Had a great road ride yesterday with Mr. Universally Talented. Winds were gusting up to 30mph, but it was in the mid-80s and, WTF, we're on the Front Range. If we can't handle a little wind we may as well go back to Oregon, right? We did about 26 miles with 1700ft elevation gain. That may not sound like much, but 1200ft were in the span of about 4 miles, so it felt like ALOT! I was just grateful not to have another viewing of the breakfast burrito I had eaten earlier in the morning. The great thing about this part of the mountains is that the wind is always blowing from the west, and sometimes also from the south. So, as long as you start your ride heading into the mountains and end it heading towards the flats, you'll have a kickass tailwind. Which we did. We managed a span of about 8 miles doing between 30-35 mph. It was suh-weet!