PatriciaK
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Yep!
I am finding it too hot to ride
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PatriciaK
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Today, tomorrow, and likely Tuesday, are too hot for my asthmatic senior butt to be on my bike (contemplating trying a ride really early tomorrow morning, but probably won't) 
. And, to think I came home from NC for this 
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. And, to think I came home from NC for this !
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Art Deco
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Do you use any special lights? @fooferdoggie had a wild set of LED lights on his bike.Maybe still does.
My Ride1Up 700 has a built-in headlight and taillight, but I added an 800 lumen headlight that I bought off Amazon. It's pretty bright. I also ride mostly on rural low traffic roads.
Art Deco
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Art Deco
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My setup is similar. The Specialized stock lights are OK for dusk, but not enough for a railroad tunnel . But I was asking about spoke lights, reflective vests, and such.
Ahhh... ok, I don't have any lights like that or reflective vests.
mschwett
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i’ve lived on the west coast my whole life, various places around the bay area, and oregon, southern washington, etc.
never lived in a house, dorm, apartment, or condo that had air conditioning.
fooferdoggie
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it was 107 of when got dark last night.
Art Deco
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People in the Eastern US adopted A/C hard and fast in the 1960s heat and humidity...
fooferdoggie
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Man it was 102 at noon today so I said I need to get home before it gets too bad. drank a can of highball to get some water and caffeine. my ride was 8 miles and I cranked it up to turbo so I was not working and monitored my heart rate. I stopped half way at a convince store got another quart of water and some gum as my mouth was so dry. cooled ff a but then rode mire. stopped in the shade once more to finish off the water. it was a bad ride so hot it almost hurt. if I had too there were plenty f stores I could go into to cool off so I was not too worried. but this is the temp my garmin got on the roads.
and the asphalt temp a hour later at home and even the sidewalk temp.
and the asphalt temp a hour later at home and even the sidewalk temp.
ActionJackson
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We typically see only max highs (94°F/34.5°C) in that range mid-summer in August in Tokyo and the surrounding region. You won’t do your health any favor out in that type of weather unless you’re well acclimated and it’s dry as a bone. Basically at 35°C everything shuts down outside. On the other hand 45°C + high humidity is typical in parts of India!
Riding (or charging) in very hot weather is bad for your battery though.
Art Deco
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fooferdoggie
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Yep riding in 100+ with the sun out is no fun at all I tried riding on shady roads as much as possible but it still was miserable and like getting blasted bu a furnace most of my ride my Garmin was showing 120.
Art Deco
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Speaking of 45C in India ... Canada just exceeded that.
www.bbc.com
Canada weather: Heat hits record 46.6C as US north-west also sizzles
Lytton in British Columbia breaks an 84-year-old record, as the US Pacific north-west also sizzles.
www.bbc.com
ActionJackson
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That’s insane. Also 5.5°C higher than any temperature recorded in all of Japan (41.1°C).Speaking of 45C in India ... Canada just exceeded that.
Canada weather: Heat hits record 46.6C as US north-west also sizzles
Lytton in British Columbia breaks an 84-year-old record, as the US Pacific north-west also sizzles.
ActionJackson
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For the most part people here are talking about outside ambient air temperature. There’s a large swath of the PNW where many conventional small aircraft can’t fly right now - that’s never been the case ever.
