OT - Into the wind in both directions!

Of course every cyclist has had these ride, and probably a million posts
here about them.
But anyway, I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get
some stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride. Then
I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to the PO and
started back, and I was riding into the wind again! Struggled to do 12 mph!
What a workout!

Ken
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:51:43 -0500, "Ken Marcet" wrote:

Of course every cyclist has had these ride, and probably a million posts
here about them.
But anyway, I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get
some stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride. Then
I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to the PO and
started back, and I was riding into the wind again! Struggled to do 12 mph!
What a workout!

Here in Tampa there's usually an afternoon wind shift that'll do that to you.
And remember since you're going forward any sidewind turns into a quartering
headwind.

Other places have terrain, here in Florida we have what looks like a slice of
swiss cheese on a table top and wind. I've pounded into the wind with a 42x21
struggling to make cadence and gone with the wind riding 22mph in what felt like
dead calm sweat pouring off my face and falling straight down.

Wind is a strange an painful thing. I think it's the non-linearity that makes it
worse. If you're going uphill you'll go twice as fast if you pedal twice as
hard. Going into the wind you just hurt twice as much and go very little faster.

Ron

RonSonic wrote:

Other places have terrain, here in Florida we have what looks like a slice of
swiss cheese on a table top and wind. I've pounded into the wind with a 42x21
struggling to make cadence and gone with the wind riding 22mph in what felt like
dead calm sweat pouring off my face and falling straight down.

Wind is a strange an painful thing. I think it's the non-linearity that makes it
worse. If you're going uphill you'll go twice as fast if you pedal twice as
hard. Going into the wind you just hurt twice as much and go very little faster.

Ah, yes . . . and the incredible number of lightning strikes . . . and
the rain that falls in buckets in your front yard, yet it's perfectly
clear in your back yard . . . and the little old Q-tip drivers
stopping their Cadillacs at around 3:30p in the summer when the daily
deluge hits (not pulling off the road, mind you--just stopping) . . .
and the hurricanes . . . and, and, and...

Missing my few years in Fort Myers.... Cycling heaven, I tell ya' :-)

RonSonic wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:51:43 -0500, "Ken Marcet"
wrote:

Of course every cyclist has had these ride, and probably a million
posts
here about them.
But anyway, I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just
to get
some stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing
ride. Then
I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to the
PO and
started back, and I was riding into the wind again! Struggled to do
12 mph!
What a workout!

Here in Tampa there's usually an afternoon wind shift that'll do that
to you.
And remember since you're going forward any sidewind turns into a
quartering
headwind.

Other places have terrain, here in Florida we have what looks like a
slice of
swiss cheese on a table top and wind. I've pounded into the wind with
a 42x21
struggling to make cadence and gone with the wind riding 22mph in
what felt like
dead calm sweat pouring off my face and falling straight down.

Wind is a strange an painful thing. I think it's the non-linearity
that makes it
worse. If you're going uphill you'll go twice as fast if you pedal
twice as
hard. Going into the wind you just hurt twice as much and go very
little faster.

Ron

If you run into all my relatives say hello to them for me. Try not to
run them down. They all live in the Tampa/St. Pete area.

I don't remember the afternoon wind shift while visiting out there, but
I do remember the sun poisoning. ;-)

I tried riding my bike in the wind once and fell over. I don't do wind
any longer.
All Good Things,
Maggie

On 16 Mar 2005 11:40:05 -0800, "Maggie" wrote:


RonSonic wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:51:43 -0500, "Ken Marcet"
wrote:

Of course every cyclist has had these ride, and probably a million
posts
here about them.
But anyway, I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just
to get
some stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing
ride. Then
I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to the
PO and
started back, and I was riding into the wind again! Struggled to do
12 mph!
What a workout!

Here in Tampa there's usually an afternoon wind shift that'll do that
to you.
And remember since you're going forward any sidewind turns into a
quartering
headwind.

Other places have terrain, here in Florida we have what looks like a
slice of
swiss cheese on a table top and wind. I've pounded into the wind with
a 42x21
struggling to make cadence and gone with the wind riding 22mph in
what felt like
dead calm sweat pouring off my face and falling straight down.

Wind is a strange an painful thing. I think it's the non-linearity
that makes it
worse. If you're going uphill you'll go twice as fast if you pedal
twice as
hard. Going into the wind you just hurt twice as much and go very
little faster.

Ron

If you run into all my relatives say hello to them for me. Try not to
run them down. They all live in the Tampa/St. Pete area.

You're turning into a real piece of work. Why would you say such a thing to
Ron?

jj


I don't remember the afternoon wind shift while visiting out there, but
I do remember the sun poisoning. ;-)

I tried riding my bike in the wind once and fell over. I don't do wind
any longer.
All Good Things,
Maggie

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:51:43 -0500, Ken Marcet wrote:


Of course every cyclist has had these ride, and probably a million posts
here about them.

The two cities that I've lived in that regularly had this happen were
Göteborg, Sweden and Chicago.

Yes it is annoying!

Ken Marcet writes:

I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get some
stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride.
Then I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to
the PO and started back, and I was riding into the wind again!
Struggled to do 12 mph! What a workout!

There's more to wind than is readily apparent. Some of these effects
are shown in an analysis at:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/wind.html

Jobst Brandt

Ken Marcet writes:

I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get some
stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride.
Then I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to
the PO and started back, and I was riding into the wind again!
Struggled to do 12 mph! What a workout!

There's more to wind than is readily apparent. Some of these effects
are shown in an analysis at:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/wind.html

Jobst Brandt

wrote:
Ken Marcet writes:

I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get some
stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride.
Then I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to
the PO and started back, and I was riding into the wind again!
Struggled to do 12 mph! What a workout!

There's more to wind than is readily apparent. Some of these effects
are shown in an analysis at:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/wind.html

Jobst Brandt


Did you write that paper?
Maggie

wrote:
Ken Marcet writes:

I went for a quick little trip to the Post Office just to get some
stamps, and I was thinking this will be a nice easy relaxing ride.
Then I got out there and realized it was WINDY! so I made my way to
the PO and started back, and I was riding into the wind again!
Struggled to do 12 mph! What a workout!

There's more to wind than is readily apparent. Some of these effects
are shown in an analysis at:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/wind.html

Jobst Brandt



Is this you? If it is, I am truly impressed. There are alot of
intellectuals in this Newsgroup. Come to think of it, when I was in
college, alot of the professors would ride bikes on campus. ALOT!
Academia and bicycles seem to go hand in hand. Only they were always
riding in corduroy jackets with ties on. And never wore a helmet.
Maggie.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/index.html