EasyRider, Never taken a ride in 95 degree weather in humidity but I do think, and to reiterate Ash, make sure you bring water on those rides to stay hydrated and be prepared to have more breaks. Younger people can tolerate those extreme conditions but as you get older, you can less tolerate those conditions it may be that you should not ride because it is too extreme. Hot and humid weather conditions on top of your body producing more heat and perspiration to keep the body cool is not a good combination.
On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Ash [who works to bike] <ashw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This summer I did 3 longish rides so far on my Appaloosa- Mt Diablo, Mt. > Hamilton and yesterday from South Bay area over Santa Cruz mountains to > coast - 55 miles. As luck would have it, any day I had any spare time was > 90 degrees plus. It was quite uncomfortable and difficult, given my lack > of practice and endurance. However, I didn't face any trouble during the > ride or the day after. I do two things (1) bring extra water and a bottle > or two of sports drink (2) Take many breaks. > > Some portions of these rides (while climbing, where my speed is like 4 > miles per hour) I took off the helmet and wore a hiking hat, which helped > me stay cooler. My thoughts same as EasyRider: 100 deg might be my cutoff > point. > > > > On Monday, 17 July 2017 06:50:32 UTC-7, Tim wrote: >> >> The 5 day forecast here in KC is for mid to upper 90s (94 being the >> "coolest" high temp, 98 being the hottest) with lows of mid to upper 70s, >> sunny, 50-60% humidity and zero chance of rain. Light winds for this area, >> always out of the SW. Kansas City Ultra Cycling has moved the start time >> for Friday's Belgium Day 100K ride from 9:00 am to 6:30 am to beat some of >> the heat. >> >> Personally, there are zero days per year that I consider too hot to ride. >> I sweat like crazy and I seem to hold up to the heat very well, although my >> fitness is not where I'd like and I need to lose weight, so I may not ride >> the Belgian ride, but I'll be on my bike every day, with rides between 15 >> and at least 50 miles. I am, admittedly short on common sense, though. >> >> Anyway, I know it's hot everywhere so how about you guys? I know Riv's >> don't melt because HQ is over 100 degrees quite often. Stay hydrated out >> there! I'm going shopping online for an asbestos chamois! >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
