Interesting Blog on Riding in the Heat

[consularrider]

A little too late to prep for this coming Saturday’s Total 200, but some interesting observations and suggestions.

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[Tim Kelley]

Yikes–high of 99 degrees on Saturday. It is going to be a hot one!!

Good opportunity to try out my all white kit…

[DaveK]

@Tim Kelley 23376 wrote:

..all white kit…

Trying to avoid wheelsuckers?

[pfunkallstar]

Great info …but that website looks like a love child between GeoCities and Netscape 3.0.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@pfunkallstar 23378 wrote:

Great info …but that website looks like a love child between GeoCities and Netscape 3.0.

Angelfire!

[consularrider]

@Tim Kelley 23376 wrote:

Yikes–high of 99 degrees on Saturday. It is going to be a hot one!!

Good opportunity to try out my all white kit…

Hmmm…my lightest colored jersey is my Bike Arlington jersey (tied with my Hilly Hundred, but that is made of a heavier material).

[OneEighth]

@consularrider 23381 wrote:

Hmmm…my lightest colored jersey is my Bike Arlington jersey (tied with my Hilly Hundred, but that is made of a heavier material).

I’ve got something that’s more grey than black…

[Tim Kelley]

So we’ve got 1/8th, ConsularRider, and Dirt. Who else is going to be doing T200 this weekend from the forum?

[FFX_Hinterlands]

Wow, I thought those little packets of gelled carbohydrates were silly, but ice slurries? Who’s going to brand and sell the special “cycle-specific” ice slurry?

On second thought if this means I can ride one-handed while holding a cherry slurpee than I’m OK with it.

[TwoWheelsDC]

Although I’m not riding on Saturday, I can still put this info to use as I stand in the heat for a couple hours in a black suit during my outdoor wedding ceremony. Cramping must be avoided at all costs!

[OneEighth]

What? You don’t want to lock your knees and keel over like a member of the Black Watch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn95OODZpcI

[Certifried]

@Tim Kelley 23383 wrote:

So we’ve got 1/8th, ConsularRider, and Dirt. Who else is going to be doing T200 this weekend from the forum?

I am a volunteer! I’ll be mingling with the DC Tri folks.

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[MCL1981]

@pfunkallstar 23378 wrote:

Great info …but that website looks like a love child between GeoCities and Netscape 3.0.

With a light hint of Tripod.

[DaveK]

@FFX_Hinterlands 23384 wrote:

Wow, I thought those little packets of gelled carbohydrates were silly, but ice slurries? Who’s going to brand and sell the special “cycle-specific” ice slurry?

On second thought if this means I can ride one-handed while holding a cherry slurpee than I’m OK with it.

I’ll be introducing soon my state-of-the-art cycling solution for optimum nutrition on even the hottest of days.

Been researching it for years.

[KelOnWheels]

Now you just need to change the name to VeloPops and put them in a carbon wrapper to save weight…

[acc]

@Tim Kelley 23376 wrote:

Yikes–high of 99 degrees on Saturday. It is going to be a hot one!!

Good opportunity to try out my all white kit…

Please tell me it’s not *all* white. You know how that will turn out…

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