Riding in the Heat
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I ride to work at least three days a week in the AZ summer heat. It's around 105 during the hottest part of the day, but will be climbing up later in the week. I wear a 3/4 helmet with a face shield. The face shield actually draws the heat away from your face. You really feel the heat in your face if you have the shield up. I also wear a mesh jacket so the air goes thru and keeps you a lot cooler than you might think.
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To be cool.....forget about looking cool. Wear long sleeve white shirts from Companies like Under Armor, not cotton as cotton does not wick away moisture. Same goes for underwear. Forget jeans, same as above. Get a pair of textile riding pants, ones with vents everywhere. Added bonus, most come with armor. A full face helmet is surprisingly more comfortable than a half in the hot sun. Had to try it to believe it. For long trips I will now always wear a FF. Products from Companies like this
http://store.polarsoftice.com/polars...?idCategory=15
have been proven to work. The neck wrap in particular works well as it cools the blood.
http://store.polarsoftice.com/polars...?idCategory=15
have been proven to work. The neck wrap in particular works well as it cools the blood.
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I remember riding through Kansas in '02 on a trip back from Ca. We tried everything.100+ degrees. We had to get up everyday and ride because of jobs back in Tennessee. The best we could come up with was lots of water and to stop a lot and soak each other with water from a hose at gas stations ( wether we needed gas or not). Another option ( I didn't try) is to stick a popcicle up your **** and cool from the inside out.....
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An earlier post described what my wife and I did on a trip thru California desert. We stopped every 45 minutes or so at gas stations to use the bathroom to remove our shirts and run the top half under the sink faucet. A bit on the cold side to put the shirt back on but was like riding with a/c until the the shirt dried. Just repeat.