How much wind?
Is too much?
20 mph, 25 mph, 30 mph winds? |
If the gusts are >50mph I won't ride.
If the gusts are to 40mph (like they were today) I will do intervals or hill repeats to keep the ride to an hour or so. |
All wind that is not tailwind is pure evil and thus too much.
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when you get knocked over, more than once
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Originally Posted by RUOkie
(Post 12715158)
If the gusts are >50mph I won't ride.
If the gusts are to 40mph (like they were today) I will do intervals or hill repeats to keep the ride to an hour or so. |
Dang, I'm disappointed.
I thought this was another "fartin' in the paceline" thread. :D |
Too windy to drive a car == too windy to ride a bike
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If you are as lite as my wife 110lbs, 35mph it will stop her dry and nearly throw her into a roadside ditch. I have yet to ride in a wind that i found to be dangerous. But we do not have large drop offs to worry about.
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I have alternate routes that I end up taking if it's too windy (30+ mph). They're mainly just more sheltered paths and roads.
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Maybe this windy:
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Headwinds make me happy. :D
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Originally Posted by mmmdonuts
(Post 12715664)
Maybe this windy:
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that's funny
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That is the funniest thing i have ever seen! the 20 mph wind I road in today was nothing.
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I have to ride in the wind. It never ceases.
Gusting 70kmh today. |
A cross wind gusting over 40 around here is a bit dangerous as the margins between bikes and cars aren't that great.
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Gusting to 35+ today and I was due for a rest day anyway, I decided not to ride. I'll ride in strong winds (I consider 30+ strong), especially if riding in a group where you can share the work. If I'm solo, I'll usually keep it to an hour or so on really windy days. I know that some folks probably think 30mph winds are nothing, but that's about the wind speed that starts to take the fun out of it for me.
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Originally Posted by grwoolf
(Post 12716023)
Gusting to 35+ today and I was due for a rest day anyway, I decided not to ride. I'll ride in strong winds (I consider 30+ strong), especially if riding in a group where you can share the work. If I'm solo, I'll usually keep it to an hour or so on really windy days. I know that some folks probably think 30mph winds are nothing, but that's about the wind speed that starts to take the fun out of it for me.
Spending 2-3 hrs riding into headwinds really blows! |
For me it's all about consistency. I can handle strong wind from any direction, but the gusts out of nowhere that almost throw you in front of a truck then back into a ditch as you correct your steering, those are just stupid. If I can't reroute my ride as a headwind-tailwind ride in strong gusty conditions, I'll call it off.
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Originally Posted by mmmdonuts
(Post 12715664)
Maybe this windy:
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Originally Posted by anthony 555
(Post 12715609)
If you are as lite as my wife 110lbs, 35mph it will stop her dry and nearly throw her into a roadside ditch. I have yet to ride in a wind that i found to be dangerous. But we do not have large drop offs to worry about.
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I ride in highish winds A LOT. Since I live in a rural mountain community that is noted for it's consistent northeasterly winds and is thus one of the major wind energy producers in the US, 30-50mph winds with 70+ mph gusts are quite commonplace. What's not commonplace, is no wind. The wind is always blowing. Some routes are worse than others, though. There are a few roads here that no matter when you ride them, you have to ride leaning toward the (cross) wind or a gust will easily push you clear off of the road.
I plan my rides around peak winds hours as much as I can, but I often get caught in it, since the low wind times are usually only 2-3 hours long. |
No choice but to ride in the wind here.
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I'll put up with high headwinds.....giggity......but I seem to experience a strange testosterone decrease in strong crosswinds. Dr's are still working on it......
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Since I primarily ride alone, I have no drafting partner and have found that anything north of 35 mph starts to make the bike unstable in crosswinds.
A bike ride is not worth getting killed over. |
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