ftsoft:
Yup, been in Tucson area for just about 30 years. Yes, it gets (to put it mildly) "warm" at times. Pre-retirement, we used to ride just before daybreak in summer on the tandem; come home and hop on the single and commute to work. "Warmest" I've commuted in: 117 degrees with 2% humidity . . . had a wet bandana around neck and wet cycling cap on head; of course 15 minutes later it was bone dry
Heat bouncing off the pavement came through soles of my shoes; eyeballs were burning behind my glasses; not fun, but do-able!
On days off we'd pedal 50 miles and be done riding and in the pool by 9:30 a.m.
The flip side of the coin was when we lived MI we rode when it was 20 degrees and dry in winter or ride the rollers on my single in the basement. Or, if there was enough snow, I'd X-country ski.
Now that we are retired, we head somewhere north for 3 summer months and take the tandem with us.
Have spent several summers in OR, MN, UT and ID . . . growin' old is not for sissies!
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem