Some of you guys probably know this already, but I thought it would help a little, with your hot weather riding. I picked up some polyester breathable sleeveless t shirts from Target, that I wear under my jersey and it keeps me cooler than just wearing a jersey. It gets soaked from sweat, but so does my jersey, but it keeps me cooler. I do most of my riding around Houston and it's pretty hot. I was watching the landscapers for a while and I went over to talk to them and asked if it helped wearing long sleeve shirts and rags around there heads and they all said yes.

That's when I thought I would give it a try and it does work. I just went back and bought 3 more. They're only $10, if you would like to try one. Good luck.

Last week was The Hottest ever recorded in Aug in Houston.
I have been riding early AM and late PM to get some miles in.
353 last week.

I stopped commuting temporarily in July so that I could ride in the evenings with my son. Turned out to be a good move. l'll probably continue riding in the evenings until the days get shorter and then I'll return to commuting. The weather will hopefully be cooler at that point.

WOW, that's doing some riding. I had to take care of some business today so I didn't ride. I took the weekend off too. I'll be back at it tomorrow.

353 miles and I seem to remember that you are not the faster guy on the forum - sounds like your 30hrs/wk on the bike - so let me guess, when you retired your wife told you to get out of the house

George, did you get the compression fit or just the loose fit C9 gear? I wear the loose fit around the house (hot here too in the Tampa area) but haven't tried the compression fit C9 yet for a base layer. My latest find was using a Headsweats head cover. Keeps the sweat out of my eyes and also works great to cool you off if you dump some cold water on it occasionally.

Thanks, Mark

Hi Mark, I wear a skull cap from Pace and that works pretty good. I also have sleeves when the UV index is going to be high. I put 50 spf sun block on my face and arms when I don't wear the sleeves. I'm thinking of trying a Halo sweat band, because I read some go reports on them. Oh, and I do wear the loose fit.Thanks for the reply and try and stay cool.

Have 2 kinds of Halo bands and love them both. One is just a normal sweat band, and the other one also covers the ears for cooler weather. I use them for both riding and hiking in the mountains. Love them and highly recommend them.

I love those Champion brand shirts from Target too - they're the only top layer these days. They have several different fabric types, I prefer the really light silky feeling ones and in light gray or white for the summer. And +1 on the skull cap, mine's an under armor brand, they really help.

I'll be wearing a white Headsweats skull cap under the helmet on the commute home today......currently 92F and "feels like 103F"

A couple of years ago I got onto Base layer clothing. The obvious use is as a Base layer for Cold weather---But there is also a lightweight summer version too. Mine is a bit retro in being an Aertex vest but it works. No sweat build up around the body whatsoever- even in 90F and steep hills.