Grr!! - How's your wind forecast?
05-29-11 | 10:48 PM
#26
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I did a metric century on Friday... winds of 20 with gusts to 33. It was actually two trips of 26 and 37 miles, and in each case the last dozen or so miles was into the teeth of the wind. The first ride, when the winds were higher, was on my single speed (which is I why I rode a geared bike for Critical Mass later in the day).
My wife wants to go for a ride but doesn't like to ride when the winds are that strong.
My wife wants to go for a ride but doesn't like to ride when the winds are that strong.
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05-30-11 | 08:28 PM
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LOL, we rode from C. Springs to Castle Rock, on a Metric Century route from our club, it started with "COLD FOG" on the 26th. with WIND, it wasn't much fun! We ran into road construction in N. El Paso county, the road for 10 miles was "soft sand", arrrugh. We left at 8am and got into Castle Rock at 7:15PM. We stayed the night in Castle Rock, up the next morning to head back to C. Springs. 40+ mph winds and gusting higher at times, we gave up at 30 miles and spent the night in Monument, CO. Up the next morning, to 40+mph WIND and COLD, had to put on all the "winter" riding gear we were carrying and we still were COLD, road the 30 miles in that gale wind and we SO GLAD to get home and out of the WIND! It's getting to be a PIA!! 
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05-30-11 | 08:42 PM
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Strange weather this am. I checked out the early morning wind speeds on wunderground.com - winds were all over the place, with the strongest being near Castle Rock.
So, I left at 6am - absolutely calm here, fog lifting, chilly - I had 3 layers on and leg warmers. Got a few miles south and it changed markedly, with strong warm south winds. Removed leg warmers and a top layer.
After awhile, turned around and let the wind blow me back, until I got near Parker, when it got cold again, and the wind was from the north.
Got to the pool for a 30 minute swim. Weather inside the rec center was just perfect!
So, I left at 6am - absolutely calm here, fog lifting, chilly - I had 3 layers on and leg warmers. Got a few miles south and it changed markedly, with strong warm south winds. Removed leg warmers and a top layer.
After awhile, turned around and let the wind blow me back, until I got near Parker, when it got cold again, and the wind was from the north.
Got to the pool for a 30 minute swim. Weather inside the rec center was just perfect!
05-30-11 | 11:45 PM
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From: Vacaville, CA
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We've had an unusually cool, rainy, prolonged spring/winter here. The winds have been especially wicked, blowing at 15mph+ almost daily. I tell myself the cold & rain are doable if only the wind would quit howling. Almost all my rides since March have featured insane winds. I'm really tired of it.
