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I'm sure with the right bike you could ride down king St with a pair of ice jocks freezing your junk up just fine.Are you still talking about riding? Or a night out on king st?
I'm sure with the right bike you could ride down king St with a pair of ice jocks freezing your junk up just fine.Are you still talking about riding? Or a night out on king st?
Everyone loves a bit of ice on king st!I'm sure with the right bike you could ride down king St with a pair of ice jocks freezing your junk up just fine.
80% proves you acclimatise over time, something that Stirks friend would have found out the hard way.The main thing is to make sure you keep fluid levels high in heat, you need to be profusing your kidneys or you increase the risk of putting yourself into acute renal failure. We usually recommend, as a basic rule of thumb, to make sure you urinate clear twice a day, and in the circumstance of this exercise, ensure you pee clearly post-exercise at least once.
Then you have just basic heat management, I'll find that I don't try and redline the engine with efforts but hold a steady 80% pace for the ride's duration. This may not work as well in more tropical/humid climates, but out here in Alice Springs (with a drier heat) you can trust in your bodies cooling mechanisms, and I'll find if I stop along the ride, without wind passing over me it gets very hot, very quickly. Lighter clothing, both in colour and fabric weight help in this regard, losing the backpack was one of the better things I've done in recent history from a thermal management perspective.
Failing that, short energy bursts and seek shade in between and allow yourself to cool. Again, choose this with your terrain. I found when I was living in Wangaratta, during summer I would use that method more, as there was more readily available and usable shady areas on a ride (larger trees).
Another trick, if you're keeping it around the 30min mark for the ride, is get a Buff (can use a rolled up tea towel in a pinch), soak it and freeze it then throw it around your neck for the ride. Just take it off when it is not longer cool.
I'm going to preface this a little; I was born and grew up in a desert, so well acclimated to the heat.80% proves you acclimatise over time, something that Stirks friend would have found out the hard way.
With no pack, how much fluid are you carrying and what's your fluid consumption rate like?
It takes about 2 weeks to acclimatize.The main thing is to make sure you keep fluid levels high in heat, you need to be profusing your kidneys or you increase the risk of putting yourself into acute renal failure. We usually recommend, as a basic rule of thumb, to make sure you urinate clear twice a day, and in the circumstance of this exercise, ensure you pee clearly post-exercise at least once.
Then you have just basic heat management, I'll find that I don't try and redline the engine with efforts but hold a steady 80% pace for the ride's duration. This may not work as well in more tropical/humid climates, but out here in Alice Springs (with a drier heat) you can trust in your bodies cooling mechanisms, and I'll find if I stop along the ride, without wind passing over me it gets very hot, very quickly. Lighter clothing, both in colour and fabric weight help in this regard, losing the backpack was one of the better things I've done in recent history from a thermal management perspective.
Failing that, short energy bursts and seek shade in between and allow yourself to cool. Again, choose this with your terrain. I found when I was living in Wangaratta, during summer I would use that method more, as there was more readily available and usable shady areas on a ride (larger trees).
Another trick, if you're keeping it around the 30min mark for the ride, is get a Buff (can use a rolled up tea towel in a pinch), soak it and freeze it then throw it around your neck for the ride. Just take it off when it is not longer cool.
For short rides they would make a difference, on longer rides they will make you hotter.I cannot ride anything above 30 degrees, even in shade for more than 2 hours. Simply impossible for me. I've tried and tried but always ends up with excruciating headaches even with craploads of hydration and pre-and post hydration. I am a really sweaty guy.
I am wondering if those ice vest thingy's work at all for bike riding. Thinking of loading my my camelbak with pure ice next ride to see it can bring my core temp down a bit.
Same I grew up on the edge of the desert, Mildura. Now in Melb so not as acclimatised but certainly don't suffer like those who aren't used to it. Love the heat, 30-34 degrees is perfect riding weather for me. Has to be dry heat mind you, humidity can fk off..I'm going to preface this a little; I was born and grew up in a desert, so well acclimated to the heat.
i find up to 40 is fine for me, but the humidity just kills me.Same I grew up on the edge of the desert, Mildura. Now in Melb so not as acclimatised but certainly don't suffer like those who aren't used to it. Love the heat, 30-34 degrees is perfect riding weather for me. Has to be dry heat mind you, humidity can fk off..
Going on.. Tbh I don't even consider whether it's too hot to ride. Unlike the cold.. where I pike as soon as it's under 15.. I am the opposite way round, I really suffer in the cold.. Can't stand it, bought hiking boots and thermals last year just to cope with Melbs winter. Which really other than being grey and dank isn't actually that cold compared to the rest of the world..
Edit, I should add i'm a pretty efficient sweater too, I think that helps a lot with the evaporative cooling in summer.
Geez how much water were you going through?We got up to 50degrees in the Simpson this year...
And what was your strategy?We got up to 50degrees in the Simpson this year... View attachment 342320 View attachment 342321
Yes, that one is one of my coolest jerseys! From air flow perspective and material. Good nicks...really good nicks, and a good seat! Boots and sock gators to stop feet being full of sand.And what was your strategy?
a black jersey in 50c full high noon sun?