Good you found the glasses Pooks -- sorry they got hurt! I need mine for everything -- was sure glad to have them when a bug and I collided the other day! Maybe you want to wear them for all riding?

This thread has intrigued me -- all the "heat intolerant" riders -- I HATE heat with a passion, nothing worse than sweating....

I've found that I ride better in heat! We have nice dry heat here, sweat catches up with us when we stop riding. My body parts seem to thrive in the warmth -- all muscles and joints seem much happier to be working in the warmth than when it's cool out!

That said -- I'm a bit bummed: had a "rest" this past week, letting aching muscles recover, and now I'm out on the road without my bike, missing the riding a lot. Why couldn't the old body have waited a few more days to need the rest? BUT, DH rested too, and he had a great LONG ride today (said he had a bit of a headache tonight, I said, more gatorade, dear, and eat that lovely dark chocolate in the fridge -- why chocolate, he asked. Magnesium, I told him. YES, he went right to the fridge! Usually, he rolls his eyes at my "doctor mom" suggestions!) I sure hope I don't lose too much ground with this forced break! I'm giving serious thought to a 50 mile ride in August!

Karen in Boise