I rode about 30 miles today, 15 east, turned around and then 15 west.
Somehow, the wind was in my face on both legs of the journey. The tall grass along the trail and three branches all bent toward me. On the way out, I consoled myself thinking of how fun and easy it would be to coast back with the gusts pushing me along. If anything, it was worse on the way home.
How is this possible?
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ReplyDeleteCan't the wind change its course if enough time passes?
ReplyDeleteIt can, Velouria, but I sense something more sinister was at work... My first thought was that the wind was largely sideways on the outward section and I mistook it for in my face. Sideways winds still slow you, don't they? Then, the expected dividend on the way home didn't materialize.
ReplyDeleteSince then, I've heard from local cyclists that along the river, "the wind blows both ways." Not scientific, but I think they mean it swirls so much along the channel of the path that you can rely on it thwarting you as often as not.
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