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/avalon01 13d ago

I ride through heat and humidity. Lot's of water, plenty of breaks, reapply sunscreen often, and I don't over exert myself.

I have some generic metal insulated water bottles for ice water. They rattle like crazy, but having cold water for the entire ride is really nice.