Jdratcliffe
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Redhill, Surrey
Headwinds + 5/10 mins to my journey time to work and a harder work out than a pb
Headwinds: Your thoughts
- Thread starter DNJNS
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PpPete
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chandler's Ford
Tri bars and a TT position like Bradley can help.
Legs like Bradley would help even more, but al I've managed so far is the sideburns.
Legs like Bradley would help even more, but al I've managed so far is the sideburns.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
If I'm on the recumbent, I'll hardly notice a headwind. On the standard bike I just drop a gear and keep spinning.
GC
GC
Arfcollins
Soft southerner.
- Location
- Fareham
I always take a positive view as I know that if I have a headwind going into work I'll have a tail wind on the way home. But the wind direction always reverses before I leave the office.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I'll admit to not being your typical commuter. However people say head winds are bad weather. There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate equipment & bad mental attitudes.
400bhp
Guru
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
How did you know I was in the army cadetes?Yess sir, right away sir..
Quick march, 1 ... 2...1.....2...
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
MTFUed already 
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I'm not keen on headwinds but I don't change my route. It adds an extra 5-15 mins onto the journey depending on how much it takes out of me. And its a strange feeling having to cycle downhill into a headwind. They do leave me feeling tired at the other end. I find blustery cross winds more dangerous though.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
Absolutely. Headwinds are a pain but cross winds are dangerous.
nilling
Über Member
- Location
- Preston, UK
amelia-jane
Active Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Headwinds are frustrating but that's all.
Cross winds are another matter.
There's a roundabout on my way to work that is surrounded by tower blocks. On windy days this creates the most evil cross wind that can suddenly shove me from one lane to another.
On really windy days i have to get off and go via the crossing as it's so unsafe.
Cross winds are another matter.
There's a roundabout on my way to work that is surrounded by tower blocks. On windy days this creates the most evil cross wind that can suddenly shove me from one lane to another.
On really windy days i have to get off and go via the crossing as it's so unsafe.
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
Oh yes,sods law.
Melonfish
Evil Genius in training.
- Location
- Warrington, UK
Headwinds are natures way of training you for hills 
