Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Hotel CA / DFW
Posts: 1,749
Bikes: 83 Colnago Super, 87 50th Daccordi, 79 & 87 Guerciotti's, 90s DB/GT Mtn Bikes, 90s Colnago Master and Titanio, 96 Serotta Colorado TG, 95/05 Colnago C40/C50, 06 DbyLS TI, 08 Lemond Filmore FG SS, 12 Cervelo R3, 20/15 Surly Stragler & Steamroller
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 608 Post(s)
RE: How windy is too windy?
Depends on your skill and your acceptance of the risks.
The biggest risk is being able to maintain control when the wind direction becomes cross since this can put you down.
I embrace the winds in the DFW area since it requires more power than the local terrain can offer, makes it more like hill climbing in areas that have mountians (CA, CO, UT, etc)
Riding up a DFW hill, maybe 10% for 1/2 mile, with a 25mph head wind provides this challenge. I can do this and embrace the challenge. Gusts and change of wind directions make it much more risky and increase your chance of being pushed over. This challenge should also help you learn to ride more aero in a low position. This kind of position also help with falling *better*.