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  • Mikey2
    Mikey2 Posts: 31
    Surely what you lose on the way out, you gain on the way back? Assuming a looped course, of couse.

    I knocked 10 secs of a mile time that is part of my regular route going with the wind..
  • flanners1
    flanners1 Posts: 916
    Yep Tour of Flanders last year showed me why Belgians have had such good cyclists. Going back for more in April though!
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  • mentalalex
    mentalalex Posts: 266
    It's just wind, did a nice 100mile yesterday.

    it's a pain thou, just more training!
    I do science, sometimes.
  • Elio
    Elio Posts: 63
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Wind is the flatlander's mountain.

    This Dutchman (living on the windy North Sea coast) agrees! :)
    When it's as windy as the past few days, i head out into the direction of the wind until I'm really tired. Then turn the bike around and get blown home at warp speed, a nice reward for the suffering in the headwind. Of course, being careful with cross winds and definitely leaving those deep carbon wheels at home.
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  • paulbox
    paulbox Posts: 1,203
    I went out on mtb instead, was well sheltered in the woods.
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  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    25mph with 45mph gusts on the commute today, made things interesting :lol:
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    31mile charity Ride Saturday, 43 Mile club ride Sunday, 17 mile commute today.

    You're not planning your rides lads, I was asked to lead the club ride yesterday, so knowing the wind was SW, then the best plan was to head W/NW on the way out through the lanes which offer protection and then head E/SE on the return.

    Yep for sure there are going to be some blasts, but all manageable if you all ride as a team.

    Today's commute was hell though, all the way straight into it, I normally average over 20mph on the way, but was down to under 13 this morning, it was horrible, but my thighs were pumped and as someone I know always says about wind...."Free Pain"
  • mutantllama
    mutantllama Posts: 50
    Rode home just as it was starting to get bad, twice I was pushed from being several inches from the kerb to the middle of the road, fortunately there was nothing behind at the time. Glad I wasn't riding the canals either....
  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    I live in The province of Zeeland, Netherlands and we always have wind. But we dont have any bloody hills :cry:
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  • Rouge Penguin
    Rouge Penguin Posts: 347
    Fridays commute was fun, seemed to be a headwind in both directions. Still, i enjoy the pain and convince myself ill be better for it.
  • deswahriff
    deswahriff Posts: 310
    ..wen't out Sat morning with our bunch of pub novices, with some trepidation on my part after a disconcerting mid-week ride in lesser winds.
    I must admit, although it was well windy, with one very strong cross wind after a couple of miles, it was actually ok, got used to it to a large extent, down on the drops seemed to help stability a lot. Only problem was that the eejit who planned the route (i.e. moi), had us going all the way back into the headwind...well, hey, it was a training ride, wasn't it?

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