You know it's too hot...

[Eden]

When one of the guys at the TT gets heatstroke and has to leave in an ambulance

One of my teammates computer had a temperature guage - she said it was measuring between 99 and 105 when we were out on course! And the guys went about an hour later than we did so it was even more broiling for them. Another guy passed out, crashed got back on his bike and still finished something like 6th!

[Running Mommy]

.....when you pull your bike into the house post ride and the tires smell like burning rubber...
Happens every ride these days for me!
And yeah bikerchick- hot cyto is the WORST!! Blechh!!!

Be careful all my non desert dwelling friends out there!! Heat illnesses can creep up on you QUICKLY!!! And yeah, you will know you had heat exhaustion when you feel like crud the next day..
Well, off to bed. The lights keep flashing and we are in the middle of a FIERCE lightning storm right now. The rain drops are HUGE too!!!
ciao bellas!
denise

[chickwhorips]

.....when you pull your bike into the house post ride and the tires smell like burning rubber...
Happens every ride these days for me!

are you sure its not because you are traveling at just about the speed of light?

[DebW]

.....when you pull your bike into the house post ride and the tires smell like burning rubber...
Happens every ride these days for me!
denise

I hear that rim glue can melt in those conditions, and criterium racers roll tires. I'm staying up north where my tires will stay firmly on my rims. I don't know how you do it, Denise, but more power to you.