Comments on: 2016 RAWROD Ride Report Part 1: No Safewords For Old Men

By: Xe ??p th? thao

Xe ??p th? thao — Fri, 27 May 2016 08:55:36 +0000

Looking forward to the rest of the story

By: Jimbo/Rumpled

Jimbo/Rumpled — Thu, 19 May 2016 22:34:44 +0000

If you can afford it; come to OC, CA for no wind. Maybe 10 days of Santa Anas at 50 MPH that fan fires and cause havoc. Daily breezes along the coast in the afternoon. Other than that, it rarely gets above 5-8 mph.
Except when it rains; which again is only about 10 days a year.
I hate wind, and am glad I don’t ride in it much; but when I do – I hate it and don’t do it very well; because I don’t get many chances to ride in the wind – which I hate.

By: LoPhat

LoPhat — Thu, 19 May 2016 14:43:10 +0000

*You’re* complaining about being the tallest person in the paceline?

Try being 6′2″ and a ride leader, where you spend all the time in front on the flats, and then whenever you hit a hill, everybody who was resting behind you zooms by you.

Though I don’t ride very fast and the wind generally isn’t very bad.

By: owen

owen — Tue, 17 May 2016 18:38:11 +0000

is this tandem team racing Leadville on it?

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Tue, 17 May 2016 15:31:23 +0000

Fatty, I guess The Hammer’s just used to the constant “wind” blowing around the Nelson household. Just another day…

@Jim Tolar – I think he’s going for the hammerhead maneuver!

By: Skinny Don Hemry

Skinny Don Hemry — Tue, 17 May 2016 14:04:34 +0000

Riding on high wind may be OK for folks over 126lbs. As for me even the Texas wind over 18 MPR. Just grabs me and take’s me and the bike the other way.

By: Jim Tolar

Jim Tolar — Tue, 17 May 2016 13:59:36 +0000

Wind, ugh. Kudos, I guess, for going out in spite of it. I’m pretty sure (and I’m being very generous here) I’d take one look at that forecast and find something else to do that day. Excellent write-up. Welcome back.

p.s. adjust your leading arm angle in your heroic pose so that it’s parallel to the trailing arm angle. Otherwise you’re in danger of stalling.

By: sr

sr — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:27:07 +0000

New SVP at office looks eerily like you. Plus glasses.

By: Jim B

Jim B — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:00:11 +0000

I guess there is no cell phone coverage out there. Otherwise all the “where are they?” anxiety could be avoided.

Yep, no signal whatsoever. – FC

By: Mark in Bremerton

Mark in Bremerton — Tue, 17 May 2016 03:53:02 +0000

@MattC. When the wind hits 40 mph gusts here, we lose power for two days and it makes headlines. A steady 20 mph wind says stay indoors so you don’t get hit with large falling tree branches. Or trees. A 10 mph headwind/tailwind is the talk of the ride. Move here (Puget Sound area)if you want wind to be an afterthought. But bring rain gear.

I have nothing but respect for you SW desert riders that deal with that stuff all the time. Great riding/writing! Looking forward to the rest of the story.