17-18 w/ gusts to 30, pretty howling for this area. Stayed home. I'm not out trying to train to race for the rent money.
RGZ On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Bill M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Todays ride was out-and-back with a steady 15 MPH wind, downwind going > out, upwind coming back, 42 miles total with constant rolling hills. I > rode my Road Std with 46/30 x 11-32 gearing. I never needed bottom > gear, but had to hit the 30 a number of times grinding uphill and into > the wind. I wouldn't have wanted to try it on a fixed gear! > > Bill > > On Apr 3, 12:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: >> Riding almost exclusively fixed is interesting at this time of year: rode >> home from church mostly s partly w, against westerly 30 gusts to 48 and >> forecast to hit 55. When you have to stand on level ground as you slow down >> to 11-12 mph, you know the wind is strong. >> >> Headwind gear: low in the hooks, elbows bent. >> >> A good cycling cap helps keep the dust out of your eyes, too. >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
