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My longest ever commute was in the SF Bay Area - 24 miles and change each way from Fremont to the shadow of the Oracle building in Redwood City. The afternoon / early evening winds could be brutal, especially on the Dumbarton Bridge crossing.

I was at the height of my racing form then (about 10 years ago). Weighed 162 pounds and was rail thin. Now I'm 190+, fat (by that comparison, anyway) and slow. Rode with the California Pedaler bike shop team. Most of us were Cat 3 and Cat 4 masters. Biggest difference between Cat 3 and Cat 4 was bike handling. Believe me, the safest palce in a Cat 4 criterium was either off the back or off the front.

My racing days are long over, now. I'm too busy working and turning ammunition into skill.

I weigh around 165, and wind is brutal for someone my height and weight. (6'3") Although I did get a laugh when I had some guy go by me in a head wind, he probably out weighed me by about 50 to 60 lbs, but when we headed up a hill, in a cross wind, I caught him and dropped him like a bad habit.

You know, that is a darn good commute...especially around SF. Wow.