Thread: Too Hot too ride.....whats the hottest temp you have ever rode a bike?
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Old 07-08-12, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gapwedge
At 59 I have to be conscious of my heart rate. My HRM will show 75% HR max on normal days going 15mph. When the temps jump to 100* with no shade the same ride my %HRmax never gets below 87%. So I have to slow my pace to 10-12mph just to complete a 60 minute ride. Be careful. It can be dangerous.
Similar story/reasons as gapwedge.

Probably today, around 90. Shorter than normal ride for sure. Shadiest route possible. Just needed to get out and road ride.)
(But MTBing in 86-88 and humid felt worse.)
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