tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post3183435369224363513..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Headwinds in Both DirectionsVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88802727084528423972013-12-26T11:39:44.741-05:002013-12-26T11:39:44.741-05:00Good thinking : )Good thinking : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-12290437721454296012013-12-22T19:56:26.619-05:002013-12-22T19:56:26.619-05:00when i encounter headwinds i just turn my bike aro...when i encounter headwinds i just turn my bike around. i'm not going anywhere anyway and sometimes i prefer being pushed :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42317876974206813482013-12-19T22:09:00.771-05:002013-12-19T22:09:00.771-05:00Living near the coast, and kayaking off the coast ...Living near the coast, and kayaking off the coast taught me about sea breezes. They are something you can plan on and they can be much stronger than a breeze, as you have noticed!New England Bicyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609454624593868118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-6075454397941290322013-12-18T17:10:19.320-05:002013-12-18T17:10:19.320-05:00The winds are like that where I live too! But in a...The winds are like that where I live too! But in a far more helpful way -- I have a friend who used to commute between Eugene and Corvallis (in Oregon) and he says he would catch a tailwind going both directions.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-13989168086053839512013-12-18T04:17:54.610-05:002013-12-18T04:17:54.610-05:00Brompton bicycle could be a good choice in windy a...Brompton bicycle could be a good choice in windy area because of small wheels but it lakes of race handle-bars which can alleviate painful upright position facing headwind.<br />As I known there is another efficient bike more expensive (another posh bike?): Moulton Bike. (http://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/)<br />Other equipment may help: kind of narrow elastic clothes.<br />L.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14334317091105227372013-12-17T18:18:23.246-05:002013-12-17T18:18:23.246-05:002 months ago I worked 26km west of home and would ...2 months ago I worked 26km west of home and would get a head wind home 98% of the time. I now work 32km east of home and every afternoon on my way home a headwind.<br />Someone is playing with me.Robert Hoehnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039779192235130974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61410901672227181622013-12-17T15:52:31.992-05:002013-12-17T15:52:31.992-05:00The true enemy of the upright cyclist. There is a ...The true enemy of the upright cyclist. There is a saying in New Orleans, or maybe I invented it, I am not sure. No matter which way the wind is blowing, its always in your face. A stiff breeze is very common November through March. Because the city is not laid out on a north-south axis the roads which seem relatively straight actually curve and twist and change directions in ways subtle enough not to notice at ground level. Further complicating factors are the lake and the river which create their own weather so that its quite possible to ride into what seem like 360 degree headwinds 24/7. It's hard to complain though when its 60 degrees (at the moment) out in December and you have to go hours in any direction to find anything resembling a hill.swampjieuxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-74484637639232474032013-12-17T15:16:55.141-05:002013-12-17T15:16:55.141-05:00I work freelance, so location does not really matt...I work freelance, so location does not really matter in that sense. And my last full time job was in the EU anyhow, not in the US. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-28015281704209897822013-12-17T13:00:19.534-05:002013-12-17T13:00:19.534-05:00I tell my son "when I was your age I had to g...I tell my son "when I was your age I had to get up to change the channel" ;)theyankeedoodlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88018773291321597932013-12-17T12:20:59.126-05:002013-12-17T12:20:59.126-05:00Of all the cycling obstacles, wind is by far the m...Of all the cycling obstacles, wind is by far the most demoralizing.mikebikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68344608658113479512013-12-17T11:41:04.391-05:002013-12-17T11:41:04.391-05:00Come to think of it I wonder if what keeps many of...Come to think of it I wonder if what keeps many off bikes for commuting -- more than anything -- is dealing with the wind. It's nasty stuff in some areas and no matter the direction one is heading, it's a constant, draining, battle. Perhaps it's the nature of your rides in the states more so than the fact that wind was always churning about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79459779888059030292013-12-17T11:27:04.007-05:002013-12-17T11:27:04.007-05:00I'll have to remember that one! :)I'll have to remember that one! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81278057518725526342013-12-17T10:37:28.338-05:002013-12-17T10:37:28.338-05:00How can you afford to move abroad? Are there jobs ...How can you afford to move abroad? Are there jobs in Ireland? I thought they suffered more of a recession than the USA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55105543249829929312013-12-17T10:31:43.205-05:002013-12-17T10:31:43.205-05:00Flying out of Bayport, Suffolk County, Long Island...Flying out of Bayport, Suffolk County, Long Island. Wind was out of the North in the morning, then turned south from the water after about 11am - 12noon til it diminished. <br />Here in Brooklyn, wind is usually out of the north in the morning and out of the south in the afternoon. It is against my commute from Bay Ridge to Midtown, NYC.<br /><br />"Usual" wind is usually out of the West so it makes the above Northwest and Southwest.<br />It's snowing now so the train cut through it with no effort!<br /><br />vsk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-53768215174571110272013-12-17T07:12:26.325-05:002013-12-17T07:12:26.325-05:00Ha yes. I learned later that "sea breeze"...Ha yes. I learned later that "sea breeze" is actually a technical term for a particular type of atmospheric conditions. But the phrase does make one picture sipping cocktails barefoot on a tropical beach, rather than bracing headwinds in Northern Ireland.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-33749200295008602222013-12-17T07:07:14.069-05:002013-12-17T07:07:14.069-05:00Two days ago, I was actually moved sideways on my ...Two days ago, I was actually moved sideways on my bike by the gusts of cross wind. I resisted it as long as I could, but eventually had to jump off and walk for a bit (which in itself was difficult!) before I ended up in the barbed wire fence on the side of the road.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49582157571418005442013-12-17T07:03:48.893-05:002013-12-17T07:03:48.893-05:00not unless you count gold foil candy wrappers :(not unless you count gold foil candy wrappers :(Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5310887929625492952013-12-17T07:02:54.046-05:002013-12-17T07:02:54.046-05:00The wind change must be more typical in some place...The wind change must be more typical in some places than others, at least to this degree of dramatic direct reversedness - as if someone pulled a "reverse course" lever. Never experienced anything so noticeable back in the Boston area. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-71678910031849817042013-12-17T06:51:15.944-05:002013-12-17T06:51:15.944-05:00I've experienced that in at least two location...I've experienced that in at least two locations locally. I couldn't explain it, either, except that it just probably changed at a certain time of day. I wanted that return payoff, but alas. One area was not too far from the coast - maybe 15-20 miles inland. The other was nowhere near the coast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-10075971741284943662013-12-16T21:59:35.101-05:002013-12-16T21:59:35.101-05:00Oh come on. Of course you've experienced chan...Oh come on. Of course you've experienced changing winds before. <br /><br />See winds change, hills don't. False flats, fatigue, food, light, mood. <br /><br />"When I was a kid" applies to scale; this kinda. Unless everything you see is a childlike experience. GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-21831144804267952332013-12-16T21:06:48.290-05:002013-12-16T21:06:48.290-05:00When I'm riding around in a circle around the ...When I'm riding around in a circle around the park which is about four kilometres around with the land rising up like a crater for half of it, I sometimes think there's a bit of a 'plughole' effect where the wind is forced in a circular direction so it feels like it's always a headwind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55296026440290165502013-12-16T21:03:51.783-05:002013-12-16T21:03:51.783-05:00Murphy's Law of Bicycling....it's always ...Murphy's Law of Bicycling....it's always uphill and against the wind. <br /><br />Regards,<br />L. J. Biklangelo Jones<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212931929013500722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-26232860558282182812013-12-16T19:53:28.358-05:002013-12-16T19:53:28.358-05:00A1A between Palm Beach and Stuart in the spring. K...A1A between Palm Beach and Stuart in the spring. Keep an eye on the weather and you can get a tail wind in both directions. Other stuff can unexpectedly happen. But that's life. Its why they invented echelons. Jupiter Island is a nice ride. Watch out for the Ferraris!Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543158648103470697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-84037569000695824112013-12-16T18:43:32.771-05:002013-12-16T18:43:32.771-05:00GMTAGMTASlo Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727494438183513283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19230037216624471132013-12-16T18:28:07.011-05:002013-12-16T18:28:07.011-05:00Believable. In Toronto, commuting west to a subur...Believable. In Toronto, commuting west to a suburban job, I'd usually have the wind behind me along the lake shore; coming home, the same. How sweet is that?!Arististheneshttp://hanlonsrzr.blogspot.jp/noreply@blogger.com