had a day with steady winds about 30 mph and gusts up 45-50 mph, and I drove that day instead. It not just because it's miserable riding in high winds, but it's also dangerous. When I'm riding on a 4-lane road with cars passing me at 45 mph, the last thing I want is a crosswind hitting me a 40+ mph. I don't have a death wish.

Just learn some extra curse words to throw back at the wind. Though tail winds are a joy.

Yea if the winds are bad enough, I won't bike. Then again, I weigh only 110 pounds and my bike is light weight, so for me a gust that might not bother you could send me flying into a parked car or curb.

At least there are some advantages to my being a Clyde... ;)

I elected to drive the one day during the past year when we had forecasts of 50 knot winds. I feared not only the wind, but what the storm would do to the drivers of the cars. In lesser wind, I have to make choice to really push through it, or give in a little and gear down a bit to just "chill" through it. Yesterday I chose to chill: Thursdays are the toughest day for me no matter what the weather is. Legs are tired, and there is no TGIF getting me cranked up.

One of my worst scares ever was a gust that hit me from the side unexpectedly and about got me run over.

That said if the temps are up and the listed gusts are under 25 I usually ride. Cold and gusts up near 30+ I tend to wuss and drive.

I have to admit I have bowed out on a windy day or two. Around here it's normally nice and calm in the morning, but many afternoons bring headwinds of 30-40 knots coming right off the ocean. Probably makes me a wimp considering my relatively short/flat commute, but those days it no longer feels short nor flat. If riding becomes a chore instead of a joy, I may be tempted to hang it up for a while and just don't want that temptation.