Warm weather has finally arrived in Central Indiana - 50s last week, 88 today and tomorrow As someone who has avoided the sun/heat for years this is going to take some adjusting to, I also have asthma.

I am thinking that it would be better for now to ride in the evening so that I start when it is close to the high temp for the day but then it cools - rather than starting in early afternoon and have the temps climb as I overheat. I do have good sunscreen.

My Trek has only one water cage so am using my Camelbak as well - which doesn't hold 50 ounces as I though! I swear the packaging said 50 ounces, but I can only put in about 1 and a half bottles, so it holds about 25 ounces. That just isn't enough for this kind of weather The local Performance is having a huge tent sale this weekend so am going to see if they have them on sale.

So I am planning on hydrating as much as possible prior, during, and after riding. I tend to not drink enough anyway - barely drank 25 ounces yesterday during a hard 3 hour hike - and only drank half a bottle during a 1.5 hour bike. That was with the Camelbak - which was much better than my usual water intake.

Is there anything else that I should keep in mind? Will be careful what I eat before a ride as I suspect the heat will make my stomach more touchy. Time will tell.