View Poll Results: Does wind chill affect cyclists?
Yes
60
69.77%
Somewhat
16
18.60%
No
8
9.30%
Other (explain)
2
2.33%
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Does wind chill matter to cyclists?
02-07-07 | 10:29 AM
#26
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Back on topic... <cough> We had some serious wind the other day, and I took a midday ride to the store about 1/2 mile away. Going there was against the wind, and it was hard and cold. Coming back, I was sailing along with the tailwind, and it felt much warmer besides.
02-08-07 | 11:12 AM
#28
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i think it matters, but disagree with their precise calculations and the re-use of the Celcius/F scale...
-36 no wind is sure NOT the same as a "real" (no wind) -36...
you can do many things to minimise the wind chill! proper lane positionning is the best i've read so far
maybe, i should "bike-pool" with a friend so we rotate in front...
-36 no wind is sure NOT the same as a "real" (no wind) -36...
you can do many things to minimise the wind chill! proper lane positionning is the best i've read so far
maybe, i should "bike-pool" with a friend so we rotate in front...
02-08-07 | 11:15 AM
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you betcha. Even on a chilly , damp Calif. morning. Going down a hill at 32 mph, with the damp fog out. That 42 degrees feels like 28.
02-13-07 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chipcom
No comments from the rain forest please. 
Psst, hey Meester Gringo Patron...can I come down there and work for you?
Psst, hey Meester Gringo Patron...can I come down there and work for you?
02-14-07 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by patc
That didn't go well for you the last time you tried it!
Cheers.
02-14-07 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by carcassonne
Well, they tried once nearby Chateauguay in Quebec but it went so bad that they didn't bother to redo. After that they tried once in southern Ontario and it was not too bad so they tried a third time, again in southern Ontario. Three times all in all. None succeeded ;-)
Cheers.
Cheers.
