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<DIV>In a message dated 11/5/2004 12:24:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, pabad@jhancock.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hey All... I am a beginner bike commuter and would like some advice on how<BR>to handle the 34 mph wind gusts. Should I leave the bike and catch the T?<BR>What is a doable mph when deciding to ride vs stay safe on the T? <BR><BR><BR>Patricia </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>I rode out to Newtonville from Boston this morning: headwind all the way...if ya stop pedaling, it's back to Boston backwards. the safety factor depends a bit on how experienced you are: if you are tense around traffic when it is calm, then the wind will exacerbate those feelings. be patient, gear down, wear glasses, and hum a good long song, or memoraize a sonnet...hoping the wind doesn't shift for the ride home : heck, I earned a tailwind today...</DIV></BODY></HTML>