Audax alpine temperature

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo

err, what brand and model speedo do you have to collect that data?

TIA.

Terry Collins said:

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo

err, what brand and model speedo do you have to collect that data?

He may have a high end Polar HRM.

Mine saw 50 in the direct sun in Bright in the afternoon, and 42-43 on
the climb up Buffalo for most of it.

Bleve said:

Terry Collins said:

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo

err, what brand and model speedo do you have to collect that data?

He may have a high end Polar HRM.

then again, maybe it's something else? My polar records the max temp,
but I haven't seen that it keeps a temperature graph (S720).

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo
for the 140km ride. It shows that for several kilometres on Mt Buffalo the
temperature was 46C, and was over 40C for most of the climb.
http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/Bright140km.JPG

No wonder I felt like [censored] at the finish...

That's an interesting graph... Is the x-axis distance or time?

Because if its time, it seems you were descending hills at the same pace
as you went up them!

Jules

Bleve said:

Bleve said:

Terry Collins said:

Nick Payne wrote:

>Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo

err, what brand and model speedo do you have to collect that data?

He may have a high end Polar HRM.

then again, maybe it's something else? My polar records the max temp,
but I haven't seen that it keeps a temperature graph (S720).

My Polar s720i records the temperature at every lap time, and graphs it
with amongst all the other info.

jh

jh said:

My Polar s720i records the temperature at every lap time, and graphs it
with amongst all the other info.

Time for me to re-read the instructions 🙂

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jh said:

My Polar s720i records the temperature at every lap time, and graphs it
with amongst all the other info.

Time for me to re-read the instructions 🙂

Same with my Polar, each time you hit the red lap button it writes the temp
record which you can display when you format the curve.

Kev

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jh said:

My Polar s720i records the temperature at every lap time, and graphs it
with amongst all the other info.

Time for me to re-read the instructions 🙂

Same with my Polar, each time you hit the red lap button it writes the temp
record which you can display when you format the curve.

And that curve has of the order of 1000 points on it? Wouldn't you
get sick of pressing the Big Red Switch 1000 times?

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Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo
for the 140km ride. It shows that for several kilometres on Mt Buffalo the
temperature was 46C, and was over 40C for most of the climb.
users.on.netBright140km.JPGOpen ↗

No wonder I felt like [censored] at the finish...

Not that I want to be a doubting Thomas, but is an instrument mounted on a bike a reliable measure of temperature? If I leave my phone (which has a thermometer) in the sun on a 25 degree day, it will often show temperatures getting close to 40.
I know that Mt Buffalo is not as high as Falls Creek, so should be a little warmer, but Falls Creek only got to 25 degrees that day. Refer bom.gov.auIDCJDW3027.200601.shtmlOpen ↗
I doubt that Buffalo would be 21 degrees warmer than Falls Creek. Mind you, I wasn't there.

peterlip said:

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike
speedo
for the 140km ride. It shows that for several kilometres on Mt Buffalo
the
temperature was 46C, and was over 40C for most of the climb.
http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/Bright140km.JPG

No wonder I felt like [censored] at the finish...Not that I want to be a doubting Thomas, but is an instrument mounted on

a bike a reliable measure of temperature?

No, it isn't if it's left in the sun. Mine read 50 in the sun at
Bright, but once I hit the shade on the low slopes of Buffalo it was
around 42-43, and it dropped to around 32 at the chalet.

The speedo is operating under the same conditions that I am. Why would I
want to know the shade temperature when I'm riding up a road that's cut into
the north face of the mountain and copping not only the direct radiation
from the sun but the heat coming off the rockface at the side as well.

If you can figure some way of doing the whole ride in the shade let me
know...

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Not that I want to be a doubting Thomas, but is an instrument mounted on

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a bike a reliable measure of temperature?

It's a Ciclosport HAC4 Plus. HRM plus normal bike speedo functions plus
temperature and altitude. FWIW it also gives power output based on weight
(which you enter) and rate of elevation gain.

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err, what brand and model speedo do you have to collect that data?

Nick Payne said:

The speedo is operating under the same conditions that I am. Why would I
want to know the shade temperature when I'm riding up a road that's cut into
the north face of the mountain and copping not only the direct radiation
from the sun but the heat coming off the rockface at the side as well.

If you can figure some way of doing the whole ride in the shade let me
know...

I saw riders chasing shadows from clouds (ok, the one cloud ... ) 🙂

Nick Payne said:

It's a Ciclosport HAC4 Plus. HRM plus normal bike speedo functions plus
temperature and altitude. FWIW it also gives power output based on weight
(which you enter) and rate of elevation gain.

Thanks.

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike speedo
for the 140km ride. It shows that for several kilometres on Mt Buffalo the
temperature was 46C, and was over 40C for most of the climb.
http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/Bright140km.JPG

No wonder I felt like [censored] at the finish...

mine saw 43 at the base of Buffalo, having risen from 31 in the time it took to ride from Bright. I turned around there as it wouldn't have been fun to continue, but I spoke to a local later on that week who said that a friend of his recorded 49 coming up Tawonga Gap!

quote='Bleve'peterlip said:

Nick Payne said:

Just got home from Bright and downloaded the readings from my bike
speedo
for the 140km ride. It shows that for several kilometres on Mt Buffalo
the
temperature was 46C, and was over 40C for most of the climb.
http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/Bright140km.JPG

No wonder I felt like [censored] at the finish...Not that I want to be a doubting Thomas, but is an instrument mounted on

a bike a reliable measure of temperature?

No, it isn't if it's left in the sun. Mine read 50 in the sun at
Bright, but once I hit the shade on the low slopes of Buffalo it was
around 42-43, and it dropped to around 32 at the chalet.[/QUOTE]

I have a Specialized bike computer with temperature on it. It certainly reads higher when left in direct sunlight for hours but I also gethotter when I'm riding in direct sunlight too. It's probably an accurate indication of the temperature I'm being exposed to on the road.

incidentally I didn't have a thermometer to stick in my water bottle but I was also pouring hot water over my head in a futlie effort to cool myself! I was so hot that I didn't notice how hot the water was until after I returned and had a cold shower. It was the hottest I have ever been cycling, apart from Tawonga Gap ascent at 11:30 on last year's AAC!

ProfTournesol said:

I have a Specialized bike computer with temperature on it. It certainly reads higher when left in direct sunlight for hours but I also gethotter when I'm riding in direct sunlight too. It's probably an accurate indication of the temperature I'm being exposed to on the road.

incidentally I didn't have a thermometer to stick in my water bottle but I was also pouring hot water over my head in a futlie effort to cool myself! I was so hot that I didn't notice how hot the water was until after I returned and had a cold shower. It was the hottest I have ever been cycling, apart from Tawonga Gap ascent at 11:30 on last year's AAC!

I turned around at about the same point as you, a few k's up Buffalo. I only realised quite how hot I was:
a) when I stopped to turn around I spent about 5 minutes literally panting like a dog before I felt ready to get back on the bike and head back down the hill
b) when I got back to my accommodation I was very happy and comfortable sitting on the (shaded) verandah for half an hour while various non-riding family members went back inside after 5-10 minutes saying they couldn't stand the heat any longer

ProfTournesol said:

I have a Specialized bike computer with temperature on it. It certainly
reads higher when left in direct sunlight for hours but I also gethotter
when I'm riding in direct sunlight too. It's probably an accurate
indication of the temperature I'm being exposed to on the road.

incidentally I didn't have a thermometer to stick in my water bottle
but I was also pouring hot water over my head in a futlie effort to
cool myself!

It's actually not futile. The cooling effect of the water is not
significantly from the initial cold splash, but rather from the
evaporation of the water (the effect is orders of magnitude more).
Just like you, I was pouring hot water on myself at every opportunity,
and it does cool you down, you just don't feel it straight away.

quote='Bleve'ProfTournesol said:

I have a Specialized bike computer with temperature on it. It certainly
reads higher when left in direct sunlight for hours but I also gethotter
when I'm riding in direct sunlight too. It's probably an accurate
indication of the temperature I'm being exposed to on the road.

incidentally I didn't have a thermometer to stick in my water bottle
but I was also pouring hot water over my head in a futlie effort to
cool myself!

It's actually not futile. The cooling effect of the water is not
significantly from the initial cold splash, but rather from the
evaporation of the water (the effect is orders of magnitude more).
Just like you, I was pouring hot water on myself at every opportunity,
and it does cool you down, you just don't feel it straight away.[/QUOTE]
The water stop 2/3 up Buffalo saved my [censored]. I remember after leaving it my speed lifted and I went past some guy that was grinding away. I heard him think out aloud saying "How's he doing that?!" It was the rejuvenation I got from dumping water on myself.