Too hot to ride

[CorsairMac]

I have no problems with the heat! I'll hike, ride, run when it's 115. Humidity isn't my favorite thing at night when I'm trying to sleep (or when I just get out of the shower) but I used to ride and run in Indiana in the summer during the middle of the day. Now Cold OTOH: man I Hate Cold!!!!

[betagirl]

I'm with you on the cold. I can ride at 40 degrees, but I'm not happy about it.

It's certainly not too hot here today. 82 with a ENE wind at 2mph. Sunny. Yeah, I'll be riding in a few

[bouncybouncy]

Heat is ok...but the humidity is just not tolerable!!! Thank goodness the breeze is always available on a road bike (natural or self-induced)

102 does not seem so bad as long as you pay real close attention to your body...rest, hydrate, and sunscreen. although different regions have different types of heat. It can be around 95 here but if the humidity is high we could have a heat index of 115-120 mid-day! It is crazy hot not to mention the difficulty to breath...but I remember 112 days in Cali I ran around like it was a cool fall day...just depends on your tolerance and how hot it feels.

What do you recommend to a Californian-gone-Florida girl about riding in the winter in North Carolina? I do snowboard so I have experience in the frigid temps...is it the same just on a different vehicle? with different clothes? (did someone say "shopping"?)

[bikerchick68]

UGH! It really is a personal thing... some people do better in heat and some in cold (oddly enough this was a topic during the Tour coverage last night too!)...

I'm a cool weather rider... when it's too hot I just cannot ride the distances or the speeds I can when it's cool out... I seem to overheat no matter how much I drink... especially if there's any climbing whatsoever involved! And I DO ride in dry heat... SoCal... doesn't get much drier!

If you typically do well in above 90 degree weather, then most likely you'll be fine... I, however, would be at home under a biiiiig fan!

[Steph_in_TX]

I'd ride...102 is pretty hot, but it's the evening and the sun isn't nearly as harsh. Plus, we are talking TX here, if you won't ride in the 100's, when are you going to ride in the summer? Only the wee AM hours afford any reasonable temperature this time of year. Though, I wouldn't ride mid-afternoon when it's that hot since the pavement will fry you every time you have to stop. It seems like the hotter it is, the more red lights I hit.

Happy riding!

[caligurl]

60 degrees is COLD to me... 50's is VERY COLD to me... 40's... GOOD GAWD... ARE YOU CRAZY??????????????

it's been at or over 100 when i've left for my rides every day this week after work (and last... my average temp when i get home and download my info from my polar are 111 and below.... (i live in the desert)

you just have to (1) be used to the heat and (2) drink!

[MomOnBike]

Cold is easy, just wear more clothes. (The secret is gloves and adequate head gear.)

Hot, well, there are only so many clothes one can shed, publicly or otherwise. And sweat, that icky, gooey feeling that high humidity brings, Yuck. There are no wonder fabrics that wick that away. My skin starts to crawl even thinking about it.

I don't like summer much...

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