up4fishin wrote on 09/03/08 at 17:57:47:I'm new to cycling and already convinced I want to try a windshield. I'm 5' 9" on a good day... mostly short trips under 65mph?
I'm 5'9" on bad days. On good days a bit shorter as I'm sitting on the Savage.
I have two windscreens, neither mounted at this time.
The first is the National Cycle Flyscreen:
http://shop.nationalcycle.com/perl/cycle/N2530? (My bike's on the left)
9" high, 9.75" wide, looks to be mere decoration. It blocks a remarkable amount of air, mostly from mid chest down, reducing the pressure of the wind trying to shove you backward off the seat, yet leaves that wind in the face freedom. Goggles highly recomended. The flyscreen is my screen of choice for cool weather. However, on my first Mojave Moonlight Madness I ran into 30 mph headwinds returning on I-10 which made anything above 60 approach painfull unless I crouched cafe style behind the flyscreen, which made 75 comfy as to wind, but painful as to position.
My second screen is the National Cycle Street Shield:
http://shop.nationalcycle.com/perl/cycle/N2560? A mid sized screen, 17" tall, 16.5" wide, mine mounts with the top of the screen around mustache level. Airflow hits me just about at the hairline. On the second Mojave Moonlight Madness I met the same headwind on the return, but this time I could maintain 75 while sitting normally. This screen was worn on my 2700 mile tour. It blocks enough wind that you can ride without any other eye protection. This one gets mounted in COLD weather. It blocks those icy fingers that slip in around the neckline and down the chest.