breaking my own rule . . .

[jarrodski]

i rode. . . not as miserable as you'd think. except the bug factor was through the roof....

but.... breaking my code resulted in yet another face + Log = pissed girl friend situation haha. i have been on the hard tail, which has no rear brakes, for some time now, ended up getting off my line just due to pushin too hard in the heat and rode off the trails, went over the bars and made out with a downed tree... helmet was a bit loose, and ... well.... i look like i got in a fight with a belt sander.

i don't blame any factor more than another... just that i had a self imposed rule to not ride when its more than 90, and... this is what happens...

trying again today in penwood, maybe a change of scenery will do teh trick....

if anyone is out there and heres a girl screaming out by wintonbury, its me, hoping my front brakes do the trick on that last section...

 

[drjeff]

Last night (Tuesday) seemed a bit "cooler" to me then Monday night did. Or atleast where I was riding it wasn't as humid. Still sucked down A LOT of water in the 90 odd minutes I was in the saddle. The really good news is that all of this hot, rain free weather of late has all but dried up all the random mud pits on the trails I usually ride

 

[Marc]

Yeah, there was actually a bit of a northwesterly breeze last night that made it less intolerable. Now I'm afraid we'll be dealing with more wet weather the rest of the week.

 

[mlctvt]

That's just crazy talk right there.

Below 50, while cold, can be handled by layers, gloves, etc. And it hasn't ever made me physically ill like the heat has.

Everyone's different I guess. I'm just much more comfortable riding in heat like we've had recently than in cold, at least on the road bike. Last September I took a road bike tour in Northern Vt and the mornings really sucked. Temps were in the thirties in the morning and it didn't break 50-55 degrees most days. I'd rather have it like it's been the last few days, mid 90s is OK as long as you stay hydrated. I've riden several centuries where the temps were well over 100. Try the "Hottter than Hell Century in Texas". My brother did it twice and it was 108 one year and 109 the next!
I don't have as much problem Mountain biking in cold weather, it's much different due to the amount of physical exertion and the fact that you're not riding as fast, plus you're in the woods not on open streches of road.

 

[Marc]

Point taken, but you're a psycho, most people wouldn't exert themselves as much as you did on a normal day, let alone in 90+ heat...

Yeah... but psycho in a good way right? :dunce:

 

[Marc]

Everyone's different I guess. I'm just much more comfortable riding in heat like we've had recently than in cold, at least on the road bike. Last September I took a road bike tour in Northern Vt and the mornings really sucked. Temps were in the thirties in the morning and it didn't break 50-55 degrees most days. I'd rather have it like it's been the last few days, mid 90s is OK as long as you stay hydrated. I've riden several centuries where the temps were well over 100. Try the "Hottter than Hell Century in Texas". My brother did it twice and it was 108 one year and 109 the next!
I don't have as much problem Mountain biking in cold weather, it's much different due to the amount of physical exertion and the fact that you're not riding as fast, plus you're in the woods not on open streches of road.

That's the key. Like I said, I reached a point on Sunday where I couldn't move water through fast enough. I was drinking enough, I could feel water in my stomach often when I drank more. Pee was... well not perfectly clear, but certainly not dehydrated... but because of the humidity, not enough sweat could evaporate fast enough and my core continued to rise. Even if you're uncomfortable in the cold, at least working and exertion helps remedy the problem. The opposite is true in the heat, especially for someone like me.

 

[bvibert]

Yeah... but psycho in a good way right? :dunce:

Of course!