Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Cold Wind
Despite how pretty the dusting of snow was on the trees and lawns, there was lots of unpleasantness today. Temps never got out of the 30's, and it felt like the wind speed never went below 30. Spent most of the first 35 miles in the small chain ring. Charles was taking a pull along Cty Rd 19 south of Hanover and a Winnebago came within 6 inches of taking him and all of us out. I've been buzzed before, but this was the closest and most dangerous one I've experienced. We all stayed steady and up. Just for the record all of us were within the confines of the shoulder. Our stop in Delano (see picture below) was very welcome, but it took many miles to finally start feeling warm once on the road again. The tail wind was welcome, of course, and we were well into the 20mph range after Delano. Even 10 degrees warmer would have elevated the pleasantness factor, but, this is Minnesota in April. I got to ride with really good, strong, smart cyclists today. It's always dangerous riding with winds this intense, but because of their talents, not one problem. 82/18.8 (amy's computer registered 19.2) 
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I call those conditions brutal! Also sounds like a scary moment with the RV...always my fear when road riding. Glad you ride with road-smart cyclists Tom.
Now go have some hot chocolate to warm up!
Sounds like a tough good ride. When you mentioned the Winnebago I thought about log trucks, vehicles is one reason I like the back roads, very few vehicles.
Have a good Sunday ride!!
Damn bullies, just because they are bigger then us bike riders. Well maybe as gas prices rise, and more take to the pedal we'll gain more road respect and more important 'some space'
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