Cycling in hot weather
With the summer heating up here in SoCal, I figured it would behoove me to do some research on cycling in hot weather. Here’s some preliminary links to read.
justbicycles.org: “Cycling Workouts For the Weather Extreme Months”
It’s the time of the year where exercising has become necessary albeit weathering with the extreme temperatures. It’s that time of year. Extreme temperatures can be related to heat or cold but either makes exercising and Beach Cruiser riding uncomfortable.
It’s the time of year when you decide that you were a freakin idiot for going outside!
womenscycling.ca: “Cycling in the Heat of Summer”
Now that summer is well underway, some parts of the country are hitting record high temperatures, with humidity levels running between 60 and 100 percent. Hot weather is a challenge for cyclists but don’t worry, your body adapts to these conditions quickly.
bicyclinglife.com: “Bicycle Commuting in 120 degree Temperatures.”
That’s right 120 degrees, Fahrenheit.
I live in the California desert. As a life-long bicycle commuter, when I found myself with faced with the possibility of such a commute, I welcomed the challenge. I did this commute for 3 years till the company imploded, allowing me the much easier commute from the bedroom to the living room.
And while we’re on the topic of heat, here’s Ken Kifer and “Coping With Global Warming”
Observations from a cyclist’s point of view over a lifetime of how Nature, solar radiation, and the weather have been altered by man, some arguments that global warming is a myth, and what cyclists can do to cope with the changes.