Wind speed that stops you riding?

[dirtypot]

Yesterday I had the wind coming at me at a 60 degree angle.  It pushed my straight sideways on a few occasions.  I'm not excited about going home later.  I keep telling myself that it's making me stronger, but it's also making me later and slower in the moment...

The only time I want it to be windy is when I'm kitesurfing! 

[V12man]

I grew up in PE.... WTF is wind?

 

That said - I have averaged 12kph on the ride out, and had an average of 48 by the end of the ride.... it was a fun trip back.... sort of....

[unishaun]

From Tableview this morning I had to remind myself that the wind would be helping me on the way home, well I hope...

[Hairy]

From Tableview this morning I had to remind myself that the wind would be helping me on the way home, well I hope...

you need to pull in behind us and we can offer a wind break of sorts.

 

Leave the VET opposite Bayside at 6:45am

[hboli4]

Living in PE if I didn't ride when the wind blows I'd never ride Some places have a lot of trees and it blocks the wind nicely.

 

This was last Sat / Sun 16 Nov's Windguru prediction for PE. I didn't ride.

I get flashbacks from IMSA 2012 looking at this...Was NOT a pleasant day out.

[Cois]

Latched onto a back actor thing this morning. Wind was not the problem. The cold was the problem. Could not get my legs working. Still feel a bit chilled.

Worst wind I had was in one Argus. But that was ages ago.

[unishaun]

you need to pull in behind us and we can offer a wind break of sorts.

 

Leave the VET opposite Bayside at 6:45am

 

Thanks Hairy, I leave too early though (05:30am)

[NovakSA]

Lovely ride back from Stellenbosch to Durbanville now. Not a breath of wind, just a storm.

[NovakSA]

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[Red Zone]

nothing better than catching the whip around coming down from the top of Ou Kaapse Weg in gale force winds, makes you feel alive (until one day when it won't)

[RockCoach]

I grew up in PE.... WTF is wind?

 

That said - I have averaged 12kph on the ride out, and had an average of 48 by the end of the ride.... it was a fun trip back.... sort of....

Yip. I used to live in PE. Had a ride where the wind turned into something a bit stronger than a gale. I was sitting at 9km/h. Heart rate at 93% and I overtook a small bunch of cyclists who must have been doing about 7,5km/h. They tried to get on my wheel but that wind you can't hide from no matter where you are in a bunch.

[Hairy]

Was gusting to 70km per hour last night cycling home

[Wannabe]

Jip, summer has finaly arrived in Cape Town.

SE is howling 3rd day in a row now. Cape Docter is doing his job, blowing all the polluted air out to sea.

[wynandk]

Jip, summer has finaly arrived in Cape Town.

SE is howling 3rd day in a row now. Cape Docter is doing his job, blowing all the polluted air out to sea.

Exactly the reason I asked this question.  I feel bad for not commuting this week so far (and probably the rest of the week too, but just don't think I'm lus for the wind.

[Louis for real]

The kind that blows birds out of the sky...

 

That said i was a resident in J-bay for a couple of years, its like the wind gets made there.

[Johan A Marais]

Exactly the reason I asked this question.  I feel bad for not commuting this week so far (and probably the rest of the week too, but just don't think I'm lus for the wind.

You need some - HTFU, been riding the entire week from Tableview side, and even did 2 stops on top of Signal Hill this week. One of my mates are riding in from Melkbos - imagine that!