I hate soul crushers

[Lewis Moon]

Gawd I HATE bad days. Sunday, I went out for a ride, and being a bit bored with riding east (the wide open) I went west (more suburban). I didn't notice it at first but I had a pretty significant tail wind on the way out. It was a bit down hill and I thought I was just cooking. At about 30 miles I turned for home and WHAM. Head wind and up hill. By the time I got home I was pedaling squares and feeling like a beat dog.
Even though the ride was great overall, that last 20 miles did more to kill my morale than anything. I felt slow and puny. :mad:

[brockd15]

I feel your pain.

When I first started riding the big number for me to hit was 100 miles. After a few months I decided I had to do it so I planned to ride due north to a town almost exactly 50 miles away, then head back. On the way there I had just enough of a tailwind to make the ride feel easy but not enough that I really noticed it. I thought I was flying. I had visions of grandeur in my head! Maybe If I could ride this I'd be a pro one day!

Then I turned around into a head wind for 50 miles. All delusions were very quickly forgotten and I slogged along at a pace unworthy of an MUP.

[victoryfactory]

Yep....

Here on Long Island we have pretty consistent westerly winds blowing
across open fields surrounded by the ocean. Often 12-20mph

Heading out to the east end we feel like champs,
riding back we feel like gramps......

My limited experience riding out west is that it's even worse!

VF

[oldpotatoe]

Gawd I HATE bad days. Sunday, I went out for a ride, and being a bit bored with riding east (the wide open) I went west (more suburban). I didn't notice it at first but I had a pretty significant tail wind on the way out. It was a bit down hill and I thought I was just cooking. At about 30 miles I turned for home and WHAM. Head wind and up hill. By the time I got home I was pedaling squares and feeling like a beat dog.
Even though the ride was great overall, that last 20 miles did more to kill my morale than anything. I felt slow and puny. :mad:

There are hills where memory tells me it was hot, and windy and I hate to ride there, even when it's cool with a tailwind..

[bikingshearer]

I felt slow and puny. :mad:

At 6'3" and 270 lbs, I never feel puny. I do, however, almost always feel slow. Especially uphill. So I guess I fell half of your pain. :p