Frustrated...

[Roadtrip]

I can spend today baking delicious things and tomorrow burning them off!

I like the sound of that!!!

[KnottedYet]

Isn't it funny the different worlds we ride in?

Here it rains all the time, so we all ride in the rain. Little kids, racers, grandparents... obliviously riding in the rain.

But it doesn't snow much here. If it snows, I don't ride. Yet there are folks on the board who ride in the snow without a second thought.

If it hit 100 here, there's no way I'd ride. Heck, if it got over 80 I'd wilt. I am a fragile flower, and would be hiding in the shade with a gin and tonic. But some of you are zipping around in temperatures like that. You think 80 is a nice day, I think it's a heat emergency.

Humans are so adaptable!

[Sky King]

Today's paper, we had the hottest September on record! Weird. I have different rides for different temperatures, if it is over 95 I ride close to the river as it is always a few degrees cooler

[Bike Writer]

Today's paper, we had the hottest September on record! Weird. I have different rides for different temperatures, if it is over 95 I ride close to the river as it is always a few degrees cooler

And in my neck of the woods we have had the coldest and wettest September that I recall in a long time.

[marni]

and right now we are having a delightful break from 5 months of temperatures in the mid 90 to three figures. Today's temp actually stayed below 90, all day! Low humidity for a change (although not unexpected since we are still nearly 8 months without significant rain). Knocked off 38 miles and had a delightful ride. It is supposed to remain cool all this week, cool being in the 80's although still no rain in the forecast. This has been a weird year weather wise, but today's ride could rate as perfect.

marni

[Catrin]

It is interesting how the human body can adapt - I would never deliberately ride in the rain, and here the Pacific NW members ride in it all the time. I understand that is the only way you can ride, so I would probably adjust if I were there

This week we are back in the 70's, and even 80 on Friday and Saturday when we are having an awesome event called the Brown County Breakdown - a few hundred of our closest mountain bike friends, special campground, bike demos, lots of beautiful single-track, bluegrass music and free beer in the evenings It is an all-weekend event, though the actual ride is on Sunday. Can't wait for those 80 degree temps, and not a rain drop in sight (yet).

[Crankin]

I would never deliberately ride in the rain, either. I had my fill of it on my tour in August and it was not pretty. I have increased my tolerance for heat and cold riding, though. When I first started riding, if it was over 80-85 and humid, I headed to the gym. I never rode below 50 or so, either.