Riding in the Heat
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I dislike riding when its 90 and above..but it can't be helped sometimes. We use 70 SPF and still get burned. Its not the riding that is so bad...its the stops that are torture. I know the bike doesn't like that heat...seems to ping a lot. I'll avoid stop and go traffic like the plague at that temp.
#17
I wear a long sleave shirt anytime I ride after noon with the temps in the 90s.
I just put it on before I mount the bike, over a tee shirt I'm wearing. That way I have a regular shirt during the stops.
When it's real hot I just switch shirts.
They are thin and light colored and I don't get burned that way.
The UV is just killer down here when it's over 90 degrees.
I just put it on before I mount the bike, over a tee shirt I'm wearing. That way I have a regular shirt during the stops.
When it's real hot I just switch shirts.
They are thin and light colored and I don't get burned that way.
The UV is just killer down here when it's over 90 degrees.
#18
I rode to and from Arkansas last week, and it was like riding in a convection oven. I wore a white, long-sleeved T-shirt to keep the sun off of me. A black helmet may look cool, but it's not your friend when it's hot. I guzzled a bottle of Gatorade at every fuel stop, and took a sip of water every 10 miles. I still didn't pee much.
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