Originally posted by HalfHearted
Actually, I don't think you'd like it too much if there were no humidity 
Low humidity is great, but if you drop too low you start running into problems with sinus membranes drying out, and you can drink gallons of water and it won't help that problem a bit!
I actually ment very low humity, but wrote no humidty...
Originally posted by wabbit
It's true, when it's very warm and dry, you really feel more thirsty and your lips get all dry, at least when it's damp or humid you absorb the moisture through your skin! I remember last year, it was extremely mild in december- not like this winter! One day, it was about 12 C, I think it was about the 10th or 11 of december, so that's really way above normal for that time of year. We went for a ride that day and it was really neat- very foggy, damp and warm with almost no wind. It was only foggy right near the water, but it was so cool. And because the air was so moist I hardly felt thirsty at all.
I don't know, I guess I'm just used to it, when I went to visit my uncle in chicago (and went riding) it was a different but it felt 'hotter' to me go figure
However, when I ride here in vegas, (as long as you drink enough) I tend to tolerate the heat much better... although I have a friend, who rides in the middle of the day during the summer, his motto "the hotter the better" now that's nuts
