stonecrd

Dewpoint in the 60s, that's not humidity. When you go out for your morning ride at 7:00a and the temp is 75 and it is foggy out, that is humidity. I don't mind it being hot but when I have to wring out my gloves at every stop light I hit, that is just a pain in the a$$.

shark2000br

I was describing *my* winter conditions to rub them in your face, since your heat sounds much nicer than ours at the moment . But you guys just seem so darn positive about your winters AND summers, there's no point! Ride on!

Bikelyst

Coldest ride I've ever done was when it was ~12 degrees F...i made it about a mile, then my finger, toes and face started to go numb.

recursive

I'm guessing you weren't dressed properly.

steve_wmn

You should've toughed it out. On winter rides my fingers and toes almost always start out freezing. Then once my body is warmed up from the riding they thaw right out. Usually this only takes 10 minutes or so.

Oh, and yesterday I had a pleasant ride with a local group in 90 degree heat with a dew point of 70. Actually, the ride rolled out at 6:00PM and both the dewpoint and temperature dropped off 5 degrees over the course of the ride, making it downright cool feeling at the end.

recursive

There might be some truth to this, but if you're dressed properly, there is no need to tough anything out.

Flywolf

Hip, It was a great ride, the heat was amazing, I had a polar bottle with cold gatorade and it was warm within the first 10 minutes. I had to go home and get few things done before my trip. I hear its warm again today in Milwaukee.

I missed the knave, darn it, We have to do it again after you come back, this time I will try not to slow you down too much.

Cheers.

2Tired2Shift

Seek professional help.

why2not

Move to FL. It's not even noon yet, but weather.com has my zip code currently at 90F with the DP at 77F. And yes, the sun is beating down, turning that blacktop into a 120F radiator. Just think, you could experience these "ideal" conditions from early May through late Oct.

dogwatch

I got up for my ride here in the lovely panhandle north florida at 0445 to a temperature of 83F with 87% humidity .......... it got worse from there... and later on, the sun came up

august sucks

Pinyon

I suck at hills, and love the feeling that I get when coming down a very scenic decline after not giving up or puking on the up-hill portion of the climb. Especially if the climb up takes more than a consecutive hour with no down-slopes, stops along the way, and the last part of the climb is over 12% slope (KILLS me).

Yep...there is nothing like zooming down a twisty mountain road, the sweat drying on your face and equipment to make visible salt crystals...the smell of pine forests giving way to hot sage brush and mountain/prairie-grass, that first cool drink of water after the climb is over and you have cooled down enough to think about taking a drink...whoosh.

TSUTexan93

So here in south central Texas it's 93F with a dew point of 72F and 49% humidity. Local weather station says heat index is 101F. I just got in from doing 28 miles. The temp will get warmer later this afternoon. My question is what is the relationship between dew point and humidity? Is it the temperature at the current humidity level in which condensation (dew) occurs? If so, why is dew point part of the conversation? Isn't humidity and temperature the only real numbers related to how hot it feels (heat index)? Just curious.

danimal123

90F and a dewpoint of 60 ain't humid.


C'mon down to S. Fla. (93F and a 75-80 dewpoint). That's humid.

0_o

I love the feeling of just riding in general....
But I love the first few minutes when you are done with a long ride a or when you've just finished a nice hard ride and you have to walk up a few flights of stairs and then back down them. I don't know I just like the feel of the slight muscle strain and how they flex walking up and down the steps.
Of course this is all because of rushing to the bath room while fighting the cycling gear, trying to rip it all off just to take a long peeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Which would make that another great feeling of cycling hahha. The famous long post ride Piss.

I live in a 3 story SF house so I have to run up a level of stairs just to get to the main floor and bath room. That is unless my wife or her brother is in that BR and I have to run up to the 3rd floor , KA KA KA KA .

SlowSpinner

You did learn something at TSU! Right you are. Temp and RH are the best indicators.

why2not

Well, not really. If you know any two (dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, dew point, absolute humidity, or relative humidity) you can find the others. So calling any the "best" is a bit, umm, wrong? Some parts of the US the weatherman uses RH, others the weatherman uses dew point, so it pretty much depends on what you watch for which term you use.