Too hot to ride

[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...

Mom(counting the days 'til fall)OnBike

[caligurl]

no.... not quite that simple.. i have several different winter gloves i've tried (PI amfib claws among them.... supposed to be such warm gloves)... i've worn thermals and sweatshirts and heavy jerseys.. nope... can't get/stay warm.... i wear/have worn more on 50 degree bike rides than some people wear up in canada or other cold climates.. and i still freeze my arse off!!!!!!!!!!

as for riding in the heat.... once you get a little sweat on you and the evaporative cooling effect kicks in.... it's all good!

[MomOnBike]

That's my point. There is no evaporation when the humidity gets high. (whimpery emoticon here)

I'm dreaming of living in a desert again, so I can ride in the heat without wanting to take my skin off.

[caligurl]

OK OK!!! i give! lol!

and yes.... you are right... that's why i have to switch from the evaportative cooler to the "real" a/c when it gets humid in august!

let's ask me this riding in the heat question again in august when it's monsoon season!!!!!!!!

[MomOnBike]

Tell ya what, I'll try not to be crabby about you shrugging off the heat if you do the same about me and cool, OK, cold weather. Diff'rent strokes, and all that.

And I don't even want to think about the humidity going up.

Still, it's kind of neat. Someone is always finding the weather Ju-u-u-st right.