The eye of the storm...

optimisticbiker
optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
edited October 2011 in Commuting chat
... well not exactly, but allow me a little poetic licence...

There was a point coming home tonight on a relatively open stretch of road where the wind behind me exactly equalled my forward speed... as a result there was no wind noise at all and for a few fascinating seconds that seemed to go on for ever I was in a bubble of silence with a gentle pressure on my back pushing me along....
Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:

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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Yeah, feels seriously weird when that happens. Know exactly what you mean.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    ... well not exactly, but allow me a little poetic licence...

    There was a point coming home tonight on a relatively open stretch of road where the wind behind me exactly equalled my forward speed... as a result there was no wind noise at all and for a few fascinating seconds that seemed to go on for ever I was in a bubble of silence with a gentle pressure on my back pushing me along....

    That could be one of the tailwinds but they dont exist so i'm guessing you had some kind of episode - it's your age nothing to worry about :P :lol:
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Oh come on..........

    We all know that tail winds simply do not exist.

    It was an explosion of your supreme awesomeness surely :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    Well I was awesome tonight... i was steaming up hills a few km/h faster than normal... but i am sure I did encounter the mythical tailwind cos the flags on the Volvo garage were pointing up the road ahead of me :)
    Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Well, I'm not saying it was a bit blowy last night but I was being overtaken by wind-borne debris (and I had over 20mph on the speedo)
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    I had a head wind all the way home last night :(
  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    At the speed I cycle I only ever experience a headwind.

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