Hot weather continuous

Blistering riding weather all week. When it gets this hot there is no comfort from the wind movement. In fact, it’s like you’re riding inside of a giant air fryer. The heat is so intense your sweat is drying faster than you can hydrate which means you can seriously get into trouble on a long ride.

T. emperature measurement taken at Keifer Road, Rancho Cordova. During the remaining ride home I hit temperature of 114. This was just before you get into the town of Ione.

I try to prepare myself the best I can before hitting the road. This included drinking a lot of water and eating ice chips.

Hot weather riding

During transition from the cooler weather to flat out hot I will tend to to not wear full gear that I would normally wear during the winter months.

For about 2 weeks I rode home wearing just a short sleeve shirt. This was under very hot conditions with the sun blasting me every mile I rode.

My arms are the only exposed skin parts minus a small section on my face that is not covered by the helmet.

You can see the intense redness after another hot 100+ temperature ride. My arm looks like it is swollen and very red in color.

My wifey and I purchased long sleeve shirts.