When I was commuting home from 4th & G NW in this kind of weather, I'd
use up a water bottle full periodically wetting myself down with water
on the 8 miles home. "Pavement simmering" indeed. Running the
gauntlet of buses idling on Madison Dr was really special.
On 07/18/2017 11:32 AM, EasyRider wrote:
Yes! With a heat index of 100 downtown, and the pavement simmering,
ugh. But if I can play hooky and ride out to Great Falls under the
tree canopy instead, well that's a nice ride.
On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 1:58:26 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 07/17/2017 12:23 PM, EasyRider wrote:
Here in D.C., we're into our second week of mid-90s with high
humidity, so the heat index has climbed to 100 a few times ... it
was 106 last Thursday. 100 is about where I draw the line.
Combined with air pollution, a 15 mile round trip commute
downtown in those conditions becomes rather unpleasant, and
probably unhealthy.
A lot depends on where you ride, and specifically on how much
shade there is. I led a ride on that same Thursday in the
Brandywine MD area, and I found it actually pretty comfortable and
pleasant most of the time, except for the two flat tires I had.
Here's the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22794252
<https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22794252> There was also an A/B
leader; here are links to our ride reports:
http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/reports/4975217
<http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/reports/4975217> for the A/B
leader's, and http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/reports/4975268
<http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/reports/4975268> for mine. Of
course, even though it's not all that distant from downtown DC,
there's a world of difference between the center of downtown DC
and the heart of PG County's Rural Tier!
FWIW, I haven't found one single day this summer to be
insufferable or too hot to ride. But I'm mostly leading and I
mostly get to pick and plan the routes.
On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 9:50:32 AM UTC-4, 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!
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