How hots is too hot?

[compo]

You might change your mind if you came down here where it regularly reaches 40c.

I have cycled in Djibouti with similar temperatures to Ghana. Also been marched around Djibouti with full pack, medical kit and a weapon. I wonder how far I would get nowadays, either cycling or marching. Not far I suspect.

 

[Hip Priest]

Today was a heady mixture of heat, humidity & wind. Awful!

 

[Accy cyclist]

My favourite temp' used to be 72 Fahrenheit with a slight westerly breeze,it's now 82F with no breeze.

 

[avalon]

I've cycled in temperatures over 40C but I start to find it hard at around 30.

 

[yello]

I'm another that prefers around 17 or 18C. Anything above 25 is unpleasant. 30 is no go.

Today's forecast for 30 and a high pollen count. I'll probably stay indoors much of the day.

 

[compo]

Can't wimp out just because of a little sunshine. I am off out shortly on a 50 miler.

 

[MarkF]

42c in dry Seville was great, I loved cycling in it, but 35c in humid Malaga was horrible. It's going to be 23/25c in the Dales today, perfect.

 

[avalon]

Humidity can make all the difference, even in relatively low temperatures high humidity can make any exercise hard going.

 

[GrasB]

20C can be too hot but 35C, just keep drinking sips of water all the time, can be fine. As avalon says it's all about humidity.

 

[Cyclopathic]

You can protect yourself from the cold but their is no escape from heat. I like it cold.

 

[User269]

Personally, I ride so fast that the wind chill factor means that anything below 35c feels cold to me.

 

[lulubel]

My optimum temperature seems to be between 25 - 30c, so late June/early July is perfect here.

Once it gets into August, I like to get out early to be back before the temperature exceeds 35c, because that's unpleasantly hot. (Still do-able, but you have to take it a bit slower.)

I don't like cold. Or rain. Definitely don't like rain.

 

[Melonfish]

My comfort zone is 0 to 10°C!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Too hot is when the cute girl on the bike in front of you is proving to be a major distraction, and somehow you can't summon up the willpower to overtake.

 

[MarkF]

Too hot is when you set out Sunday morning having filled both bottles with fresh cold water, but then leave them next to the sink.