Coping with wind!

[MattHB]

Really ? Im interested in how you can reduce your ribcage ?

Trust me, when your as fat as I was your rib cage isn't the widest thing about your torso. Obviously.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

What wind speeds are acceptable for cycling without spoiling the ride - for example the forecast for my area tomorrow winds between 6 to 9mph would this be ideal for a ride? I tend to avoid cycling in winter but I want to maintain some fitness and miss getting out; a gym room is just not the same.

Sometime the lower winds speeds are worse as you get it against you in every direction, you are either biking against it or through it. At least with a wind faster than your cycling speed you will have it pushing you along at some point

 

[Dismount]

Sometime the lower winds speeds are worse as you get it against you in every direction, you are either biking against it or through it. At least with a wind faster than your cycling speed you will have it pushing you along at some point

Cheers if I do go out tomorrow I will update this post with how it went

 

[black'n'yellow]

At least with a wind faster than your cycling speed you will have it pushing you along at some point

er....a tail wind will give you an assist regardless of wind speed and regardless of your road speed...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

er....a tail wind will give you an assist regardless of wind speed and regardless of your road speed...

If the tail wind is 5mph and you are going at 10mph, you are going through the turbulent air and you will feel it.

 

[black'n'yellow]

If the tail wind is 5mph and you are going at 10mph, you are going through the turbulent air and you will feel it.

what..??

 

[Supersuperleeds]

what..??

Have a read of this, in particular the bit about wind resistance

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/The_Physics_of_Moving_a_Bike_163.html

In fact I might of read it wrong!

 

[black'n'yellow]

In fact I might of read it wrong!

yep - quite possibly....