whats up everyone?? hello Slvoid

I Have a friend that wants to start commuting he'll hook up with me on the bike trail a few miles in.

anyway Im looking for (Your) -slvoids very good chart on what to wear in what temp/weather as that is an excellent reference for a noob.

I cant find it , Thought it was a sticky.

many thanks :p

"John"

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=83913

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Ya... thanks Jur.

Enjoy the chart, just remember that those are for ME. The notes at the end kind of give you a bit of room for error.

Good chart svloid ...

Thank you Jur and Slvoid.

very good reference thanks for posting it the first time too.

have a great day

"John"

i think the higher temps need adjusting -- ideally ride in no clothes. i have actually cycled in 120F + sun factor weather and believe me its not fun. all i had on was my coolmax spandex shorts and my camelback, and my shoes, helmet, etc. can you say constant hydration? the sick thing was, i was so psyched about sticking it out as the only guy who'd do this, that i ran out of water and became dehydrated. i felt like i was flying, i was so thirsty that i ceased to be thirsty. does that make sense? my mind was boiling and i couldn't gauge how tired i was anymore. all the pain seemed to melt away. luckly by then i had turned back towards home. i checked my watch and it was 4 hours later! i remember the next morning i went to get my shorts to wash and they had turned white. white with all the salt i lost. i could have gotten heatstroke and died out on the trail, but i know that if i ever have to do that again for some reason, i need to stop and refill my bottles and hydro pack.

oh and at 130F+ lie down, hold your bike, and accept death.

Yeah I try to actually cover up as much as possible to keep the sun off me when it gets really really incredibly hot and go slow. Otherwise, stroke city!