In parts of the South West today, the temps got near or above 100F. Anyone in the affected area, are you riding in that heat?

Been hot, as usual, here for a bit. Had a bit of a break today as the high temp was in the low/mid 90's. Rode over 30 miles the other day. High temp was 102. I am sure that it will be hotter still in July, Aug, Sep in Texas. Just what it is. Drink water. Lots.

Yep, here is SoCal it was 102, supposed to be 107 tomorrow. Slow pace, LOTS of water, take a break in the shade if I feel the need. Rinse, repeat.

The great irony here in California's elbow is that you could get heat stroke on your boating trip, fall out of the boat and die of hypothermia in the snow runoff, while your boat drifts into the reeds and starts a wilfire

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According to Wunderground it was 117F when I left work yesterday. The official high for Phoenix was probably 115F, IDK. It was HOT. I probably drank a quart of cold water over the last two hours at work. Sipping slowly. So I was hydrated when I started. It's 4.7 mi straight home but I did my usual 10.6 mi ride home. Did I mention it was HOT? LOL.

You have to monitor yourself for signs of overheating. Make sure to drink plenty. And take it easy.

Man, forget California.

Dallas tx. Riding in the heat. only 9 miles home so not so bad, and I see it as training for my hotter n hell hundred ride in August

North County San Diego, for me it was very nice yesterday. Wore a tank top in the morning and it was the perfect temperature to enjoy the cool. Going home around 5, it was warm but I wouldn't say really 'hot'. 85 maybe? I don't know how to look up yesterday's high/low temperature. Anybody got a reliable online link for that?

Dallas area is not too bad. It is only supposed to be in the 90s today. But high humidity at above 80%. Did my 8 mile commute this morning.

Snow (avoiding) birds have flown North again..

Tropical Cruise ships are now taking bookings to see Alaska's coast.

The official high was 118F at 4:15pm. I left work for my 11mi commute at 4:17pm where thermometer in shade read 117.7F. I brought a 2nd water bottle in case, but ended up just dumping it on me a few miles from home and riding harder.

Foat Wuth here. Fortunately I don't need to ride in the midday heat. But I have been two or thee days a week to get re-acclimated to Texas summers. The humidity has been miserable. I'd rather have a dry 100F day than in the 80s at 80% humidity.

It was so hot is some parts of the southwest they were delaying flights until the temperature cooled enough to allow the planes to fly.

118.6F right here.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/...ord/413888001/

likely to up a degree or so as peak temps occur ~4pm

Yes, it has been pretty toasty here in Az. I have a feeling it will be like this for a majority of the summer. Most can't wait for monsoon season just so there's a bit of a break. I have been commuting early morning before 7, the ride home is rough sometimes but just slow my pace waaaayyy down and drink lots more water. But hey it's a DRY heat remember?

I'll trade that for 90 and humid here in the Midwest!

One question I do have and this may not be the correct thread but should we not put as much air in the tires when it's this hot? I'm just thinking if the air in the tires expand too much it might pose a problem? Or am I just over thinking this? I ride road bike tires 700x25c

You guys in the midwest can keep your humidity. In '05 I went back to SW Arkansas with my Dad for his 50+ HS reunion. Glad I went but.. The temps never got over 95F, but the humidity never seemed to be less than 80%. It actually felt hotter to me to walk a mile than 2 miles at home did.

BTW: 119.9 F 8% when I went home this afternoon.

But it's a dry heat!

Mid 90's today in OK, plus high humidity. I'm not an early riser so I usually ride in the evening. The last 3 days were really nice but today was brutal. I actually stopped and lied down in someone's yard for a few minutes

[MENTION=12814]noisebeam[/MENTION] the record when I was a kid in Phoenix was 118 or something, then it hit 120 and 122 two days back to back in 1990

I live in Las Vegas and it takes a bit to get used to the summer heat each year. I haven't gone out during the day since it's been ~110F (or over depending on location) but I can go out for 2-3 hours without problems when "normal" is about 105F. There are plenty of parks to plan around to refill on water.

I don't worry about it with my hybrids -- I usually run those 700x40 and larger tires well below maximum psi anyway.

But with my road bike today, with 700x23 tires, I decreased the pressure to 100 psi rather than 110-120, just to be safe. Felt a bit more comfortable on chipseal and no more sluggish than usual. These aren't great tires, just functional. I was probably being excessively cautious. I doubt the ambient or sun temp would be a factor until I exceeded 120 psi or approached the 145 psi limit for these tires.

I was here. 1995 too

oh, an optimist!