nklr crosswind riding

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Chris Krok
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nklr crosswind riding

Post by Chris Krok » Wed May 17, 2000 11:04 am

> > It may go against the grain, but HIGHER road speed may cut down > the severity of the wind buffeting. > > Once I was on a lightly traveled interstate & rode 200 miles in > high wind @ 80-85 mph. At this speed I felt relatively stable & > was able to continue.
Yeah, increasing your forward velocity will rotate the "total wind vector" back towards head-on.
> There have been several times when I just had to pull over & > wait things out.
And sometimes that's all you can do... Best wishes to you guys in Los Alamos. Chris -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677

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