>>1475189Well the roadie kit and riding position helps you cut through that wind. There's a huge difference in effort between MTB position and serious roadie riding. But damn I don't like riding bent over too far I would rather be running or cycling up a mountain when putting in that amount of effort
>>1475191I'm not sure about Europe. Are these places really beautiful? I'm not familiar with what unracer even looks like in Europe. I'm not talking about bike commuters either but bicycle nerds who don't care about speed
>>1475192It's fucking torture. Honestly I realized this yesterday doing 20 miles into the wind on my panniers bike.. Felt like a windsail and there was nothing to see. It just sucked.
I also was thinking this: if this was my introduction to cycling I would never have ended up riding..I can see why a lot of people in the suburbs hate cycling and don't even own bikes. There's nowhere to go and nothing to see. If you aren't interested in the athletic aspect it's basically shit and even Zwift would be more fun and comfortable
