tjrobin30 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:....I am wondering if anyone has any windshield suggestions? ... I am 5'5" and want something that looks good but isn't really huge on my bike.....
Form Follows Function. First you figure out the function you want; then you can pick the form of the screen.
You enjoy the wind rushing past your body, but when you get up past 60 -65 mph the pressure is pushing you backward and you're having to grip the handlebars too tightly to literally hang on. You want a
National Cycle Flyshield. Just nine inches tall, less than ten inches wide, it may look useless but it does block just enough to allow relaxed riding at freeway speeds.
The temperature has dropped and icy fingers are slipping past the collar and chilling your upper body. You need to block wind at or below chin height. A seventeen inch by seventeen inch
National Cycle Street Shield will fill the bill while still giving you that wind in the face feeling that is the reason for dogs hanging out of car windows.
I have both, don't see any need for anything larger. And with warmer weather I'll be removing the Street Shield this weekend and running naked until I mount the Flyshield for the Reunion trip.