Originally Posted by
cantdrv55
I must be nuts to have signed up for this. Having done in Ink Grade this past Saturday when it was only 85 degrees out, I can't imagine riding the same route when it is 98 degrees out. I heard it was that hot there last year.
I'm fairly sensitive to the heat, as I do most of my riding in San Francisco and Marin, but I don't remember the heat being a huge issue in last year's ride. Probably 80s and some low 90s. I think the general consensus was that we lucked out, and that it had been much hotter in previous years.
If I'm remembering right -- I've only done Ink Grade that one time -- it gets shadier as the climb progresses, right? Lots of redwood trees?