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Thomas
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 Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:17 am |
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 Spoke TwiddlerJoined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pmPosts: 190Location: Seward
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Just as blustery as before, but this morning it was excessively painful. I could still wear what I did yesterday and be warm, but it be hard going.
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sveden
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:30 am |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:39 pmPosts: 6666Location: Noko-mis
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Wind is the enemy.
weather guy wrote: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THESE WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL HELP CREATE THE GUST POTENTIAL WHICH MAY BE NEAR 50 MPH IN CHANNELED VALLEYS. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.
And that was the weather service shouting not me.
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meow
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:15 am |
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 Dreams of a bike made from MithrilJoined: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:27 amPosts: 1289Location: on my bike-where else?
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I nearly fell over yesterday with that blasted wind. It was hilarious!! I don't think I'll be going out today......
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mplsminx
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:06 am |
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It is so windy. I was close to getting blown over today.
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MacGyver
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:05 am |
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certain legs of my commute this morning were almost comical, with me being blasted sideways by gusts of wind from both sides and correcting by swerving back and forth like a drunken sailor. Wheeee!
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steef
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:26 am |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:27 amPosts: 6266Location: Carpetbagging between the North and the South.
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If you were a drunken sailor, you may have swerved less. 
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hereNT
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:10 am |
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Haha - Suckas!!!
Most of my commute is east on the Greenway - It's going to be a SWEET tailwind in about 20min.
Of course, I'll probably be wishing I had a geared bike on the way home...
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sveden
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:13 am |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:39 pmPosts: 6666Location: Noko-mis
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hereNT wrote: Of course, I'll probably be wishing I had a geared bike on the way home...
Quote of the day. 
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Thomas
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:05 pm |
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| Spoke TwiddlerJoined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pmPosts: 190Location: Seward
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Heh, my commute out to Golden Valley was the bear, but Olson Memorial Highway was a dream come true on the way back. Does anyone have any good reccomendations fro reducing wind drag aside from spending several hundred bucks on equipment?
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peedubya
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:37 pm |
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 Always getting swept up by the peletonJoined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:22 pmPosts: 1805Location: Do not be panicky
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Thomas wrote: Does anyone have any good reccomendations fro reducing wind drag aside from spending several hundred bucks on equipment?
Fart more.
Or always bike East.
I'm kind of concerned; the SW LRT btw. Wooddale and Blake (esp. btw. Louisiana and Blake) is usually well protected from the wind by trees and brush, but the city has been clearing a lot of that recently. You can usually jam that whole section, but it's much less of a wind-protected tunnel now.
Whiskey helps w/ the wind. Makes you lose track of time so you don't realize how fuckin slow you're moving.
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Colt45
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:49 pm |
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| Broom Wagon FodderJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:59 pmPosts: 314Location: St. Paul
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Quote: Does anyone have any good reccomendations fro reducing wind drag aside from spending several hundred bucks on equipment?
Copious amounts of KY
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peedubya
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:51 pm |
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| Always getting swept up by the peletonJoined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:22 pmPosts: 1805Location: Do not be panicky
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Colt45 wrote: Copious amounts of KY
Ha, that's funny! Makes me think of the greased-up deaf guy from Quahog. "Y'all can't catch me. You're wasting your time!"
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Thomas
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:13 pm |
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| Spoke TwiddlerJoined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pmPosts: 190Location: Seward
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Heavy drinking it is.
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pinkzilla
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:42 pm |
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Downtown makes for lots of fun windtunnels too. I find myself involuntarily gasping "come on!" in complete disbelief after the wind take my breath away for a second.
But the wind wasn't so bad today since it seems warmer so it didn't pistol whip my face. Which saves on exfoliating facial scrubs I guess...
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Thomas
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:12 pm |
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| Spoke TwiddlerJoined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pmPosts: 190Location: Seward
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pinkzilla wrote: Downtown makes for lots of fun windtunnels too. I find myself involuntarily gasping "come on!" in complete disbelief after the wind take my breath away for a second.
I got that both ways. Biking down 6th street I would be propelled along one minute and then slammed in the face the next.
7th street was pretty bad because of all the cracks in the ground. I'd be biking along and instead of dodging around a pothole I'd clip the edge.
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