That used to be one of Bicycling Mag's "10 ways to make your ride faster/better/funner/lighter/cooler/stiffer/more compliant" regulars, trotted out at least once every 24 months. Personally, at least with a fixed gear or ss, I prefer warming up with a tailwind and, when I am feeling nice and limber and strong, pushing back hard against the wind in the hooks (to the admiration of all beholders).
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Ryan Fleming <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome to our world in windy Winnipeg...unfortunately our urban canopy is > pretty bare and stark right now...but....I love fall; it's my favourite > riding season, especially when the leaves are turning. > > I prefer a headwind going out and usually find wind picks up in the > afternoon, then it's great to get a push home > > > On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 1:21:01 PM UTC-5, JohnS wrote: >> >> Yesterday I got out for a really nice ride of about 38 miles. The day >> had an overcast sky with temps around 50, which made for a pleasant if not >> cool ride. We're in the middle of fall here in eastern PA with all the >> trees in various shades of oranges, reds, yellows and browns. My ride >> started out very well. I felt great and was making it up hills in the >> cruising gear on the Quickbeam. I thought that I must be getting in better >> shape since some of the hills seamed easier than they had been earlier in >> the season. That all changed when I got to the mid point of the ride and >> turn east onto Lyon Valley road into a head wind. Ugh! No wonder why the >> hills were easier, I had a tail wind the whole way up to that point and the >> rest of the ride would more or less be into a head wind. I don't know which >> is worse, to ride into a head with the hope that I'll have a tail wind for >> the ride home or finding out that my sudden improvement in performance was >> only due to a gentle push from behind by a tail wind. >> >> Hope you're enjoying the fall weather for riding as well, >> JohnS >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
