Originally Posted by
noglider
I'm pro helmet and anti-helmet-law, .... If someone asks me if I recommend one, I say yes. I wear one. But I will not be a helmet law activist.
i agree with these statements we do not need the government telling us every little thing. I can eat what I want wear a helmet if i want or not THere are consequences for any action. I choose to wear a helmet because i would like somethign around my head if it comes in contact with hard surfaces. I dont really care what my hair looks like or if I look like a dork. 1. i shave my head. 2. I am riding a bike and that will make people think i am dork. I really dont care. I am enjoying my commute far and above someone sitting in traffic in a car.
Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
I think heat is worse, because your body can only cool down so much, even naked if the ambient temp is over 100 you'd need a pretty strong breeze just to keep out of the danger zone of heat stroke.
I've ridden in 100+ temps, and it is worse. Below zero is way better than over 100.
- Andy
Being in the SOUth, the coldest i have ridden in has be 27degrees F. I can say that I enjoy not having to scrape the car windows. I have found that one i get moving i warm up pretty good, except my toes still have not dialed that in YET.
Last year was warmer than normal many days. I made a point to drink lots of water during the day and drank a bottle after I got home to stay hydrated. Wearing a jersey and shorts is pretty comfortable in 100 degrees moving throught humidity laden air of North Carolina in the summer. I realize how hot it is when i stop at a light.
I have seen many more bike commuters in the last year and I am thinking that it is because it is easier to move about the city by bike.