Hah! That reminds me of my own experience in the early 90's when my son was a toddler and I was in my much fitter early forties. I had my hot-rod Cannondale M2000 mountain bike and the excellent Burley D'Lite trailer to haul my son, picnic , and paraphernalia required for a small child. One of our favorite trips was out to Fort Whyte Nature preserve in the southwest part of Winnipeg. Fort Whyte is still there , but the surrounding area is now developed. They have since paved over Paradise; but back when we rode out there in the 90's , the 5 or 6 miles south of Assiniboine Park were rural with horse farms and a mixture of gravel and hard-packed road leading to Fort Whyte. In the spring and summer I would be riding into a stiff headwind. If I was lucky, after several hours at the little museum, a picnic , and time for Marston in the playground, I would get a nice push home. It was a workout. Like you, I remember our wanderings to Fort Whyte and other destinations on that Cannondale hauling the trailer with great fondness, since I didn't and don't own a car and I lived downtown. Which did have child-friendly spaces such as the Forks and museums and small parks not too far from where I lived.
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 4:17:55 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Speaking of headwinds: Back when I was a youthful 48-50 and my daughter > was 2 or 3, we had a Saturday morning routine where I'd pull her in the > 2-person trailer on grocery shopping (second space was for groceries) trips > and then do a South-th-back-North out and back on the Rio Grande paved > path, at least downtown to the Explora! children's museum, often into a > strong Southerly. 67" gear and wide trailer, but I must have enjoyed it > hugely because I still remember those rides vividly and with great pleasure. > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 3:12 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I certainly won't blame you! I'm fortunate that my grocery runs are >> (almost always) flat runs, the stores being North and South of me so that I >> ride parallel to the river with literally just a few feet of elevation >> change either way. It's when I ride East or West, I get the hills. >> >> But after riding fixed into winds for years, having lower gears for winds >> (and hills) feels decadent, as if I'm shirking duty. But I get over it. >> >> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 12:21 PM Christine Rose <ezre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Maybe this is heresy here, but I ride my ebike on windy days. Hauling >>> groceries uphill into the wind is doable for me, but I'm absolutely >>> miserable on my Clem when I do it. I can't haul as much on my ebike, but >>> putting it into turbo on those days puts me into the best of moods! >>> Christine in Denver >>> >>> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:36:14 AM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> I ask those of you who often ride in high winds: How do you deal with >>>> strong headwinds when you are sitting bolt upright, particularly if you >>>> are >>>> riding a Quickbeam or Uno? >>>> >>>> Winds require more power, so a bolt upright position is tiring both >>>> because of wind resistance, and because an insufficient angle between >>>> torso >>>> and hips means it's hard to generate torque -- or so I've always found. >>>> >>>> So if you are riding a bike set up like this one, how do you deal with >>>> strong headwinds? >>>> >>>> [image: image.png] >>>> >>>> Here in Albuquerque we are entering Spring Wind season -- ABQ is breezy >>>> year round, in fact -- which can start as early as late February and last >>>> through June in a bad year; but routine W and SW winds of 20 mph with >>>> gusts >>>> to 40 not uncommon are common from late March through May. >>>> >>>> When I started riding fixed a great deal back about the turn of the >>>> 20th century I found headwinds hugely annoying, and it took me several >>>> years to overcome the biggest handicap, a mental one, by, basically, >>>> reducing my expectations. You learn to accept riding at half speed in >>>> order >>>> to maintain sustainable levels of exertion. >>>> >>>> But I also fine tuned my bikes' setup and my riding position so that I >>>> can ride in the hooks of drop bars for several miles at a stretch, and I >>>> certainly find that riding low makes a huge difference to reducing the >>>> wind's force and to making it easier to generate pedal force. >>>> >>>> Now, 67, I've finally conceded the need to compensate for failing >>>> strength with newfangled technology, and when a ride involves headwinds I >>>> have a choice of drivetrains with multiple gears you can shift from the >>>> saddle. The Matthews 1 has a 2X10 derailleur system, Matthews 2 has the >>>> 72"/65"/56" hub gear -- 65" is just right for long shallow inclines and >>>> modest headwinds on the flat, but I occasionaly find the 56" low a relief >>>> for strong winds even on flat surfaces; and the 1999 Joe Starck gofast >>>> will >>>> God willing [rims and hubs sent off to Earle Young last Friday] shortly >>>> have in addition to the main Phil fixed/fixed flip flop 76"/67" wheel a TF >>>> fixed rear wheel with 57" low in addition to the 76" cruising gear for >>>> hilly rides and for strong winds, plus a TC wheel giving 76" and 67" for >>>> rolling terrain and 20 mph headwinds. And of course I don't mind walking. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d21df455-e430-4f3b-a313-cd220ca12a4fn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d21df455-e430-4f3b-a313-cd220ca12a4fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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