NebrVandal

Is too much?

20 mph, 25 mph, 30 mph winds?

RUOkie

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.

AdelaaR

All wind that is not tailwind is pure evil and thus too much.

Makel

when you get knocked over, more than once

halfspeed

Yes.

achoo

Dang, I'm disappointed.

I thought this was another "fartin' in the paceline" thread.

johnny99

Too windy to drive a car == too windy to ride a bike

anthony 555

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.

Bioluminescence

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.

mmmdonuts

Maybe this windy:

dnuzzomueller

Headwinds make me happy.

Bioluminescence

I love the part where the guy can't get his bike down onto the ground again.

tortugaflats

that's funny

anthony 555

That is the funniest thing i have ever seen! the 20 mph wind I road in today was nothing.

ricohman

I have to ride in the wind. It never ceases.
Gusting 70kmh today.

MNBikeCommuter

A cross wind gusting over 40 around here is a bit dangerous as the margins between bikes and cars aren't that great.

grwoolf

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.

NebrVandal

That's along the lines I was thinking...

Spending 2-3 hrs riding into headwinds really blows!

Kind of Blued

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.

StephenH

I can't help but think if it's so all-fired windy, then maybe driving a car right behind and beside a bike group is not the smartest thing to do, either.

M_FactorX19

i am very close (bike + rider = 135lb) and yes wind sucks!

rat fink

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.

therhodeo

No choice but to ride in the wind here.

itchyfinger

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......

Jive Turkey

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.