No riding for a week

[Triskeliongirl]

Well I waited until 6pm to bike home from work and it was still 102 degrees outside. You never acclimate to this, but its not as bad when you ride in to work, and you gotta get home somehow so you are committed. I couldn't believe how happy I was to ride home into a headwind, at least there was a breeze in my face! All I had an apetite for when I got home was wet cold food (i.e. salad).

Come on gals, 90s, you can do it. Just stay hydrated. Once you start moving its really not so bad, just moving your body through the air really does generate some breeze.

[maillotpois]

we have been in seattle for a couple of days now. while the heat isnt as bad as it gets in lots of places in the bay area for sure (and its downright pleasant by the water!) I find it interesting that where we are at least (mercer island) it doesnt cool off at night at all. where we are in marin, no matter how hot it gets it usually cools significantly at night. I find that odd since we're closer to the water here than we are at home.

[Biciclista]

mp, last night was very unusual. nights usually get down to 60 or less. Last night was the first time all year that it did NOT go down to 60, it was 70 degrees outside when i got up at 6am.
That's why this is a heat wave, it is not cooling down enough at night!

[meggiestardust]

I've grown up where its always been 100+ in the summer. never used to bug me. I think what does it in for me right now is being at work where it hits a high of 55 and driving home and getting out of the car and being hit with 105+. Its like, 1 car ride and the temp doubled. Nights have been awesome though, perfect riding conditions.

[Jen72]

I grew up in TX/OK/AR area and stayed inside as much as possible during the summer because it was unbearable to me. I never understood why people would be out riding and running during the heat of the day no less. Ever since I was a kid it would make me sick to my stomach and give me migraines. I moved up here to escape all that and love it here. I'm becoming an outdoors girl here due to the beauty and the mild weather and I LOVE it. The blessing is that this kind of heat doesn't last all the long here, only a few weeks it seems. During this period I'm just forcing myself to get up at 5:30 to do my ride. It will get back to normal soon. I really am missing the clouds and rain right now. The Northwest is still the best place to live.

[salsabike]

During this period I'm just forcing myself to get up at 5:30 to do my ride.

Me too. Nice to know I have some company out there.

[Aggie_Ama]

My Mammaw (91 years young) just got her first house with AC in Texas! I asked her how she was liking it, she replied "I am not used to it, so I go outside". Her house felt hot to me, she only runs the AC at 84.

Last night it was 105 when I was mountain biking, I thought of you girls because I was MISERABLE. And for the record I have been mountain biking for two months in this heat wave but I don't think you ever truly acclimate unless you consider making yourself suffer through acclimated.

One advice on NUUN, it has sorbitol and really upsets my tummy. Might not be advised if you haven't tried it before. Of course most cyclists here love it without issues.

[Flatlander]

My Mammaw (91 years young) just got her first house with AC in Texas! I asked her how she was liking it, she replied "I am not used to it, so I go outside". Her house felt hot to me, she only runs the AC at 84.

I love this story.

I kind of relate to it, too. Since I try to spend as much time as possible outside, by mid-summer I'm acclimated enough that the AC in most public places here feels much too cold. My DH and I keep the AC thermostat turned up to 80-82 and run the ceiling fans.

We're having a cold snap here this week. Temps in the low 90's.

[crazycanuck]

Umm..please be careful out there in the heat kids. Anything around 38C+ is gettin a weeeee bit too hot to ride in. Take it easy & you don't have to ride you know. Aggie, we don't do dirt if it's freakin hot..too many hills & then the flies plus the deep pea gravel & no shade..etc

I can send you some coolish weather if you'd like. I can't wait for summer to return . Only a few more months & then you get to hear me complain about the weather. At least the sunshine's returned..aahhhh..

Btw..Why do you guys say acclimate? I thought it's " acclimatized" . I've seen it quite a few times & thought..hmmm???

[shootingstar]

Let’s say you step outside and see that it’s a mild and beautiful morning at 30 degrees. While your clothing may keep you warm enough while standing in that 30 degrees, if you start riding the open road and approach 70 mph, it will feel like 15 degrees to you.

cycling at 70 mph often can only be achieved by going down a very steep descent. And even not that many people want to reach that type of speed on a bike all the time. If it's 30 degrees F (instead of centrigrade which is hot) to ride at 70 mph is actually dangerous (and probably rare) because the probability of black ice is very real. At least where I live where we do have some long steep hills but still can ride in the middle of winter.

Introduce yourself abbey under the first main topic of general-cycling. There's a topic thread to give us the goods about yourself.

[OakLeaf]

I don't think 70 mph is even possible. The question has been discussed at some length on other forums. High 40's is common, a few people I know have hit 50 (if you trust their computers ), apparently the highest speeds on the TdF are in the low 60s (but then, they're winding technical descents, so they wouldn't necessarily be reaching terminal velocity).

Anyway, abbey is a spammer; the forum software is stripping the links out of his/her posts. Ignore away.

[salsabike]

Btw..Why do you guys say acclimate? I thought it's " acclimatized" . I've seen it quite a few times & thought..hmmm???

It's like "use" and "utilize". Either is correct.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimate. ac⋅cli⋅mate
  /ˈækləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪmɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit] Show IPA
Use acclimate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimatize. c⋅cli⋅ma⋅tize
  /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-klahy-muh-tahyz] Show IPA
Use acclimatize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to acclimate.

[Biciclista]

It's like "use" and "utilize". Either is correct.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimate. ac⋅cli⋅mate
  /ˈækləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪmɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit] Show IPA
Use acclimate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimatize. c⋅cli⋅ma⋅tize
  /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-klahy-muh-tahyz] Show IPA
Use acclimatize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to acclimate.

hhahahaha I was just going to look that up. Thanks for saving me the work.

[salsabike]

Any time, cookie.

[mtkitchn]

I just bought a boat in the PNW to get OUT of the horrid heat here in Phoenix on my days off!!! Actually, 90s won't feel too bad to me, but it's rather a bit warmer than I'd like to see temps up there!