The weekend of the Triple Bypass was cold and rainy but when you are from areas like Ohio and Ky rain in July doesn't equal hypothermia. You get a little chilly but many times rain feels refreshing. We talked to 5 riders who started the Triple Bypass but quit because they were so cold. We heard that only 190 riders finished out of 3,000. It sounded like many of them weren't prepared either.

The weekend I rode in Leadville was in June. It was 90ish here in Denver but in the 50's and 60's in Summit County.

Estes Park isn't as high as Leadville but HappyAnnika is right layering is the key. And as they said on the news last night, lightening is the no.1 weather related killer in Colorado. Last month a motorcyclist was struck by lightening and killed here in Denver and the other day a group of hikers were hit. I heard that if you hear thunder you can be struck by lightening.

Just be prepared!