I like the "Jesus gear" idea too.

I put in 27 miles yesterday evening after work. I love this particular route because it has a lot of great climbs but it also has several flats where you can get your "speed on" and fly! Yestersay was extremely hot though so we had to be very careful of heat exhaustion and dehydration. It was 102 degrees with HIGH humidity. Anyone from the midwest can attest to the humidity here. It feels like you can't breath it's so thick. Anyway, it doesn't take long to dehydrate with the amount of fluid you lose through sweat. The ride went well and ended with a 16.2 mph avg overall. We usually run around 16.8-17.0 ... we were happy that the heat didn't slow us down too much. Today is an off day and then back on the bike Wednesday and Thursday.