http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Woo! Supersonic!! en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:58:17 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116588 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:43:59 +0000 gembo 116588@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This year the prevailing wind has seemed to be an easterly? This is my preferred direction of prevalence for my commute as in to my face on way down the hill but tailwind on way home back up the hill. Balerno to Waverley is my route. However, I often find the pesky wind changes direction so that it is head wind on the way and headwind on the way back.</p> <p>As CHdot mentions, the overall prevailing wind is a sou'westerly </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116580 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:04:19 +0000 nevelbell 116580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I live west of east lothian, work east of north junction street, just a little north of easter road. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116516 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:04:25 +0000 LaidBack 116516@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recent essay by Dave about wind resistance.<br /> <a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/wind-resistance-cycling-speed/">Wind resistance and cycling speed</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116512 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:49:36 +0000 DaveC 116512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Ahh, no I live out west. I also get my left and rights mixed up too!</em>"</p> <p>So East Lothian then?? ;O) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116460 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:44:19 +0000 nevelbell 116460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ahh, no I live out west. I also get my left and rights mixed up too! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116393 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:49:55 +0000 Baldcyclist 116393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I prefer the wind coming from S or SW, especially on the long mute which is basically a U shape. You get pushed home for the last 10 miles both ways :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116392 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:37:50 +0000 allebong 116392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Headwinds and tailwinds provide a nice karmic balance to my life. I always prefer a headwind on the way out as it get's me warmed up and makes the return trivial whereas with a tailwind on a leisure ride it's all to easy to delude yourself into going much further than planned and then suffering for it on every stroke on the way back.</p> <p>When commuting, I notice that the days when a tailwind on the way in switches to a tailwind on the way back are perfectly countered by the days when a headwind on the way in decides to reverse to a headwind on the way back too.</p> <p>Quick brainteaser - no googling! - can one travel <em>directly</em> downwind on say a land yacht faster than the wind? Ie not tacking diagonally as a sailboat does. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116340 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:57:09 +0000 chdot 116340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Yes its definately coming from SW direction... groan!"</p> <p>You've just forgotten 'normal'! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116338 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:54:38 +0000 DaveC 116338@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes its definately coming from SW direction... groan! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116336 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:38:01 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 116336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I live east of work and could have sworn I was heading into a headwind this morning... I'm looking forward to going home!</p> <p>Had the same yesterday - went out in the morning from Duddingston and headed out to Cammo. All the while into a headwind, but much prefer going <em>out</em> into the headwind cos you know it's going to be a joy coming back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10608#post-116326 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:54:10 +0000 nevelbell 116326@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The great thing about living east of work, on windy days like today, you travel at the speed of light! </p> <p>The down side is obvious. Hey ho! Like my cycling mentore told me "the wind is your friend. Head down, low gear, it's perfect training!" </p>