IME, headwinds and non-variable gearing require a considerable mental adjustment but, when you have made that, headwinds are not so bad. And it helps a great deal if you have a riding position for heavy winds that both reduces your frontal area and, I believe just as important if not more so, kicks up your power output, which happens when you bend more at the hips. Together, a mellow, forgiving, humble, and patient attitude, paired with a near-as-you-can butt-back, flat-back position, make a huge difference in dealing with headwinds. And retention helps; I find myself pulling back quite deliberately on the pedals to maintain cadence.
Still and all, mental fortitude and bending over work for winds in the 20 to 30 mph range; when they hit 40 (as ours did the other day, with even higher gusts), lower gears do help a bit. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
