Found my temperature threshold

[pookamatic]

Commute yesterday was pretty rough. 93F at start, 97F at finish.

 

[greg]

hottest i've ridden in is probbaly about 33C

summer isn't very long, warm or dry in the uk

 

[mave2911]

47°C in full leathers for me.

Just made me want to go faster - or stop at an airconditioned servo/shopping centre!

Cheers,
Rick

 

[Solarservant]

Rode in 108 F yesterday (~42 C). The ATGATT gods are testing my will.

 

[ste]

where i live we pray for the sun, we even have a version of the raindance we call it the sun dance, apart from yesterday it has been raining here non stop for a week, hell looks nicer at this point

 

[ebster1085]

Cant say I have found my threshold yet, but yesterday I rode home in the mid to high 90's and it was hot, but not too hot. I ended up riding with no shirt on and just my armored jacket

Really the worst part was my lower body as my kevlar lined jeans dont breath well.

ATGATT

 

[texcollect]

I live in Texas. If I didn't ride in heat I wouldn't ride at all. I have a thermometer probe on my turn signal stalk and saw 113 registered on it last year at 80 mph.

 

[outasight20]

Rode home yesterday in the high 90's wearing a armored mesh jacket, full gauntlet gloves, armored mesh pants, and full boots. Was hot as $!%#, but probably wouldn't have been any better wearing the squid uniform.

 

[pookamatic]

I was OK while moving but my afternoon commute typically takes 50 minutes or so. Over 29 miles, that's a lot of sitting. I started to pant heavily at every light towards the end. I'm sure the temperature of road/car exhaust/waste heat of the bike contributed a LOT. Moving along at a good, steady clip, I could tolerate ~100.

 

[rivettm]

I went for a short ride to a shop yesterday to look at some PR3's. I think it was around 95 and when I got home my shirt I was wearing under my mesh jacket was soaked.

Any recommendations on mesh armored pants?

 

[ChevyFazer]

It wasn't the hottest I've rode in but one day last August it was about 95 out and I got stuck on the interstate in stop and go traffic for about 5 miles. That was honestly the worst ride I've ever had, after about 5 miles of sweating my ass off I got off at the next exit and took back roads the rest of the way. It took me longer to get home but at least I was moving. I normally don't care how hot it is as long as I'm moving.

 

[mxgolf]

I'll second that. If you are moving it's bearable but in traffic it sucks. Upper 90's for me and that was hot but not bad due to not being in traffic.

 

[why_not_Zoidberg?]

Last year I ran out of gas on the side of the highway on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year in Erie (I think around 95, VERY HUMID). I was on my way to my last college class ever to turn in a final paper too. Luckily a buddy of mine came and picked me up to go get a gas can and drop the paper off. Sat on the side of the road and dripped sweat for a good 20 minutes though.

Good thing bars are air conditioned.

 

[Erci]

I rode in today. It's gonna be ~ 100 on the way back (in the shade). Still would rather ride than drive in a cage!

 

[Nelly]

I was OK while moving but my afternoon commute typically takes 50 minutes or so. Over 29 miles, that's a lot of sitting. I started to pant heavily at every light towards the end. I'm sure the temperature of road/car exhaust/waste heat of the bike contributed a LOT. Moving along at a good, steady clip, I could tolerate ~100.

It certainly feels hotter when riding in traffic.
I am still waiting to wear my summer gear this year, It has rained for the last three weeks.
I would rather be in the position to moan about the heat than moaning about the wet and cold.

Nelly

 

[crowelor]

I don't really have a threshold. If I'm getting out of the house, it's usually on the bike so I'm riding regardless of temperature.

 

[ticktock]

Anything above 90 and I'm taking the car. Sitting in traffic in the upper 90's is miserable. With gear on by the time you get to your destination you need a solid shower! Haha.

 

[pookamatic]

I rode in today. It's gonna be ~ 100 on the way back (in the shade). Still would rather ride than drive in a cage!

Forget that noise. I'm "working" from home today.

In other words, I'm going to the DMV, scrap yard, bank, washing the bike, etc while occasionally answering emails.

 

[Motogiro]

During summer we typically ride 90-100 plus for short periods crossing sections of desert after coming out of higher cooler elevations in the mountains.

I've suffered from heat exhaustion while riding in full leathers on Palomar mountain in 80 + deg. I was playing hard on the mountain, up n down South Grade road. Luckily I had already started down the mountain before it started to hit me and I made it to an Indian reservation gas station and store where I cooled off and drank much needed cold water.

Here the air is dryer and you can cool quickly but you have to hydrate. Hydration is paramount here. I grew up back east so I also know how the humidity makes it hard for your sweat to evaporate and cool you off. I'd rather be in desert 100 plus than 80 deg. humid any day but with out hydration in the desert you can be done in a very short time. In either environment hydration is a first consideration.

I now have Kevlar GP2 air mesh pants for summer and what a difference in air flow!

Motoport (they also make jackets) is the only company in the US that makes this stuff. Motoport Ask for Wayne Boyer. I liked doing business with him and he took care of all my needs. This is the real deal and not the Kevlar they put in jeans. This is armored gear and the mesh Kevlar has 10 times the abrasion resistance that leather does.

The surfaces I fear most in a slide are the freeways here. They are concrete and have these surface rain grooves to get rid of water. The grooves are a horror to go down on so wearing jeans is not an option for me.

Also this gear lasts and is washable!

I always mention this gear because even if I didn't use it this is the most protective and worth the money considering the strength, longevity and most importantly the protection and performance it will give you!

 

[Poot]

Personally I don't think it can be too hot to ride. Now cold and snowy is a different story.

I use to live in Tucson, Arizona where the temperatures would reach around 110 F during the summer. I think the worst heat I have ever been in was 118 F in Phoenix, Arizona a couple of years ago. I would have stiff rode if I had a bike back then!