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[straas]

Do you ride with an anemometer? I'm interested in knowing how you get such accurate air speed indication?

I use mywindsock.com to get an idea of headwind time.

You can also bring up routes you've ridden and see what the wind will be like on them that day. I find that useful so I know if I need to conserve a lot of energy for the home leg.

More than once I've gone out, averaging 38km/h for about 20km, thinking I'll be the next selection for the tour. Only to pass the half way point and realise I've had a decent tailwind, and absolutely die on the way home.

 

[rogerzilla]

How many times?

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TAILWIND.

Either there's a headwind, or you're going well.

 

[Milkfloat]

I have , the 3 dots give me a menu , i select edit and that screenie i posted is the next screen

EDIT
i think its something to do with firefox, went into MS edge and it works .

Phew, I thought I was going crazy. I use Chrome and it works there.

 

[Venod]

More than once I've gone out, averaging 38km/h for about 20km, thinking I'll be the next selection for the tour. Only to pass the half way point and realise I've had a decent tailwind, and absolutely die on the way home.

I have nearly always plan my rides with headwind out tailwind home in mind, do others do this? It's been ingrained since I started riding more than half a century ago.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I have nearly always plan my rides with headwind out tailwind home in mind, do others do this? It's been ingrained since I started riding more than half a century ago.

I seem to find I have a headwind no matter what direction I ride in, it seems to change direction as much as I do.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I seem to find I have a headwind no matter what direction I ride in, it seems to change direction as much as I do.

an "againsterly" wind

 

[figbat]

an "againsterly" wind

Often accompanied by an againsterly gradient too. Strava doesn't show it but I'm sure I've ridden circular routes that were uphill all the way.

 

[PaulSB]

I have nearly always plan my rides with headwind out tailwind home in mind, do others do this? It's been ingrained since I started riding more than half a century ago.

We try but usually fail. We have a saying in my group "let's go north." Once a guy said "let's go north, the weather will be better." It peed down and blew a gale all day. 😄

I seem to find I have a headwind no matter what direction I ride in, it seems to change direction as much as I do.

We have rides like this, most rides seem to be at least 50/60% headwind. If we head west over flat terrain and it's blowing a south-westerly we get headwind out and back no matter what we try!!!!

 

[Mike_P]

I have nearly always plan my rides with headwind out tailwind home in mind, do others do this? It's been ingrained since I started riding more than half a century ago.

Sometimes but then again it can be useful going upgrade with the tail wind outbound knowing a return onto the wind is largely downwards.

 

[Mike_P]

I have nearly always plan my rides with headwind out tailwind home in mind, do others do this? It's been ingrained since I started riding more than half a century ago.

Sometimes but then again it can be useful going upgrade with the tail wind outbound knowing a return into the wind is largely downwards.

 

[ColinJ]

I found the missing tailwinds!

I have been riding up the A646 from Todmorden towards Burnley a lot during lockdown, usually on my singlespeed bike which has a 52/19 gear. The road in that direction is a 2% uphill drag for about 5.5 km. Not steep enough to worry about in that gear, but enough to make it feel like a long slog.

4 or 5 times recently, however, I have whizzed up the drag convincing myself that I have finally started to get fit, only to be bitterly disappointed at the other end when I u-turn into a wall of wind! It has felt as hard coming back down the valley as it was going up it in the first place.

 

[GetFatty]

I've just noticed that it's £4/month if you pay for the whole year in one go or £7/month. It's strange but that £3 has convinced me I don't need it

 

[vickster]

I've just noticed that it's £4/month if you pay for the whole year in one go or £7/month. It's strange but that £3 has convinced me I don't need it

Not strange, gets people to pay up front rather than cancel in the winter months...

 

[GetFatty]

Not strange, gets people to pay up front rather than cancel in the winter months...

Oh I'm used to the model I meant it's strange that the £3 has convinced me I don't need a subscription

 

[vickster]

Oh I'm used to the model I meant it's strange that the £3 has convinced me I don't need a subscription

Fair enough. I’m enjoying the 2 months free at the mo