Back in the saddle again and
03-16-15 | 10:45 AM
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Back in the saddle again and
nothing says you haven't been riding for a while quite like a 20+mph headwind. The B17 doesn't feel as comfortable as it used to either, but these are much better problems to have than the waiting to be able to ride again.
03-16-15 | 01:59 PM
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I felt that way on Friday, when we had high winds. I commute along the Hudson River, a very windy place.
Welcome back to two wheels!
Welcome back to two wheels!
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
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“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
03-16-15 | 02:52 PM
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Thanks! I was thinking of that part of the journey Nancy Vogel wrote about in her book (Switching gears?) where the wind was so bad they had to pedal to go down some of the steep passes in South America then. I knew my situation wasn't anywhere near as bad as theirs was, but....
