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Observation and Perspective
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| Ride Stats |
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Distance:
13.91 miles
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Time: 01:25:00
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Max Speed:
25.70 mph
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Avg Speed:
9.82 mph
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Temp:
Min: 39
Avg: 48
Max: 58
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Category: training: general -
solo
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Route:
South to Churchville and back
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Weight:
232
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Avg Power: 0 W
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Calories Burned: 750
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Avg HR: 0 bpm
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: Specialized 40lb-Globe 700c Hybrid
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Club: USA Towpath and Trail Riders association |
| Weather Conditions: Partly sunny, turned overcast and very windy! Southerly winds @10-20mph turned Westerly w/gale force gusts @40++mph; Falling temps: |
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Steady Southerly winds, and a broad, beautiful Rainbow, giving way to darkly ominous overcast, and a tsunami like gale. Started the ride at 8:15am. The wind shift hit around 9am. At that time I was traveling South on Hubbell
I was traveling South when the Westerly gale struck. I could hear the howl of wind in a pine stand 1/2 mile West of Hubbell Road several seconds before the wind hit me.
It came with such a sudden force I was nearly knocked off the bike. During the initial effort to maintain control, the wind was so sudden and forceful that I was blown across the road. My helmet was pushed askew by the sudden force of the wind.
When the "big blow" hit, I was passing an open field that had recently been harvested of corn. Chaff/husks from the corn harvest knotted itself around my spokes and rear dérailleur, as I pedaled -downright, out of a movie "spooky".
I was glad to be on the Globe but wonder if the heavier recumbent would have been more manueverable.
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