I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
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I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby Christine Tham » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:16 pm
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Postby sogood » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:17 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Postby Milar » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:14 pm
It was fine for the first half but once I headed into the wind and up the hills I started to feel it. Wouldn't have wanted to go too much further! Garmin took a bit to acclimatise but eventually settled on just over 40degrees
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Re: I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby bychosis » Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:57 pm
Maybe not so strangely the cycle way that is usually quite busy was completely deserted, no one else out for a walk/jog/ride.
It was that hot today that a normal speed hump between slabs of concrete on the cycle way had turned into a jump I got some air off on the roadie
When I got home to put the bike up on the rack I grabbed the black rim and quickly let it go again lest I be burned.
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Postby Sparx » Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:02 am
I started the ride as a grape and ended it as a raisin
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Postby humanbeing » Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:40 am
Nice and cool at 4.20 this morning.
Have a great ride,
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Postby familyguy » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:03 am
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Postby JohnJoyner » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:00 pm
Don't think I will do it again in such extreme temps.
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Re: I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby Fe » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:00 pm
I was happy to hang back and let him wreck himself.
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Postby goneriding » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:11 pm
I also took it very easy on the way into work this morning.
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Re: I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby mikesbytes » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:34 pm
My feeling is that its bite wasn't as bad due to the low humidity. I'm sure that excellent fitness played its part, I'm sure I would of carked it 20 years ago.
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Postby rogan » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:12 pm
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Re: I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby g-boaf » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:02 pm
I was in the heat as well, only about 15km - but I went quite a lot faster than normal - I was averaging on one section nearly 39km/h, which for me is quick. I didn't pick up the KOM though, that's totally out of reach and set by some alien with super-human speed!SmellyTofu wrote:Rode SOP and it was exhausting but got good times. I wonder if the heat has any influence on the improvement in performance? Hot air thinner to cut through? Muscles pre-warmed up? I didn't last long since I probably should have hydrated hours before the ride.
Damn it was hot last night, still near 38ºC at after 9pm. But it was a dry heat which made it a lot easier to deal with.
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:49 pm
I have been thinking of asking my daughter to make me a form-fitting lycra cap-with-neck-shade sort of thing that takes no room to carry but can then be soaked and warn when necessary.
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Re: I hope no one is cycling home today in the heat
Postby cp123 » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:39 pm
off to google neck cold pack things for hot weather....
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