rosefarts

One of my best finishes when I raced was on a 100+ degree day. I remember dry heaving after the end and being unable to keep food down for the rest of the day.

I suffer well. Far from actually fast, I just kinda stay the same regardless of the day.

Living in Colorado, the obvious answer is to get to high elevation. For my local rides with the kid trailer, they're on hold, I simply can't leave early enough. I don't want to cook my passenger.

Metieval

the hotter it gets makes sitting in 220 A/C better than ever.

btw, that is 2 wheels going 20 mph A/C

Metieval

less sugar will go farther than anything to beat the heat. getting your 99¢ of soda pop, is uh OUCH!!!!

tim24k

The hottest commute ride for me was 103. I just took it slow and drank two bottles of water on the way home.

CyclingFever

Survived the weekend! Biked, hiked, and ran. Just pushed as much as the climate allowed.

Miele Man

I ride year round - heat, rain or snow. In the heat and humidity I take LOTS of water and Powerade or add Half 'N' Half to a couple of my water bottles. When It's really hot and humid I take 4 bottles of 710 ml capacity. That's not quite 3 8 ounces cups each which would be 750 ml if it was a full 8 ounces per bottle. I just take it a bit easier on the hills and keep my exertion level lower than it'd be on a regular ride on a day with lower heat and humidity. The thing to remember is that you have to drink BEFORE you feel thirsty. Once you're thirsty it takes quite a bit of time to get the fluids you drink to go to where they're needed. Also, you NEED POTASSIUM in order to utilize the sodium and therefore just adding sodium to water won't do a whole lot of good.

Cheers

riverdrifter

Apparently, at 106 F my tubes explode. So that's what I'm going with. Yep, 106 F is too hot to ride.

rumrunn6

there must be a time/temperature & time of day, equation. my apologies if someone already brought that up. after riding:
- 3.5 hrs in 88 degrees w/ advertised "feels like" temps approx. 100 approx 11am-2:30pm, last Labor Day
- 2 hrs in 89-90 degrees approx 3-5pm, last Friday
I would reflect on these rides, as being my limits

also, after a long hot ride one day, I suggest, at least for myself, not to repeat that the next day. it seems I need time to recover, not from just the miles, but from the heat

kvanegas

Anyway avoid UV between 11 am and 4 pm

Steeljag

Central Florida here, and I try to out and pedaling by 7am ! It’s already 80 degrees, glasses fog as soon as I leave the AC, and the humidity is thick enough the bike stands up by itself !

When done, everything on me is dripping wet.....sprayed off with the hose....dropped into the washer.....and I head straight for the pool !

Its Florida and what is to be expected !

dedhed

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freeranger

I'm a senior, but fairly fit, and the heat doesn't decide IF I ride, so much as where I might ride, and what time of day. If the heat index is way up there, I'll ride earlier in the morning, and perhaps on a more shady section of a local MUP. I made the mistake one year of riding on a very hot and humid day in an area which did not have shade, with a group obviously more fit and ready for heat than I. That was a learning experience. I'm not so dedicated as I feel the need to get a ride in, it's more of a fun thing for me, and if it's not fun, I can wait for a better day to ride. Those that are more heat tolerant and determined to get a ride in, my helmet is off to ya.

BadGrandma

Bruce just got back from the RAIN Ride. The road temp was 110. He laid on the rug as soon as he got in the front door and didn't move for an hour. Me, I'm kind of glad I followed the HIIT program and didn't have enough actual miles to partcipate.

commo_soulja

The temperatures last week and through the weekend were well above 100* with the heat index. I took the week off and drove to work in an air conditioned car listening to the radio. Those temperatures make cycling 17 miles to/from work dangerous at best.

dedhed

Unfortunately commuting doesn't let one choose where or when you can ride.
The morning commute is usually fine but the 4pm - 5:30 ride home can be brutal. I do notice that when I hit the tree lined riverside stretch on the MUP after the city streets the temperature drops about 10 degrees.

nomadmax 

I think this fixed your link.

masonv45

Riding here in Memphis - Hot and Humid - I found riding with a long sleeve white UA HeatGear shirt actually keeps me cooler than a standard jersey alone. The white reflects the sun's rays and keeps my skin cooler. The HeatGear shirt slowly wicks the moisture away from my skin so it doesn't evaporate too quickly - losing the cooling affect of evaporation. This was something I learned from motorcycling in Memphis heat. Best description of summer motorcycling in Memphis is "riding into a giant blow dryer".

phillman5

After 44 years I am still working on it, problem is as I age the needs change. I look forward to 2025 now.

phillman5

Not to try to highjack this thread, but many here have referred to their cycle computer for the temp reading. I found mine to be completely inaccurate, reads high when sunlight hits it for a while.

dkatz1

I'm surprised at how little it bothers me....I tend to do less ambitious rides, but I still go....there was an adviosry here this weekend, was in mid 90's and humid (was supposed to get above 100 but it didn't)...and I rode for an hour and a half and felt fine. When I got home, the minute i went into my house, I realized I was (or became) drenched in sweat (it's weird the way the heat seems to hit you AFTER you're done with it). I'm comfortable riding my bike in tempertures that would make me miserable if I were walking.

dedhed

Thanks, Not sure if you guys are ironmen or just nuts.

switchblade 327

A number of years ago I was riding The Covered Bridge metric century here in Lancaster Pa.near Shirks Bike Shop and I looked at the temp on my computer it read 102. Body temp wasn't too bad,but boy my feet were roasting.

sterlingsam

It is currently 124 degrees F in Ross CA (southern Marin County).! That is definitely too hot for me, but I will wait until 7 or 7:30pm, when it cools down (I hope below 100 F). I would bike before work, but I get up quite early as is, and it takes an hour plus to go 16 miles to work, with the traffic!

Miele Man

When you're riding you're generating heat but moving through the air helps to cool you if only a little bit. When you stop riding you immediately lose that cooling effect of the moving air and therefore your body does heat up a bit more. that's why you feel hotter when you stop riding.

Cheers

Bike Jedi

105+ is too hot for very long hours.