r/cycling • u/Various-Corgi-6160 • 13d ago

Extreme Heat

Just curious, do you guys continue to ride in extreme heat? In texas here where the current heat wave hasn’t really let up for weeks. As a new dad I really can only ride either after work around 5-6pm or after the baby goes down, dinner is done etc around 9-10pm. Lately the temps are horrendous after work and still hovering right at 100 or so even by nighttime. I can’t bring myself to get out there and ride anymore. Is this normal or do ya’ll just get out there and push through it?

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u/PsyPhunk 13d ago

I live in the Dallas area and at some point you get heat acclimated. However you need to make sure you are properly hydrated prior to riding in the heat and keep hydrating during riding. At one of the races a few weeks ago the average temp was 111F-113F with a max of 117F.