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12-22-08, 10:05 AM
A Fahrenheit Century is when you have ridden in temps that span 100 degrees or more in temperature on the Fahrenheit scale.
My highest temperature ride had been 120° when commuting in the desert near Palm Springs. This morning I awoke and the news folks were saying that the temperature was 18°. So I hurried and dressed for riding and scooted out before things warmed up too much. I rode by one of the outdoor thermometers and yes, it was 20°.
It was cool. The local creeks were frozen over. As a sunbelt child I was surprised to find that several were kind of milky, as though sand from the riverbed has been kicked up and suspended. Other streams were just covered with a crystal clear layer of ice. The crystal patterns on top were beautiful. The real treat though was watching a muskrat exploring around under the ice, though it eventually gave it up and went back into its den in the riverbank.
Anybody else ridden in temperatures spanning 100° F or more?
My highest temperature ride had been 120° when commuting in the desert near Palm Springs. This morning I awoke and the news folks were saying that the temperature was 18°. So I hurried and dressed for riding and scooted out before things warmed up too much. I rode by one of the outdoor thermometers and yes, it was 20°.
It was cool. The local creeks were frozen over. As a sunbelt child I was surprised to find that several were kind of milky, as though sand from the riverbed has been kicked up and suspended. Other streams were just covered with a crystal clear layer of ice. The crystal patterns on top were beautiful. The real treat though was watching a muskrat exploring around under the ice, though it eventually gave it up and went back into its den in the riverbank.
Anybody else ridden in temperatures spanning 100° F or more?