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Anyone suffer in the heat?

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  • June 26, 2018 at 7:33 pm #28667
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    Went out for a half century today and my times were garbage. Been riding pretty well recently and thought I’d do ok today but I was knackered about a third of way in. Big mistake was probably only taking one bottle and setting out about 10. Just kind of grinded out the rest of the trip once the big hills were out of the way and found myself dropping into gears I don’t normally use, legs just weren’t having it. 

    Putting it down to the heat, as I’m not a great fan of hot weather. 

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  • June 30, 2018 at 2:42 am #922401
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    45 South

    I generally find that as long

    I generally find that as long as I get out while it’s still cool, then it doesn’t bother me how warm the temperature gets up to. I acclimatise as I’m riding.

    If I try to start after it gets above 25, then I suffer. Humidity affects me far more than the heat though. I’m better in a dry 30 degrees than a humid 23.

    June 29, 2018 at 1:50 pm #922399
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    hawkinspeter wrote:
    PRSboy wrote:
    Not particularly looking forward to my commute home tonight.  18kmh headwind all the way, 28c! 

    That sounds like the conditions I’ve had all week. I just try to pace myself and enjoy the sunshine and try not to look at my speed (or lack of).

     

    Good advice… will leave the Garmin switched off!  Its easy to forget its supposed to be fun…

    June 29, 2018 at 1:34 pm #922397
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    Jimnm

    I suffered a wee bit today.

    I suffered a wee bit today. Actually stopped half way. Had a drink and a banana. A wee bit warm here 25c and 10mph breeze. Did 37 miles today 2hrs 22 mins. Being up in years is a slight disadvantage. Or Old 67 

    June 29, 2018 at 11:30 am #922395
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    hawkinspeter
    PRSboy wrote:
    Not particularly looking forward to my commute home tonight.  18kmh headwind all the way, 28c! 

    That sounds like the conditions I’ve had all week. I just try to pace myself and enjoy the sunshine and try not to look at my speed (or lack of).

    June 29, 2018 at 10:46 am #922393
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    PRSboy

    Not particularly looking

    Not particularly looking forward to my commute home tonight.  18kmh headwind all the way, 28c! 

    June 29, 2018 at 10:04 am #922391
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    Anthony.C

    I have the  aforementioned

    I have the  aforementioned Halo headband, it keeps the sweat out of my eyes but it doesn’t breathe so it boils my head. I now use the Castelli one which breathes better.

    June 28, 2018 at 8:40 pm #922389
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    don simon fbpe

    Used to put a couple of dabs

    Used to put a couple of dabs of vaseline on the eyebrows to stop sweat getting in the eyes when rowing, no reason it shouldn’t work when cycling.

    June 28, 2018 at 8:44 am #922387
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    antigee

    having moved to a country

    having moved to a country where it is hot a lot of the time and 30degs is n’t unusual for a lot of the year (but not now – some bits of Aus’ do have a winter)  here is my input

    Head “Halo” brand skull cap has some sort of rubber ridge on forehead stops sweat dripping

    Upper – long sleeve top (Ground Effect Rock lobster) with high neck, craft mesh vest underneath

    (believe me wearing a mesh vest helps wick away the sweat)

    Chamois Cream

    Bottles – Camelback do a “super” insulated (called 4x ?) podium bottle,  spare Hydrolyte tablets in pocket     Sunscreen of course but we have a whole in the ozone layer and it shows 🙁  

    Fighting the heat is best compared to fighting a headwind – you are not going to win just relax and reduce the effort put in – the nearer you get to body heat  the harder body has to work to keep cool so working hard to get a PB isn’t a good idea unless you have someone to send back to get fresh bidons and icepacks  (plan ahead where to fill up if possible and don’t miss an opportunity) 

    PS – beer shortage in UK WTF is that  😉

     

     

    June 28, 2018 at 8:34 am #922385
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    Drinfinity

    Early morning ride today, but

    Early morning ride today, but still with sunscreen on. I don’t put it above my eyes, but do have a peak on the helmet to stop my forehead burning. Lots of water/electrolyte. Main issues have been saddle soreness , which started off at a hot XC race. Since then I use chamois cream every ride, but still not back to normal.

    June 28, 2018 at 8:23 am #922383
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    madcarew

    My performance plummets off a

    My performance plummets off a cliff as the temp gets above 20+ degrees, though humidity is a big factor as I raced with some success in South Africa. I occasionally ride or race in late 20’s over here in NZ. I’m normally not fast up a hill, but in those temps I resemble a tortoise on the hills. I do have to drink heaps in hot weather and make sure some of that has electrolytes in it to avoid hyponatraemia

    June 28, 2018 at 8:20 am #922381
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    PRSboy

    Is there any views on how

    Is there any views on how much the heat reduces your power?  I went for a ride on Tues, in around 30c.  I was surprised to find my speed up a couple of long ‘sustained power’ climbs was lower than previously despite my HR being higher.

    June 28, 2018 at 7:47 am #922379
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    DoctorFish

    I wear a buff under my helmet

    I wear a buff under my helmet in the sahariane style (lay it flat on your head, pick up the top layer and take it from the front of your head to the back).  This leaves a tail at the back to help protect from the sun and I find really helps with dealing with some of the sweat.

    It is so painful when the super concentrated salty sweat gets in your eyes.

    I’m only a leisure rider, get out and about and enjoy the scenery, but the heat still slows me down, expecially when there are slightly hillier bits.

     

    June 27, 2018 at 11:30 pm #922377
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    Anonymous

    I don’t mind cycling in hot

    I don’t mind cycling in hot temps but my head sweats like mad so I give it a short back and slap with a 4 all over during the hot months.

    Recall my first ever tour, N.France ’90, 10 days c.700 miles, it never dropped below 80F on any day and for the most part was around 90F. I do remember in my general figuring out I’d spent not too much less on fluids as I did on the hotel rooms. Drinks could be quite expensive in local shops so I did buy milk quite a bit and necked that back first off but rooms/food were cheap as chips back then!

    On my penultimate day I went from Dreux into Paris (via Palace of Versailles) and then out to Beauvais, a nice little 105 miler. I’d not intended to but coincidentally arrived in Paris on the final day of the tour so thought I’d take the chance of seeing it in the flesh on the Champs Elysees, got chatting with a couple of locals and they were saying it was ridiculously hot that summer. One gauge I saw said 104F but big cities tend to add a bit anyways. 

    I’m not sure I could cycle in that heat for that long/distance these days but then I was a lot more svelte/athletic back then and an extra 28 years doesn’t help.

    Still, I much prefer cycling when it’s cold if I had to choose of the extremes.

    June 27, 2018 at 11:21 pm #922375
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    Dr Winston

    Good thread this. 

    Good thread this. 

    I agree with some of the comments about early morning rides….by far the best idea and some of my fondest memories of my cycling days way back when. 

    6.00 am 15 miles before work….lovely.

    June 27, 2018 at 10:16 pm #922373
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    ktache

    There must be a word for that

    There must be a word for that special type of thirst you get when you reach down and find that you have left the water bottle where you have just come from.

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