Ultimately it all comes down to your time exposed to the extra drag. The take home is, no matter your speed aero matters.
Quick Winter Cycling Quiz
As Winter rolls on, we thought a short Winter cycling quiz would be fun. We’ve thrown in a couple of our latest facts about Winter riding, so we hope you’ve been paying attention. If not, check out our Instagram or Facebook for some cool Winter cycling analysis. How many did you get? Would you want … Continue reading “Quick Winter Cycling Quiz”
Slow vs Fast riders, who suffers most in Winter kit?
Winter jacket on or off? We’ve made the myWindsock Virtual Athlete very dizzy. 32 loops later and we have some stats. We wanted to know, what difference Winter kit has on cyclists, with different abilities. Do slower riders have it harder or easier than faster riders when it comes to our choice of Winter clothing. … Continue reading “Slow vs Fast riders, who suffers most in Winter kit?”
What’s your max wind speed? Find out how it compare to other cyclists.
It’s impossible to avoid the wind when cycling. In fact, we have 20mph plus winds blowing across the UK right now.At what point do most cyclists jump on the turbo, rather than blow in the wind? We analysed over 2 million rides, to discover the wind speed most cyclists stay in doors. Sign up Free … Continue reading “What’s your max wind speed? Find out how it compare to other cyclists.”
This graph, will change how you feel about the wind, forever.
We cyclists have a love, hate relationship with the wind. We love the fast tailwinds. But the headwind, not so much. One way we visualise the impact of the wind, on your bike ride, is to show the equivalent elevation gain. We show you the hill that you climbed battling each headwind. Get Started Get … Continue reading “This graph, will change how you feel about the wind, forever.”
Here’s why you’re slow this Winter.
We’ve analysed 2 million rides to find out. Do we ride slower in winter? and if so why. Purely to make ourselves feel better about our current off season performance. February is the Slowest month, with an average ride speed of 26.6kmh. Speeds begin to pick up in March, rising through Spring and Summer, to … Continue reading “Here’s why you’re slow this Winter.”
Saturdays are for Parkruns
Did you know we have all the parkrun courses uploaded on our site? (If your course is missing or an old version, please let us know here and we can update it for you.) MyWindsock gives you a full detailed course and weather analysis. See how the wind and weather affects your run on a … Continue reading “Saturdays are for Parkruns”
Updated Desktop Interface
We have been working on the desktop user interface. We noticed, the most frequently selected chart item was ‘Summary Data’. Switching between the activity or interval Summary, whilst experimenting or learning about your activity, isn’t very efficient. You may not always want the Summary in view, or even charts and Current Marker Location. So we … Continue reading “Updated Desktop Interface”
$50 Off a Notio Aerometer! When you upgrade this Black Friday Weekend.
Enhance your myWindsock analysis* and measure your CdA in real time, with the world’s premiere on-bike aerometer. Maximize your gains by testing your position and equipment for the ultimate aero advantage. Upgrade to any myWindsock Premium (yearly) plan, this Weekend, to receive $50 Off a Notio Aerometer! Upgrade from only £9.99/$14.99 per year, to receive … Continue reading “$50 Off a Notio Aerometer! When you upgrade this Black Friday Weekend.”
Black Friday Weekend: $50 Off a Notio Aerometer!
You already cheat the wind with myWindsock Premium, but now you can get even more aero with $50 off a Notio! Measure your CdA in real time with the world’s premiere on-bike aerometer and maximize your gains by testing your position and equipment for the ultimate aero advantage. Not already a myWindsock Premium subscriber? Upgrade … Continue reading “Black Friday Weekend: $50 Off a Notio Aerometer!”