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08-01-17 | 04:52 PM

#205

wolfchild

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From: Mississauga/Toronto, Ontario canada

Bikes: I have 3 singlespeed/fixed gear bikes

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooker

Yes: when tandempower talks about acclimating to seasonal weather conditions he is backed up by solid science.

LOL...Yeah right

...I wonder what science he is using to back up his claims...I've never seen him post a credible scientific article or a personal anecdote or personal experience to back up any of his claims.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooker

You adapt over days and weeks, and of course it is only a small adaptation compared to the range of climates we encounter, but you can do a lot more intense physical activity in desert heat if you have a few weeks to adapt to it, and even more if you have a lifetime to adapt to it, and yet again more if your ancestral DNA has had dozens or hundreds of generations to adapt to it.

Sure you can become more comfortable after spending few weeks in certain climate...but you can not adapt in a sense that you become immune from the dangers of extreme temperatures.