Tooooo hot to cycle.

[DEFENDER01]

With the current heatwave its too hot just to go out for a nice cycle ride.
Best time is possibly later in the evening.
Does anyone think that cycling in such conditions is possibly not a good thing to do especially as you get older.

 

[ianrauk]

Nope.
Sunscreen and water it's fine.

 

[mythste]

With the current heatwave its too hot just to go out for a nice cycle ride.
Best time is possibly later in the evening.
Does anyone think that cycling in such conditions is possibly not a good thing to do especially as you get older.

You're only as old as the bike you ride, this weather is perfect for browsing for N+1

 

[DEFENDER01]

You're only as old as the bike you ride, this weather is perfect for browsing for N+1

Hmm i am a lot older than the bike i ride.

 

[helston90]

Depends what you call too hot? Being a coastal county the forecast for my commute home is 22 degrees- I don't slog my a$$ off through the winter to pass off a chance to ride home in that.
Just keep hydrated and ride within your capacity.

 

[Red17]

Its fine - just drink more and wear less.

Rather this than all the constant wind and rain

 

[Effyb4]

You're only as old as the bike you ride, this weather is perfect for browsing for N+1

That's exactly what I did yesterday. I took a very pretty trek domane for a test drive and bought it yesterday. I was planning on taking it for a longer ride in the afternoon, but the heat had given me a head ache and I had to have a sleep instead. And today (and the rest of the week) work gets in the way.

 

[Mugshot]

I don't slog my a$$ off through the winter to pass off a chance to ride home in that.

This.

 

[Twizit]

Early morning is also your friend - lot cooler than the evenings when the roads and everything else manmade have had chance to soak up a full day of sun.

 

[DCLane]

It's PBP practice weather for me!

 

[Goonerobes]

Cycle to the coast like I did this morning!

 

[s7ephanie]

i've just got back from a little 20Km ride, thought i was gonna die halfway round after living in Greece for a few years i thought i could handle the sun

 

[Bianchi boy]

Just back from 50 mile ride drank plenty of water and two energy bars, having coffee made with milk at the mo, then nip out later and get another 10 miles hopefully great for cycling generate your own breeze

 

[Stockie]

Better sun than rain for me. Sunscreen andplenty of fluids.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

No such thing. Same applies to Rain and Cold. Well, unless it's 10 feet snowdrifts I guess.

Suncream and water.]

Having said that - I took a mountain bike out for 2 hours in Porto Santo (same latitude as Egypt)
When I returned, I fell ill with sunstroke & heatstroke.

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