: 86 here in Tennessee with the midday sun and humidity in the 80s as well, : is very very hot. When your sweat sticks to you like jello--it's hot! : : I rode a few days ago in 95 degree heat with 25% humidity--that, however, : was perfectly bearable. The faster you went, the cooler you got. Nice.
Right now, it's 95 here and the humidity is 32%.
Pat in TX : :
Yesterday the temp here was 30 which is 86f. It wasn't as bad as saturday when the humidity was brutal. Yesterday it was also cloudy and so the sun wasn't a factor, but got more humid as the day went on. ANd little wind. It was actually a great day, but you felt the heat when you stopped. I did 106 k.
: 86 here in Tennessee with the midday sun and humidity in the 80s as well, : is very very hot. When your sweat sticks to you like jello--it's hot! : : I rode a few days ago in 95 degree heat with 25% humidity--that, however, : was perfectly bearable. The faster you went, the cooler you got. Nice.
Right now, it's 95 here and the humidity is 32%.
Pat in TX : :
Yesterday the temp here was 30 which is 86f. It wasn't as bad as saturday when the humidity was brutal. Yesterday it was also cloudy and so the sun wasn't a factor, but got more humid as the day went on. ANd little wind. It was actually a great day, but you felt the heat when you stopped. I did 106 k.
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I started riding again last fall and had been riding about every day till I broke my arm and collarbone which knocked me off schedule for a few weeks. When that happened, the temps were in the 70s and 80s most days. Now it is quite a lot hotter. How do you all deal with the heat?
I've been wearing light colored clothing, drinking lots of water, etc. I also tried wearing sandals instead of running shoes and that seemed to help as well. Usually I ride before the sun gets all the way up and the heat has not been a problem, but on the weekends I ride longer distances and can't really avoid it.
You need isotonic and not just plain water. When you sweat you lose elctrolytes (salts) and you need to replace these. Isontonic drinks will give you the elctrolytes easily absobed into you system and will give you some sugars for energy too. Drink *before* you are thirsty and keep drinking.
The only electrolyte you really need worry about is plain salt. That doesn't usually present a problem for several hours (6-8) of heavy sweating, unless you're drinking too much water (don't "drink before you're thirsty"😉. Eat some salty snacks and you're good to go.
Okay, I'm confused. you actually think 86 F is hot?
Pat in TX
You must be related to my wife. She describes anything below about 67 as "freezing".
I rode yesterday with a heat index (temp + humidity) of 99. Gotta be freakin' hot in anyone's book this side of Mercury. I'll say this: I tolerate it a LOT better on a moving bike than I do walking under the same conditions.
95 here today in Rochester Ny. Zefal Isotherm (possibly the best insulated bottles?) for keeping drinks cold. Anyone know of better bottles let me know, but these things are great. Best wicking is SKIN (no shirt). Especially if you are a female!
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I started riding again last fall and had been riding about every day till I broke my arm and collarbone which knocked me off schedule for a few weeks. When that happened, the temps were in the 70s and 80s most days. Now it is quite a lot hotter. How do you all deal with the heat?
I've been wearing light colored clothing, drinking lots of water, etc. I also tried wearing sandals instead of running shoes and that seemed to help as well. Usually I ride before the sun gets all the way up and the heat has not been a problem, but on the weekends I ride longer distances and can't really avoid it.
P.S. I put an extra bottle rack on my old steel frame Fuji using zip ties and it is working out great so far.
I started riding again last fall and had been riding about every day till I broke my arm and collarbone which knocked me off schedule for a few weeks. When that happened, the temps were in the 70s and 80s most days. Now it is quite a lot hotter. How do you all deal with the heat?
I've been wearing light colored clothing, drinking lots of water, etc. I also tried wearing sandals instead of running shoes and that seemed to help as well. Usually I ride before the sun gets all the way up and the heat has not been a problem, but on the weekends I ride longer distances and can't really avoid it.
When it gets really hot or really cold, I bike in the woods. Tree cover can make a huge difference, there's nothing worse than being broiled from both the sky and pavement. We're fortunate around here (MA) to have a lot of back roads that have continuous tree canopies, that makes days of high heat and humidity tolerable, but it's always shady in the woods.
lowkey wrote: :: Ever consider night riding? Not for the heat but I've been tending :: to late night or early morning [dawn/pre-dawn] rides to counter air :: quality issues. :: :: There is a certain tranquility and seclusion that is appealing to :: riding at those times.
I've been leaning toward this for summer riding. I have light for my handle bars, now if I could find a decent light to mount on my helmet and light up my bike. I don't like not being able to see anything on my bike, ie, which gear i'm in and my bike computer or HR monitor.
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lowkey wrote: :: Ever consider night riding? Not for the heat but I've been tending :: to late night or early morning [dawn/pre-dawn] rides to counter air :: quality issues. :: :: There is a certain tranquility and seclusion that is appealing to :: riding at those times.
I've been leaning toward this for summer riding. I have light for my handle bars, now if I could find a decent light to mount on my helmet and light up my bike. I don't like not being able to see anything on my bike, ie, which gear i'm in and my bike computer or HR monitor.
Much of my night rides are around town under the glow of the city's lighting. Sometimes I head out of town and am treated with a view of stars. Not as dazzling as I remember from my rural youth - light pollution is far too extensive to completely get away from. Still it is nice for a while to enjoy the solitude.
-- 'Rockin' and rollin' in overdrive My heart's beating like a jackhammer, It's the midnight ride for the gear jammer' -george thorogood
Much of my night rides are around town under the glow of the city's lighting. Sometimes I head out of town and am treated with a view of stars. Not as dazzling as I remember from my rural youth - light pollution is far too extensive to completely get away from. Still it is nice for a while to enjoy the solitude.
Ironic, isn't it? On the one hand you enjoy riding under the glow of street lights, on the other they're a primary source of the light pollution which prevents you from enjoying the stars...
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lowkey said:
Much of my night rides are around town under the glow of the city's lighting. Sometimes I head out of town and am treated with a view of stars. Not as dazzling as I remember from my rural youth - light pollution is far too extensive to completely get away from. Still it is nice for a while to enjoy the solitude.
Ironic, isn't it? On the one hand you enjoy riding under the glow of street lights, on the other they're a primary source of the light pollution which prevents you from enjoying the stars...
What I meant about the streetlight thing is that passing under them one can see the 'puter, HRM or whatever else you might have on your bike.
Given the choice I'd be perfectly happy if they turned off the streetlights and depend on my bike's lighting. Though one negative of country road riding at night is those #$%$$ autos with super bright headlighhts that blind you.
-- 'Well it's all right, everything'll work out fine Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line' -travelling willburys
What I meant about the streetlight thing is that passing under them one can see the 'puter, HRM or whatever else you might have on your bike.
Given the choice I'd be perfectly happy if they turned off the streetlights and depend on my bike's lighting. Though one negative of country road riding at night is those #$%$$ autos with super bright headlighhts that blind you.
Yeah, I'm certainly no expert on the subject (light pollution), but from what I've heard even when you go WAY out in most developed countries (like a remote desert location in the US) the stars still aren't the same as they would have appeared maybe 75 years ago, or what you might experience say out in the middle of the Australian outback, or at sea. Apparently in such remaining areas it's pretty breathtaking.
My wife and I were at Bryce Canyon last summer during a new moon. Bryce is supposed to be the darkest spot in the lower 48, but light pollution from sprawling St. George (UT) is already ruining nighttime visibility. Still, we got to see some amazing sights through their 8" telescopes.
According to the ranger at Bryce, the solution to light pollution is surprisingly cost-effective: there are street lamps designed to reduce light pollution and they actually reduce electricity costs as well. Evidently the astronomy community is making a tiny bit of progress getting these installed in some communities as a cost-saving measure, so perhaps one day we'll see dark skies again.
Evidently the astronomy community is making a tiny bit of progress getting these installed in some communities as a cost-saving measure, so perhaps one day we'll see dark skies again.
-JR
That's another aspect of it. I have to laugh every time I drive past Griffith Observatory in LA. Built in 1935, in terms of serious astronomy it must have been pretty worthless almost immediately.
If you google the International Dark Sky Association, it will give you all the information on the types of lighting that preserve the skies yet provide safe lighting while also saving energy. We waste an amazing amount of energy radiating light UPWARDS! Even here in Southern Arizona (with lighting ordinanaces to protect our large Astronomical community) we are seeing more and more loss of dark skies. It could so easily be averted!
Teresa in AZ (biker and runner and in the field of astronomy)
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My wife and I were at Bryce Canyon last summer during a new moon. Bryce is supposed to be the darkest spot in the lower 48, but light pollution from sprawling St. George (UT) is already ruining nighttime visibility. Still, we got to see some amazing sights through their 8" telescopes.
According to the ranger at Bryce, the solution to light pollution is surprisingly cost-effective: there are street lamps designed to reduce light pollution and they actually reduce electricity costs as well. Evidently the astronomy community is making a tiny bit of progress getting these installed in some communities as a cost-saving measure, so perhaps one day we'll see dark skies again.
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Okay, I'm confused. you actually think 86 F is hot?
Well... it'll be 96 tomorrow... and we do get 100+ from time to time. I guess my point is, what some consider hot, others don't.
It's not unusual for it to be near 80 in the a.m. and mid 90s by the afternoon this time of the year in North Texas so the time of day makes a lot of difference.
There's a lot of days here (near Phoenix, Arizona) where it doesn't get DOWN to 86 F. My afternoon ride today was "only" about 105 or so - 110 F isn't all that unusual.
My approach - start slow, build up some sweat before pushing hard, time your rides to take advantage of as much shade as possible (like by riding south in the afternoon), and wear sleeveless jerseys (I know some folks prefer long-sleeve sunblock jerseys, but I find the extra cooling of the sleeveless jerseys to be significant).
It's not unusual for it to be near 80 in the a.m. and mid 90s by the afternoon this time of the year in North Texas so the time of day makes a lot of difference.
Yesterday my son-in-law started working in Texas. He commutes all over the country for Accenture. He leaves for Texas on Monday and flies back on Thursday. Some commute huh? Anyway, he called me and said that the weather was so freaking hot, he wanted to be back in Jersey. During the winter he was in Minneapolis.....and now that it is summer he is commuting to Texas. He did have some time in Chicago. That was relatively fine weather wise.
If you live in one area for a long period of time, I imagine you acclaimate youself to the heat, cold or whatever. But when you travel all over the country, it is hard to adjust. We all adapt to our environments. Unless you live in Jersey where one day it is 99 degrees, the next day it is pouring, the following day it drops to 65 and then you get a hail storm. Things are never dull around here. Your chosen outdoor sport is never a year round thing. You have to have multi sports to stay in shape. Amd you have to have a backup indoor exercise plan.
: : Yesterday my son-in-law started working in Texas. He commutes all over : the country for Accenture. He leaves for Texas on Monday and flies : back on Thursday. Some commute huh? Anyway, he called me and said : that the weather was so freaking hot, he wanted to be back in Jersey. : During the winter he was in Minneapolis.....and now that it is summer : he is commuting to Texas. He did have some time in Chicago. That was : relatively fine weather wise. : Maggie. : Hey! it's been warm, but it's only gotten to 95--okay, one day a month ago it was 99. But,this isn't "freaking hot". That comes in July and August.
