I have to admit . . . (or, Is it too hot for you?)

. . . as much as I like riding in any weather, when temps are above 55°F, I enjoy it way better.

Now, what's the upper limit? I ran in Houston couple of years ago in 100°F (don't even ask me about the 'heat index'), and survived.

If it gets really really really hot this summer, at what point you'd say, 'Nah, I'll better take air-conditioned bus'?

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Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on April 23, 2013 at 5:53am

I have found that I enjoy riding far less when it's about 100 degrees or more. I very distinctly remember riding home on a day last July or August where it was 101 degrees @ 3:45 PM or so, and I felt like I was on fire. That's no fun.

Permalink Reply by Jeremy on April 23, 2013 at 5:55am

I'm not going to say I love it when temps get over 100 degrees, but there aren't any good options for transportation at that point.  I stick to the bike, but go slow and make sure I have plenty of water.  I swear, I thought my eyeballs were boiling at one point last summer but I made it home okay each day.

Permalink Reply by Dan Allison on April 23, 2013 at 5:59am

anything above 100 will put me on Metra. i once passed out from heat stroke on a roof and nearly killed myself back when i was a house painter in that brutal heat wave of '95. my body is sensitive to extreme heat like that so i don't mess around with triple digit temps anymore.

i dislike temps in the 80s and 90s, but i'll tolerate them.

50 degrees, dry, and no wind is the universe's most perfect cycling weather.

Permalink Reply by Rich S on April 23, 2013 at 6:11am

I agree that riding in 95+ temps isn't so enjoyable. But it still beats being on a cramped bus or cta train. Metra would be tempting if it was convenient to get me to work. 

My commute's about 4 miles so not a huge distance to ride in that kind of heat. I find that it's not so bad while riding but stopping feels like stepping into a sauna!

Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on April 23, 2013 at 6:32am

Anything above 80 sux.

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on April 23, 2013 at 6:41am

I dunno - it may be the cold and wetness speaking, but I love a hot day on a bike. As long as there is a breeze (bike-created or no)! I also love that 100+ degree hot parked car seat feeling as it bakes your whole body, though, so I might be a freak...

That said, hot plus spandex bike shorts = evil hell. So recreational/transportation riding only over 95.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on April 23, 2013 at 6:48am

I vastly prefer not sweating, so if I could pick a micro-climate to envelope me on my rides, I'd set it for like 50F or so. In general, the warmer it gets above 65F or so, the less I enjoy living riding. That said, heat never keeps me from riding.

One of the may beauties of a short commute and a pokey pace is that I can benefit from the breeze created from riding without getting too sweaty well up into the upper 80s. 

Permalink Reply by djm on April 23, 2013 at 7:09am

I dont have a limit for commuting but I find it a challenge to stay hydrated riding all day in the mid-90s or hotter.  I bailed on a century last year because I did not feel well.  In hindsight Im pretty sure I had heat exhaustion despite the Camelbak.  I remember going for a ride during the 1995 heat wave and the hot wind felt like a heat gun.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on April 23, 2013 at 8:00am

Weather has never kept me from a ride.

Permalink Reply by JeffB on April 23, 2013 at 9:37am

I'll ride in any weather, but I'd prefer a ride in 100 degrees to one in 10 degrees.  But its starting to get to ideal riding temps now.  

If riding in the heat bothers you, remember you need not only water but also electrolytes.  I like the Nuun tablets added to my Camelbak. 

And remember to keep hydrating after a long ride.  Your body needs it.

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on April 23, 2013 at 9:39am

Last year was brutal many a day came I found myself exhausted and waking up dehydrated, as much as I hate the bitter cold biking in it does keep the blood moving better than trying to cool off by coasting. 

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on April 23, 2013 at 9:54am

So far I'm good from -1 to 101.

However, my ride is only about 8 miles each way.

I could see either extreme being more of a challenge at 20 miles or so.

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