How to effectively deal with the troubles caused by strong winds when it is windy in winter?
1. Positive wind:
The oncoming wind will increase our resistance when riding. How to deal with it?
When riding alone:
Please bend your elbow as far as possible, keep your head in a straight line with your body, and naturally relax and hold the handlebar, just like TT racers, to reduce the resistance caused by the frontal wind with the smallest wind area.
When the team rides:
Please keep a straight line, narrow the distance between players within a safe range, let the team leader break the wind, and other players "enjoy" the low wind resistance environment he brings. Of course, when the king of destruction feels tired, he should make gestures, slow down to the end of the team, let the second member of the team continue to play the role of "king of destruction", and so on. Good cooperation can make the cycling team cope with the oncoming wind more easily.
2. Cross wind direction (mainly oblique wind):
It's really not easy to be steady and steady in the turbulent flow, and the correct countermeasures can reduce the unsafe factors brought by the cross wind direction.
When riding alone:
Please always judge the direction of the wind (you can judge by the direction of the leaves fluttering or the feeling of the wind blowing on your face), and lean slightly in the direction of the wind to keep balance with the resistance it brings.
When the team rides:
Please try the ladder formation as shown in the figure below: the players are arranged in a straight line obliquely, and the oblique direction should be consistent with the wind direction. Similarly, let the first windward player "resist" the incoming strong wind and change the formation according to the wind direction at any time to reduce the influence of turbulence for other players. After riding for a certain period of time, it is necessary to slow down and change the leader to evenly distribute the physical energy consumed by each player.
The wind is blowing from behind.
Don't think that the strong wind blowing behind us will definitely help us. It is likely to cause us to stall in an instant and cause an accident. Reasonable use of headwind can make us "ride the wind" more freely.
When riding alone:
Please adjust the upright degree of your body, increase or decrease the boosting force against the wind according to the actual speed, and reasonably improve your riding efficiency. Pay attention to control the speed at all times during the downwind.
When the team rides:
When the team members at the end of the team feel that there is a strong wind blowing behind them, please be sure to overtake the team leader at the first time, and inform other team members of the news that there is a strong wind blowing behind them in the process, and then change the straight line formation into a ladder formation, so that every team member can get this natural "BUFF". At this time, the team leader must pay attention to reasonable speed control and lead the cycling team to drive safely.
Please pay special attention to:
It is inevitable that the driving direction will change at all times during riding, and the wind direction to be dealt with at this time is also different, so it is necessary to deal with the frequently changing wind direction in time. At this time, in windy weather, it is best not to use carbon knife wheel sets, windshield seat rods and other components that are prone to be dangerous in crosswinds because of increasing the wind area.
Of course, if the wind is too strong, outdoor cycling is not recommended!
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