Are you riding less due to

[curley03]

I just bought one of those STEELE Hydration vests with the ICE PACKS inside. Its heavy but it does cool you down for a couple of hours. But the face and head still get the heat. Its just toooo damn hot to ride when its 106 ' + FALL is coming soon. curley

 

[rickt]

the HEAT this year? Just curious.

sure are in Texas--supposed to 112 today --
we are going to take quick breakfast ride this morning -- should be home by 9

probably only 95 by then!:AGGHH:

 

[greyfang]

long rides have been limited to the mountains, we can be at 7000 feet in less than an hour from home. it still has been pretty hot up there too, but not like Denver. leaving for Sturgis on Sunday, might not be as pleasant.

 

[Ironhorsepilot]

Yea! Got out last night for a ride to NC for supper. Loved the cool air pockets that we ran through around dusk! Felt fabulous!

 

[John Luciano]

Be careful on the ride to Sturgis . I was told last night many roads are flooded . Back roads are not passable

 

[skuuter]

Most riders here that always wear "Full Gear" have gone back to T-Shirts this summer because of the heat. Due to the Trikes havin' better "overturn odds", we have ridden a lot without Gear also....even rode the Scooters without it Sunday.....ThumbUp

 

[ronchi]

the HEAT this year? Just curious.

probally ride more just do it earlier in the morning ,pretty nice and also see the sun rise.

 

[skuuter]

Rode at Lunch today.....101 to 103 dependin' on which Bank I passed...........nice 1 hour ride through the Country outside Decherd and Cowan.....ThumbUp

 

[Boscoporp]

Yes, I am riding about half of the normal miles I normally ride. However, I rode to West Virginia, Tennessee and The mountains of N carolina in the last month, plus I was at the trike rally last month. So I am still riding!

 

[skuuter]

Yes, I am riding about half of the normal miles I normally ride. However, I rode to West Virginia, Tennessee and The mountains of N carolina in the last month, plus I was at the trike rally last month. So I am still riding!

You ride any Routes.....?????

 

[Shadowlord]

I'm Riding alot less this year due to the heat. It's been way to hot in Georgia this summer. Last night at 7pm my car told my it was 103 degrees. It's no fun riding my 2 wheeler or tike in that heat.

 

[sprt220]

It's been in the high 90's to low 100's and I ride just as much as I do all year. Ken

 

[Juju]

Somewhat OT, but I'm even riding my bicycle less because of the heat! Getting up early so I can get on the road by 0600, and it's even hot then, but not like it is later, when the sun is up over the trees. My cycling buddy wants us to do 40 miles on Saturday morning, but I don't know if I see that happening. Gah!!!

 

[secondroy]

If I go out I try and get back home by 11am. Yesterday it was 111F. I didn't go out yesterday. We're going to be over 106 for the next few days so I'll not likely be 'till at least next week.

 

[Jersey James]

I just don't take either air cooled bike out during the day, here in Florida. Too hot for both myself, and my motors. I just wait until evening, when it "cools" down a bit, and ride at night. Being retired, I can ride all night without worrying about a job to wake up for.

 

[meredog]

Would have been riding everyday but been playing with kidney stones and a blood infection has had me down and in hospital.
Doctors tell me that this is prime time for uroligists because people don't keep themselves hydrated---keep a bottle of water on the trike with you.
Should we blame Al Gore for this weather ??

 

[Blondie Gal]

If I go out I try and get back home by 11am. Yesterday it was 111F. I didn't go out yesterday. We're going to be over 106 for the next few days so I'll not likely be 'till at least next week.

Smart doins! Glad you're well enough to THINK about whether you want to get out in it or not! Lookin' for you down this way one of these days soon!!

Hugs,
John & Nancy

 

[2fromTX]

Only had the trike out twice all summer.....mainly due to the heat,but also because we have been busier than a one legged man.................

Just not gonna be miserable on a ride(thats not why we bought it)

Early fall isn't looking too good either as there is a wedding and a cruise to "take care of"

 

[weewilly]

With Temps of 102 to 108 everyday since I can't remember when.... don't even go outside, much less ride.... No AC... No Go....

 

[vwmaniac]

I ride every chance I get, it has been hot here as all over, but no one else out on the roads and perfect for an old fart like me to be out riding and enjoying the good old Georgia Heat and rain we get now and then,
No A/c, lolllll someone is spoiled.

 

[big mike]

the HEAT this year? Just curious.

i love the heat, have trouble maintaining body temp.always cold.thats why i live in s.c.

 

[Papa Zook]

At least we can all meet up here and TALK about riding our trikes. Nice cool & comfy here! :yes:

 

[skuuter]

At least we can all meet up here and TALK about riding our trikes. Nice cool & comfy here! :yes:

I'll keep providin' Pics of the "Real Thing".....

 

[Papa Zook]

I say we change your screen name to "Robot Rider". :laugh:

 

[skuuter]

I say we change your screen name to "Robot Rider". :laugh:

.....been called "worse" on occasion......:laugh:

 

[Blondie Gal]

i love the heat, have trouble maintaining body temp.always cold.thats why i live in s.c.

Come to Texas, honey - you'll have nooooooooooooooooo problem maintaining warmth out here this summer!! We have had 88 (that's EIGHTY-EIGHT, folks!!) days at or above 100 degrees this summer. THAT'S ALMOST THREE SOLID MONTHS!!!

Please, Lord - that's enough! . . .

 

[ahamilton3]

Absolutely! I like to have a good time when riding, and when it's in the 100s I do not have a good time. I've done it - when I had someplace I needed to go on the trike - but it snot fun for me under those conditions.

 

[rmrc51]

I hardly ride at all, sad to say,,,. Mostly because there's no one to ride with and I'm always tried for one reason or another.

But, I am making one last attempt to get off my kiester and take the trike out more often.

I'm putting a new fancy and quieter exhaust system on the trike. I think that might just give me enough incentive to take her out more often. The present exhaust it just a bit too loud for me, especially in my neighborhood. That's one of the reasons I never take her out early in the AM. I'd wake everyone up. So, with the new exhaust, we'll see.

 

[Ol' Grey]

While I prefer the low, low winter temps. I will ride in any conditions. For those high heat days, I usually keep an old throat spray bottle handy filled with water. It's good for misting me while I ride.:Turkey:
Someone who used to live in Tucson told be recently that they used to leave a 1-2 lb. chicken on their car dashboards and watch it cook completely in 2 hrs. I guess that's cleaner than cooking an egg on pavement!:Joker3:

Never heard of cooking chicken on a dashboard, but it wouldn't surprise me. There's some folks who use solar ovens because of the abundant sunshine refracting through the glass window of the oven.

The hot pavement is definitely a reality. Know two people who've been in motorcycle accidents and each received severe burns requiring skin grafts from laying on the hot pavement. Not road rash, but road burns. Absolutely true.

 

[Calman]

Heat doesn't bother me but Hurrricane Irene sure kept me from riding for a couple days!