Riding in the wind
05-05-12, 01:39 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Being dropped when riding in the wind.
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No contest. Riding in the wind sucks way worse than being chased by a pit bull. You can outrun the pit bull. Today I rode almost 20 miles into a 20+ mph headwind. That was close to all-time suckage.
05-05-12, 02:14 PM
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Well, making more than 1 flat on ride is quite frustrating...
05-05-12, 02:29 PM
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The wind is your friend. It will make you stronger.
05-05-12, 02:43 PM
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05-05-12, 05:46 PM
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I don't mind riding in the wind too much. 13 years of cycling in Manitoba and I kind of got used to it.
So there are a lot of other things worse than riding in the wind.
So there are a lot of other things worse than riding in the wind.
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It's pit bull, not pitbull. And I love them!
Riding in the wind? I love it!
I thought cycling was about enjoying the pain. HTFU
Riding in the wind? I love it!
I thought cycling was about enjoying the pain. HTFU
05-05-12, 06:56 PM
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not riding. Clear favorite. I'll take a windy suffer-filled ride any day over being sidelined and unable to ride. Heck, make that a snowy, 30 degree, windy day on the bike and it still is FAR preferable to not being able to ride!
05-05-12, 07:09 PM
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Riding in the wind, cold, heat, humidity > not riding
05-05-12, 08:28 PM
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Where I live, if I don't ride in the wind, I don't ride. I mean, it's a 70 mile long sandbar sticking out into the ocean. If it isn't blowing 20+ west, it's blowing 20+ east, and my wife ain't about to hop in the car and drive 30-40-50 miles to pick me up if I try to do a point-to-point all downwind. 
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"It's pit bull, not pitbull. And I love them!"
Oh, I was talking about the rapper. Did you think I was talking about the dog? LOL
Oh, I was talking about the rapper. Did you think I was talking about the dog? LOL
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Worse than riding into the wind is riding behind someone constantly breaking wind.
In all seriousness, nothing sucks more for me than 0-2C, damp, windy (35-40km/h) rides, especially when it's hitting head on up all the long hills in my area. Hate those rides with a passion but I still do them because not riding can suck even more.
In all seriousness, nothing sucks more for me than 0-2C, damp, windy (35-40km/h) rides, especially when it's hitting head on up all the long hills in my area. Hate those rides with a passion but I still do them because not riding can suck even more.