the guy factor

[mimitabby]

I didn't mean to say his company wasn't welcomed, (heck, he has a map in his head!)
I just meant, they act like it's never too hot, too high, too fast or too hard.
Why can't they just be honest with themselves?
(on the other hand, if it's cold and rainy; he wimps out faster than i do!)

[Geonz]

Right, it's that perception thing.

I do believe it's embedded pretty deeply in the wiring and has nothing to do with logic, reasoning and maybe even experience.

So they need us to keep 'em from going too
far... and we need them to push when we need to :-)

[mimitabby]

Right, it's that perception thing.

I do believe it's embedded pretty deeply in the wiring and has nothing to do with logic, reasoning and maybe even experience.

So they need us to keep 'em from going too
far... and we need them to push when we need to :-)

Geonz, i think you're right. although a part of me wanted to ride yesterday (and i knew i needed to) left to my own devices, i would have just wasted time until it was too late to ride and i could just drive instead..because wahhhhhhhh i was too hot.

[Cassandra_Cain]

I didn't mean to say his company wasn't welcomed, (heck, he has a map in his head!)
I just meant, they act like it's never too hot, too high, too fast or too hard.
Why can't they just be honest with themselves?
(on the other hand, if it's cold and rainy; he wimps out faster than i do!)

It must be the testosterone....you know, never lost, never hot, never slow, er, well until they get sick. Then it is pure waaaahhhh

[caligurl]

..........well until they get sick. Then it is pure waaaahhhh

[Crankin]

Well, my husband does his fair share of complaining and we often say we have been married so long, we both wimp out and/or complain about the same conditions before we know the other one feels the same way. But, he can deal with riding in the heat better than me. I've really acclimated myself to it much more this year, but it does take more out of you. We both don't like riding in very cold weather and sometimes make big plans to go out in the late fall or early season and scrap them for less mileage or doing another outdoor activity where wind chill isn't so much of a factor. His limit used to be 28 and now it's about the same as mine, around 40. We do mountain bike in temps down to the 30s, since I, at least am not going very fast!

[mimitabby]

. His limit used to be 28 and now it's about the same as mine, around 40. We do mountain bike in temps down to the 30s, since I, at least am not going very fast!

do you mean, a wind chill of 28???????

[chickwhorips]

It must be the testosterone....you know, never lost, never hot, never slow, er, well until they get sick. Then it is pure waaaahhhh

maybe he had a little extra in his breakfast.

[bikerbarb]

My situation is very different. I've worked on turning my husband into a biker.

Last year we were biking in Vermont and after climbing a rather long hill, I was waiting at the top for him and saw another woman crest the hill from the other side and stop as well. Then, after a while a man caught up to join her...and then my husband caught up to join me. We never spoke, but it occurred to me that it really ran against stereotype.

He got a new bike this year, a nice, lightweight road bike. He's done pretty well so far, though he did end up in the hospital on one ride at mile 57 of a metric century. It was hot and the rest stops were pathetic. Kept him overnight, rehydrated him by i.v. and then get this--gave him a stress test the next day!

Last week we climbed to Independence Pass at 12,026 feet out of Aspen Colorado. He has to show everyone the pictures, he's so amazed with himself. I just smile.

[KSH]

HA! HA! He wore himself out!

Yea, around here... Dallas, TX, I have been riding in 100F degree weather for about 2 months now... I know what heat does to a person! Gotta take a nap after my rides (I typically do 30-50 miles a ride).

[DDH]

I think here in central TX we are going on our 3rd straight week of 100 and up in the afternoons. It's crazy. I try to ride early in the morning when it is only 85 or so if I am going to ride. Although if DH wants to ride we have to go in the evenings, last night I watched the temp so we could go ride. The last time I checked at 7:30 pm it was still 98 degrees. I told DH forget it. We had ridden the day before at like 5 while it was still over 100. I wasn't doing that 2 days in a row. LOL

[mimitabby]

I think here in central TX we are going on our 3rd straight week of 100 and up in the afternoons. It's crazy. I try to ride early in the morning when it is only 85 or so if I am going to ride. Although if DH wants to ride we have to go in the evenings, last night I watched the temp so we could go ride. The last time I checked at 7:30 pm it was still 98 degrees. I told DH forget it. We had ridden the day before at like 5 while it was still over 100. I wasn't doing that 2 days in a row. LOL

that kind of heat has GOT to take it's toll on you!

[KSH]

I think here in central TX we are going on our 3rd straight week of 100 and up in the afternoons. It's crazy. I try to ride early in the morning when it is only 85 or so if I am going to ride. Although if DH wants to ride we have to go in the evenings, last night I watched the temp so we could go ride. The last time I checked at 7:30 pm it was still 98 degrees. I told DH forget it. We had ridden the day before at like 5 while it was still over 100. I wasn't doing that 2 days in a row. LOL

I hear ya lady!

I have been riding in the 100F degree heat though, to get ready for Hotter Than Hell this coming weekend! It has been great training!

What is really miserable is RUNNING in this stuff! I wait until 8:00 PM, but it's still 98 (like you said). So, I just have to go do it, and suffer for about 40 minutes.

[Crankin]

I was talking about regular temps, not factoring in the wind chill. It usually isn't that windy here in the fall, but early spring is. What I meant was that it can be 45 degrees out and not really windy, but when you are cycling at 15-25 mph (or at any speed), it feels a lot colder than when you are snow shoeing, hiking, running, x country skiing at a much slower speed.

[Kathi]

My situation is very different. I've worked on turning my husband into a biker.

Last year we were biking in Vermont and after climbing a rather long hill, I was waiting at the top for him and saw another woman crest the hill from the other side and stop as well. Then, after a while a man caught up to join her...and then my husband caught up to join me. We never spoke, but it occurred to me that it really ran against stereotype.

He got a new bike this year, a nice, lightweight road bike. He's done pretty well so far, though he did end up in the hospital on one ride at mile 57 of a metric century. It was hot and the rest stops were pathetic. Kept him overnight, rehydrated him by i.v. and then get this--gave him a stress test the next day!

Last week we climbed to Independence Pass at 12,026 feet out of Aspen Colorado. He has to show everyone the pictures, he's so amazed with himself. I just smile.

Independence Pass! Wow! How was it to ride? we drove up it a couple of weeks ago and was wondering what it's like on a bike.

I've done Vail Pass a few times but that's an easy one.