Originally Posted by
koala logs
If going slow enough like in a climb, the headwinds doesn't feel as bad and they do help to cool off. Ofc, a strong tail wind would be a lot better to cool you off and also give a bit of push in a climb!
I guess another paradoxical effect in hot weather is riding up the mountains with at least 2000 ft altitude. The air is a bit thinner up there but the lower temperatures will help make the climb a lot more comfortable.
This was a weird natural experiment because there really wasn't any wind in the heading out direction, then I had the light wind in my face on the hilly part of the return. There was a series of relatively big rolling hills in the 10 miles or so leading to the turnaround, and I rode the same road in both directions.