jadocs

Depends on the terrain. If you are riding in the open and unprotected you are going to feel it much more than riding somewhere where the wind is blocked/semi-blocked.

Troul 

kinda like the detroit lions. They never touchdown, but get close enough to irritate the people.

ofajen

We had 20+ mph winds all weekend. I did a hard hilly ride out in that Saturday and had a blast.

Would have gone out Sunday, but I really didn’t want back to back brutal rides. With SS, there is no easy ride in 20+ mph winds. So, I did a Total Gym workout, instead, and got a few other things done. 😊

Overall, sustained winds over 25 mph means I probably find something else to do.

Otto

genejockey 

On the SF Peninsula, most afternoons we have 10-15 mph winds out of the North to Northwest, which intensify as the afternoon wears on, so I either avoid the most exposed segment of my usual ride by riding a more protected route, or I'll park 4 miles farther South and head into the wind FIRST, then get blown back past my car and ride the more protected roads.

Above 15 but below 25, I also go with one of my steel bikes because the smaller, round tubes don't seem to get pushed around as much by crosswinds. Over 25mph, with gusts to 35 or higher, I stay home.

caloso

Depends on the gusts, really. 25mph steady is better than 20 with gusts to 30.

esmith2039

I live in Kansas a tornado maybe? No probably not I'd still ride! 5-6mph seems like a ideal wind speed but typically it's 10-15 here.

mdarnton

I don't mind the wind too much, but always pick my route so I start fighting it, and can coast home. I don't have enough posts to post a link, so I'm going to say this: earth nullschool net. I go there, check the actual wind direction and speed at the moment, and decide from there.
Up to about 12mph I don't even notice, above that, I have to start thinking. Gusts scare me more than a constant wind.

79pmooney

If you live near a coast, often you can use the wind to your advantage. Especially if that coast has large bays. (San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Massachusetts and Buzzards Bay, Puget Sound to a lessor extent ...)

I lived a year in Santa Cruz. I'd head up to Half Moon Bay in the morning, bucking a building wind. Have a leisurely lunch at Half Moon Bay. And fly home!

SpeedRanger

Thanks for posting earth nullschool.net. Also, check out windy.com, it's has a useful future wind model tool.

devianb

If I let wind stop me from riding I would only get in one ride per week. Anything under 10mph I will ride up to 60 miles. 10-15mph I will ride for maybe 3 hours max. Anything above 20mph I will go attempt to put down some good times on my favorite Strava segments, but staying within the city limits as there is nothing to block wind in the country.

Milton Keynes

I hate riding in high winds. At least I have a drop bar bike now where my upright position hybrid was terrible to ride in the wind. But I think about 15 MPH and upwards is where I hate to ride.