Well Monkeys, it was fun while it lasted...
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I have to agree with you there. I remember one time at Clear Springs in MS, I forgot my gloves. I spent 3 hours slipping off the grips because my hands were too soaked.Temp: 94F
Humidity: 52%
Summer has officially bitchslapped the awesome riding temps we've been enjoying so far this year.
Damn....
But I did summer rides along the levee on my road bike. Kinda boring but it does have a soft spot in my heart: 6 months after starting those rides, I was on Hwy 1 along the Pacific Coast.
You riding in FL year round proves nothing. N 8 being a pussy needs no further evidence.
Vinyl does tend to get hot....
Are you saying n 8 is a tease?
Yesterday was ~95 and ~95% humidity (rained last night).even the whine is bigger in texas.
I went through a full 100 oz. camelback and broke into the auxilliary 16oz. water bottle that I carry.
Need to start drinking gatorade before I leave the parking lot.
I used to ride in -20 in chicago, and I'll take the heat to the cold any time.
Well, it's the middle of July, and I can't remember when the last time I rode was.
I have taken up jogging and trips to the pool, though.
I have taken up jogging and trips to the pool, though.
These damn New England Julys. I rode both days this past weekend in 84 degree heat.
It was soooooo nice out in Albuquerque, NM over the last couple weeks...
Low upper 50's/low 60's at night (slept with the windows open) and anywhere from the mid 80's to mid 90's during the day with less than 5% humidity... it was down right comfortable!
It's the monsoon season out there so it rained a bit just about every evening.
but now i am back in the hot humid Lousyana hellhole... upper 90's with humidity to match
Low upper 50's/low 60's at night (slept with the windows open) and anywhere from the mid 80's to mid 90's during the day with less than 5% humidity... it was down right comfortable!
It's the monsoon season out there so it rained a bit just about every evening.
but now i am back in the hot humid Lousyana hellhole... upper 90's with humidity to match
I think we have had maybe 2 days above 85*. I love summers here. 
111 here today, and we got rain the past two days. Not just rain, but monsoon like gales. Standing water all over the desert. Although mostly on or near road ways and drainage areas. Nature seems to be draining herself fairly well...
Will ride after work...damn the man and the humidity...
Did I mention I rode on Xmas here? New Years Day too. The desert has some advantages...
Will ride after work...damn the man and the humidity...
Did I mention I rode on Xmas here? New Years Day too. The desert has some advantages...
I heard someone on the street complaining it was too hot & that they should have stayed home.....IT WAS 86*!~!!!!!
You're fortunate that your intro to Midwestern summers has been so mild... wait until a normal summer rolls around. Or god forbid a hot one.
Hold on... you're from the South. You'll be fine.
I see TN has gone back to his ass backwards way of quoting posts. 
so far the temp's this summer near me have rocked, there was only one day that the heat/humidity got to me...and that was April 19th
This is the only topic that N 8 and I agree upon. Riding road in this kind of weather was not too bad, but mountain biking is like swimming in a hot tub of your own sweat.
The worse is the evening temps. I can deal with the heat from the San Joaquin Valley because it is cool at night. 80 degrees and 50% humidity means AC going all the time.
The worse is the evening temps. I can deal with the heat from the San Joaquin Valley because it is cool at night. 80 degrees and 50% humidity means AC going all the time.
I prefer a shady trail over a sun-cooked road on a hot day. Actualy unless it is cold I do not like direct sunlight.
try 86 degrees farenheit(30 degrees celcius) in the middle of winter and up to 120 degrees farenheit(48 degrees celcius) quite regularly in summer. and we ride all year round here. i rode nationals in january 110 degrees farenheit in full armour. you guys have it flipping awesome!!! stop complaining
suck it up princess, it's 63*f and 72% humidity and I'm still riding as always, shorts and all.
heat isnt the killer, it's the 70-110% humidity that makes it suck...
I'm pretty much always uncomfortable once I start to sweat while riding. I don't care how I feel. ffs, I wear sweatshirts during summer rides to help me break a sweat.
The only difference heat/humidity make to me is how much water should I bring.
The only difference heat/humidity make to me is how much water should I bring.
I would have guessed you sweat all the time.
Which one is him?Westy?
The worst part about August heat, 100+ almost everyday, is that it feels like I'm going to tear something when I walk because my balls are stuck to my thighs.
I get envious when I see a dog laying down with it's balls on the cool concrete.
If I try that I'll get arrested for sure.
I get envious when I see a dog laying down with it's balls on the cool concrete.
If I try that I'll get arrested for sure.
Ride your road bike. I logged over 318 miles in seven days.Well, it's the middle of July, and I can't remember when the last time I rode was.
I have taken up jogging and trips to the pool, though.
I'm waiting on a handlebar to get here. It seems the postal service is having trouble delivering to the house.
I did a nice 5.25 mile run in the rain this evening.
PMB= Pietermaritzburg? 30 in winter, 46 in summer, really? I think you're telling pork pies.
nope... its been up to that a couple times this year, mostly its high 20's in winter and high 30's/ low 40's in summer. i wasnt qouting average temps, just what it gets up to and we still go ride. it depends which side of town you at. around montrose/ferncliff/hilton its not too bad but like scottsville/hayfields gets really hot.
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it will be over 100 today.
100 ounces in the camelback and a 20 oz gatorade before we start. Both will be drained.
100 ounces in the camelback and a 20 oz gatorade before we start. Both will be drained.
Better weather in PMB than in Durban that's for bloody sure. Yay for mountains.