Hot Weather Riding
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stroker crazy
crazy as a fox
HerrDeacon said:
I'm with you on this!
Crazy
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Twist the "go-go" side and hold on!
Besides being hot you can run into more serious problems when there's a heat wave in places that aren't used to it. I remember one year in London, I think it was 2003 when it hit 100 degrees. The tarmac on some of the roads actually started melting which wasn't too much of a problem for cars but riding a bike was crazy, you'd plow a 1 inch furrow in the road. The white paint too was sticky and traffic lights were dropping like flies.
Yes, you definitely get less adaptable to temps as you get older.stroker crazy said:
I think folks in the central plain states have it the worst. -20+ and huge wind chills in the winter and triple digits and humidity in the summer both.
Geared-up and watered-down is the key in the heat, save your hydration on the inside. And don't forget to drink a sports-drink every two or three bottles of water to keep your electrolytes in balance.
When it's HAWT, I limit my rides to early morning and late evening.....when the deer are the most active.
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4eyes said:When it's HAWT, I limit my rides to early morning and late evening.....when the deer are the most active.
I did the same thing this morning, left for work a bit early and took a nice ride out to Cape Spear. Temps were really nice and then hit some nice cool and refreshing fog right out by the cape. Was a nice feeling to actually feel comfortable riding again.
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did a track day in full leathers while the temps were 110+. needless to say, the water from the ice chest got dumped into my helmet and suit between sessions.
really though a perforated jacket in the summer makes things nice as long as your moving. a textile jacket helps as well.
really though a perforated jacket in the summer makes things nice as long as your moving. a textile jacket helps as well.
I rock a mesh jacket and mesh pants. I use olympia recon 3 pants in the summer with nothing but boxers underneath. The legs zip off and they convert to shorts for walking in. It's Alabama, we get creative in the heat. Cool cloth neck rolls are a must. Soak them in cold water and wrap like an ascot. Stays wet and cool for hours. The science is that it cools the blood in your carotid artery. 2nd largest in the body next to the femoral in your groin. Does wonders. I'm a paramedic and in heat stroke scenarios we put ice on the neck and the groin to cool the blood. Try it you'll be surprised how well it works. Like this:
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Kanticoy said:
But what about SHRINKAGE
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warpedworm
I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong
I have a grey perforated leather jacket and the air really passes through it when you
take the liner out. On hot days when riding I hardly ever feel hot. I think that it is grey and not black also helps. I never let my guard down and always wear a jacket/helmet/gloves/pants. Sometimes I'm warm, but I've also been on the ground, I'd rather be warm.
take the liner out. On hot days when riding I hardly ever feel hot. I think that it is grey and not black also helps. I never let my guard down and always wear a jacket/helmet/gloves/pants. Sometimes I'm warm, but I've also been on the ground, I'd rather be warm.
