Can anyone top this!!!????

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I just
jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to stay half
way comfortable in this heat.

Maybe, On September 5, 2000, I commuted home from work the air temperature was 120. The temperature
on my Vetta bike computer read 128 at an intersection amid the cars and concrete. I can not vouch
for the veracity of the bike computer/thermometer. It was in the sun. The 120 was reported by a
local radio station. The official temperature at the airport was 107.1. Previously on August 31,
2000 I commuted home and the reported temperature was 118.

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Marci,

I certainly can not top that, but it has been a hot summer all over the west.

I lived in Barstow for a couple years. I was a runner then. We had a noon running group. In the
summer, we would watch one another carefully. If someone seemed to be losing it, someone else would
call for a walk break. We always agreed no questions asked.

Those are tough conditions.

Gary McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I just
jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to stay half
way comfortable in this heat. Marci

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I just
jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to stay half
way comfortable in this heat. Marci

I presume the Australian folks will come back with something like "113 degrees? That's only 45
degrees Celsius!!"

FWIW: It's hovering around 99 degrees Fahrenheit (in the shade) here in Portland, OR. I managed
to get out and push the lawnmower around the grass in front of the house before retreating into
the house.

Jeff

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Originally posted by Marci Taylor
My riding partner and I just jump
into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to stay half way
comfortable in this heat. Marci

Ah. Brings back such pleasant memories. I was playing a show in Kerrville TX, mid summer. The Guadalupe River ran behind the theatre and every night before the show I would just jump in and swim. I was dry before the downbeat. It was in the 100's-110's, but quite dry, so wasn't terribly uncomfortable. *sigh* What a great time that was....

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I
just jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to
stay half way comfortable in this heat.

Maybe, On September 5, 2000, I commuted home from work the air temperature

was 120. The

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temperature on my Vetta bike computer read 128 at an intersection amid the

cars and concrete. I

Quoted message said:

can not vouch for the veracity of the bike computer/thermometer. It was in

the sun. The 120 was

Quoted message said:

reported by a local radio station. The official temperature at the

airport was 107.1.

Quoted message said:

Previously on August 31, 2000 I commuted home and the reported temperature

was 118.

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- Bellaire, TX USA -

As a Dallas resident I can vouch for the accuracy of this 🙂

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FWIW: It's hovering around 99 degrees Fahrenheit (in the shade) here in Portland, OR. I managed
to get out and push the lawnmower around the grass in front of the house before retreating into
the house.

Wimp! I just rode home from work and added an extra 20 miles in that kind of temperature. The
reported heat index (factors in the effects of humidity) is 108.

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Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.orgOpen ↗
- Bellaire, TX USA -

Look at it this way, still beats shoveling snow.

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I just
jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to stay half
way comfortable in this heat. Marci

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Look at it this way, still beats shoveling snow.

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I
just jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to
stay half way comfortable in this heat. Marci

Thats why I left Indiana, it may get hot in TX but you can ride almost year round

Marci,

you said:

I am wondering if there is anyone in this group that rides and lives

in a >hotter place.

As you can see, "First liar doesn't stand a chance."

Here in South Texas where, on my regular Sunday ride, the nearest water stop is 42 miles in any
direction, the return ride home is usually in the afternoon. The pavement temps at that time are
between 140 to 160 F and the air temp is from 102 to 119 F. Not too bad unless you have a tail wind,
then it can get uncomfortable.

Jerry

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Look at it this way, still beats shoveling snow.

That is really a very good point. I was talking to a friend of mine who lives in Michigan and she
told me to be thankful. Afterall, it might be hot about 2 months out of the year here but the good
side to this is that we can ride all year round. Our winters never see much under 50s and 60s and a
lot of 70s. It definiely does beat shoveling snow!!! And, we also have great bike paths, and a
wonderful river trail which is now a 12 mile loop and the city plans to hook it up to another
existing trail which will make the total over 30 miles. Marci

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I live in Redding , CA and it's 113 degrees today and that is the official high. When I got into
my car to go run some errands, the thermometer in my car said 127 degrees!!!!! I am wondering if
there is anyone in this group that rides and lives in a hotter place. My riding partner and I
just jump into the river and then get out, get on the bike and ride. That is the only way to
stay half way comfortable in this heat. Marci

(Jerry Rhodes) said:

Marci,

you wrote:

As you can see, "First liar doesn't stand a chance."

Here in South Texas where, on my regular Sunday ride, the nearest water stop is 42 miles in any
direction, the return ride home is usually in the afternoon. The pavement temps at that time are
between 140 to 160 F and the air temp is from 102 to 119 F. Not too bad unless you have a tail
wind, then it can get uncomfortable.

Well, if you have a tail wind, just set a spinnaker, and then you don't have to pedal.

--
Nobody but a fool goes into a federal counterrorism operation without duct tape - Richard Preston,
THE COBRA EVENT.

Jerry Rhodes said:

Marci,

you said:

I am wondering if there is anyone in this group that rides and lives

in a >hotter place.

As you can see, "First liar doesn't stand a chance."

Here in South Texas where, on my regular Sunday ride, the nearest water stop is 42 miles in any
direction, the return ride home is usually in the afternoon. The pavement temps at that time are
between 140 to 160 F and the air temp is from 102 to 119 F. Not too bad unless you have a tail
wind, then it can get uncomfortable.

Where in "South" Texas Do you ride?

Cletus Lee Bellaire, TX USA

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Wimp! I just rode home from work and added an extra 20 miles in that kind of temperature. The
reported heat index (factors in the effects of humidity) is 108.

It was 113 here yesterday, not adjusted for humidity. And it was sprinkling. High humidity. So hot
I couldn't seem to get a breath. Hot hot hot. Good thing I had my bike torn down for upgrading and
I don't hafta make excuses for not riding :-) but c'mon, people! This is crazy! Riding is 'sposed
to be fun! Watching each other so you don't die unnoticed.. that's not fun. But I too ride in this
weather. It was about this hot the other day, I hadda go 'bout 12 miles really fast (for me) to
get to the shop before it closed. I saw it up ahead, and I was pushing hard, too hot.. I thought I
was about to faint and fall offa the bike. I stood infront of a fan pushing the same hot air
around, once I got into the shady but open garage. It felt soooo cool but was still way up in the
triple digits.

Cletus said:

Where in "South" Texas Do you ride?

I ride in the greater Eagle Pass area.

Del Rio and back 112 miles.

Uvalde and back 118 miles. (one long bridge with a 9 pucker factor)

La Pryor and back 84 miles.

Carrizo Springs or Crystal City and back 96 miles.

Dilley and back 198 miles

La Pryor-Carrizo Springs-Eagle Pass loop yields 125 miles.

Del Rio-Uvalde-Eagle Pass loop yields 184 miles.

Nice country to admire the blackbrush, mesquite, pear cactus and the buzzards for hours on end.

Good shoulders all the way with one small 10 mile stretch that has been grooved in preparation for
re-paving between Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs.

If anybody on this list would like to take a spin some Sunday. let me know. We will plan a brevet
of any length and any terrain. May to Oct it will be hot, Oct to May it will vary from cool to
COLD to cool.

Rain in the spring is usually accompanied by hail. Rain year around is always accompanied by
lightning. Fortunately it hardly ever rains around here. Average rainfall is about 14 inches and it
usually all falls on a thursday.

Jerry

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Cletus said:

Where in "South" Texas Do you ride?

I ride in the greater Eagle Pass area.

Del Rio and back 112 miles.

Uvalde and back 118 miles. (one long bridge with a 9 pucker factor)

La Pryor and back 84 miles.

Carrizo Springs or Crystal City and back 96 miles.

Dilley and back 198 miles

La Pryor-Carrizo Springs-Eagle Pass loop yields 125 miles.

Del Rio-Uvalde-Eagle Pass loop yields 184 miles.

Nice country to admire the blackbrush, mesquite, pear cactus and the buzzards for hours on end.

Good shoulders all the way with one small 10 mile stretch that has been grooved in preparation for
re-paving between Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs.

If anybody on this list would like to take a spin some Sunday. let me know. We will plan a brevet
of any length and any terrain. May to Oct it will be hot, Oct to May it will vary from cool to
COLD to cool.

Rain in the spring is usually accompanied by hail. Rain year around is always accompanied by
lightning. Fortunately it hardly ever rains around here. Average rainfall is about 14 inches and
it usually all falls on a thursday.

Jerry

Good god man and I thought it was a tough hot ride up in Dallas 🙂

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Cletus said:

Where in "South" Texas Do you ride?

I ride in the greater Eagle Pass area.

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If anybody on this list would like to take a spin some Sunday. let me know. We will plan a brevet
of any length and any terrain. May to Oct it will be hot, Oct to May it will vary from cool to
COLD to cool.

You might want to give some thought to the Goliad Missions Tour Oct 18.
tisd.netbikerules.htmlOpen ↗

Usually a fair numbers of bents show up from Refugio and other places. I am going to try to make the
ride again this year.

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- Bellaire, TX USA -