The last two weekends have been brutally hot here in S.B., but being a masochistic DH'r, I still need to ride. Normally I always wear full gear when on the DH bike. Two weekends ago I was wearing my Rockgardn jacket and just about had heat stroke on Tunnel. 95 degrees and 80% humidity on a trail with amost no air flow.:eviltongu
This weekend I just couldn't bear putting on the jacket, it was just too damn hot. My buddy Joe thinks I'm nuts to skip the armor, even in the heat. I felt like I was more likely to wreck from shear heat exhaustion if I wore it.
So whats the monkey consensus? wear the armor anyway and bake or stay cool(er) and take the chance of an unarmored spill on a rocky trail?
This weekend I just couldn't bear putting on the jacket, it was just too damn hot. My buddy Joe thinks I'm nuts to skip the armor, even in the heat. I felt like I was more likely to wreck from shear heat exhaustion if I wore it.
So whats the monkey consensus? wear the armor anyway and bake or stay cool(er) and take the chance of an unarmored spill on a rocky trail?