I forgot how hard it is to cycle in heat

[Deleted member 35268]

23c today and I took a mid-day ride. The sweat was pouring off me. I managed 18 miles in a tad over an hour, with about 800 feet of climbing. It was so so hot, and looks like there's more to come.

It's when you stop the buckets of sweat start, like a tap turning on on my forehead.

Quite unreal.

Nice to be in the sun though.

 

[Racing roadkill]

It's more the humidity that does me in.

 

[yello]

Odd innit. Some people love the heat and bask lizard like, others hate it and head inside. I'm in the latter category. Give me autumnal weather any day.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I'm a love the heat man. I've never known a day when it was too hot to ride and the hotter it is the better I go.

 

[mythste]

hotter the better! Although a terrible headwind in the heat today was a very odd sensation...

 

[Full Metal Sprocket]

I don't mind it too much but when I cycled in Thailand ( a few years ago) with a group with the temperature being something near 40'c in the sun I couldn't keep up the average speed of 22mph so I had to drop out,sadly.I get what the OP means here though.It's a bit uncomfortable getting to work all sweaty though.

 

[vickster]

I don't sweat much but I do get headachy probably due to lack of fluids and dehydration. I plan to head out over lunch tomorrow would have ridden tonight but I'm waiting to give blood!

 

[Drago]

I'm another who doesn't enjoy the heat. that said, I paced myself today and the breeze coming from across the fields was pleasant, took the edge off it.

 

[Effyb4]

I always get a headache in the heat, although I seem to drink as much as my OH does when we're cycling.

 

[Donger]

Just above freezing point will do nicely.

 

[marshmella]

I don't sweat much but I do get headachy probably due to lack of fluids and dehydration. I plan to head out over lunch tomorrow would have ridden tonight but I'm waiting to give blood!

Warm day and giving blood, hope you've had plenty to drink,you wouldn't want to be passing out through dehydration..not like that's ever happened to me when i've donated

 

[Jenkins]

Come to east Suffolk - the 15-20mph winds off the cold North Sea will keep you cool

 

[vickster]

Warm day and giving blood, hope you've had plenty to drink,you wouldn't want to be passing out through dehydration..not like that's ever happened to me when i've donated

I've drunk a litre in the last 2 hours and had 3 pre donation custard creams!!

 

[marshmella]

I've drunk a litre in the last 2 hours and had 3 pre donation custard creams!!

Well done perhaps they should provide cake for us cyclists.

 

[jazzkat]

I like riding in the hot weather as the wind chill keeps you cool(er). I don't really like it too hot if I'm not on my bike though.