Crosswinds

Crosswinds

by Wanda
(Harvest, AL)

Riding in a crosswind scares me. I slowed down and leaned the bike into the wind a little. I didn't like the feeling. Any advice? What do you ladies do to be comfortable in a crosswind? Is there a best time of day/year to ride and avoid crosswinds?

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Nov 28, 2010

Handguards
by: Anne

A couple things...handguards really helped move the wind off of my body and made wind easier to handle. Relaxing: dropping my shoulders, so that my arms are loose, remembering to stretch my hands occasionally to keep them loose, grip the tank with my thighs to improve balance, using my hips to turn, like skiing. And lastly, if the wind is really bad, move my knee away from the tank, directly into the oncoming wind and believe it or not, that actually helps cut the wind.

Sep 11, 2010

Crosswinds
by: Anonymous

When riding in a crosswind pay attention to your surrounding. Trees, buildings and bridges will temporarily block the wind. Exiting a tunnel can be very dangerous on a windy day.

Aug 18, 2010

Crosswinds
by: Wind Dancer

One of the first things I learned from other riders was that you have to relax your grip when you are in heavy crosswinds. It is counter intuitive, but it makes a huge difference.

When you are hanging on for dear life to the handle bars in cross winds it actually makes it harder to control the bike. You need to be able to react to what the bike is doing.

Give it a try. You will be surprised.

Aug 16, 2010

Stay Safe
by: Helen Wheels

Practice is great and necessary to get comfortable with crosswinds, but also, if you are riding in a group or in heavy traffic, leave yourself plenty of extra room to compensate when that gust of wind dies down and you swerve before your body readjusts to the different in pressure. You don't want to be a statistic just because you were in a hurry.

Aug 15, 2010

Crosswinds
by: Sandra

Crosswinds are something every biker will have to learn to compensate for; just like leaning the bike in a turn or curve, it takes practice to get comfortable with. I don't think I will ever be comfortable with windy gusty days and do not choose to ride with gusty winds by choice.

Yes, you lean into the gust a bit; and must be ready to re-compensate if the gust suddenly stops. Again, practice, practice, practice riding, and your skills will continue to become quicker and more natural.

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