Tail wind!

EX DH

Tail wind! I love it!! my ride to work is 13.5 miles and normaly takes me 48 mins ave mph of around 16

Not this morning! 40 mins and an ave mph of nearly 20mph

Only bummer now is i have to ride home into it!!

shm_uk

Tail wind ?

Sorry, I don't believe you.

They don't exist.

EX DH

I didnt thik so either! thats why i posted on here to let every one know its not a myth!!

shockedsoshocked

There's no such thing as tail winds, sometimes you're just flying

bompington

Maybe they're real round your way. Never, ever been spotted in this neck of the woods.

Gazzaputt

Cannot wait for the ride home with a westerly tail wind.

billysan

I had the pleaseure of a tail wind for about 100m last night. The rest of my ride I was either leant about 20 degrees to the left or to the right trying to ride in a straight line!

riggsy81

ahhh the good old tail wind... I have had a tailwind once it was bliss...

now all I get is a headwind every time Im on my way home.... makes it more of a challenge though

trailstar

aye, few weeks back my mate andy and I got 43mph on the flat.. hammering a long the A77.

both of us realised we had 25miles back home against a tailwind

EX DH

sadly no tailwind on the way home, but no headwind either!!

Just feckin rain!!!!

Stewie Griffin

EX DH wrote:

sadly no tailwind on the way home, but no headwind either!!

Just feckin rain!!!!

He gives with one hand and takes with another. I just wish I knew who he was so I could have a word. :twisted:

chunkytfg

I thought it was a well known fact that unless you have a headwind you are not riding fast/hard enough?

Must try harder

ddraver

There is no such thing as a tailwind - only headwinds and good days!!

Gazzaputt

Tail wind to headwind this morning. Jesus was like riding against a brick wall.

nottscobb

ddraver wrote:

There is no such thing as a tailwind - only headwinds and good days!!

I'm just hoping that the wind from my way in to work this morning keeps up so I can have a good day on the way home

inkyfingers

Stewie Griffin wrote:

EX DH wrote:

sadly no tailwind on the way home, but no headwind either!!

Just feckin rain!!!!

He gives with one hand and takes with another. I just wish I knew who he was so I could have a word. :twisted:

Shhhh...but "his" name is Gareth Bale!

I rode over Arthurs Pass in NZ a couple of years ago, after a tough climb I got to the top thinking about the wonderful long downhill all the way to the west coast...only to find that there was a block headwind all the way down and i actually had to keep pedalling just to keep going downhill!!

bompington

inkyfingers wrote:

actually had to keep pedalling just to keep going downhill!!

I've been in the granny gear going downhill on the way in to work on a couple of occasions (going into Scone for those with local knowledge)