I started off last week with Jury duty and was finally done on Thursday. That didn?t leave but a few days to commute to work. There still has been lots of rain coming down around here all week. Today I did commute to work and it was crazy getting home. The rain had stopped and the sun was peeking through but the wind was the worst it has ever been for this Optibike ride. It must have been blowing directly at me for most of the 14 mile trip home. I was getting a real workout trying to keep up at my normal pace. I was only able to top out at about 18 mph in Fast mode which is about 10 mph slower than I?m used to doing on that route. If I was on a regular bike I?m sure I would have been going backwards. Now I know why I didn?t see any other bike riders along that bike trail today. I would rather ride in the rain with a little wind then with no rain and a terrible wind like that. Thank goodness I had an Optibike!