wind is the worst
02-07-13 | 09:57 AM
#51
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You are riding to work so the day is already starting out on a bad note so a headwind doesn't do much to make the day worse. At night, with the proper residence choice, you get a tailwind...Wheeeeeee!
If you flip it around, the tailwind isn't nearly as enjoyable.
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Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
02-25-13 | 04:15 PM
#53
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I got hit with 40+ mph headwind/crosswind (damn thing couldn't make up its mind) today. I really thought I was going to either eat the curb or get blown right into the next lane of traffic. Finally lost my nerve and walked the bike the rest of the way -- and I could barely manage to do THAT!
From now on, "Wind Advisory" = "Take the bus."
From now on, "Wind Advisory" = "Take the bus."
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