And why does it feel like I have yet to experience one?
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What's a tailwind?
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MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
tailwinds are those things that cyclists going in the opposite direction experience.
to compound this, my commute is uphill both ways
to compound this, my commute is uphill both ways
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
{geek mode ON}
Even if there really is a tail wind, if you are riding faster than the windspeed, you will experience a head wind.
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Even if there really is a tail wind, if you are riding faster than the windspeed, you will experience a head wind.
{geek mode OFF}
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
If that was really geek mode, you would have used [ instead of { :P
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
tailwinds are myth and legend
It's still a tail wind and would reduce wind resistance though. Hence why flights from America are usually shorter in duration than flights to America.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
thats the kind of wind i experiance most
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Absolutely, but it will feel like a head wind, no?
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
I don't think I really want to know what you get up to in your private time!
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
It is a mythical God who doesn't exist despite what everyone else says.
His cousins the head wind and side wind - do exist!!!
His cousins the head wind and side wind - do exist!!!
