Cycling in the summer can be the absolute best time to ride a bike, but there are some crucial mistakes which you may be making! Conor is well versed in riding and adapting to hot weather, and he has some top tips to bear in mind – he’s made the mistakes so that you don’t have to!
Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:18 – Too Many Clothes
1:32 – Not Wearing Suncream
1:53 – Thermal Base Layers
2:32 – Not Admitting You’re Struggling
3:05 – Underestimating The Climate
3:32 – Heat Of The Day
4:04 – No Water Stops
4:50 – Not Enough Sodium
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Have you got any tips for hot weather riding? Let us know in the comments! ๐
Meanwhile in Arizona, the 2 AM rides have begunโฆ.
Nailed it! My favorite, setting the alarm and getting out just as the sun is rising. Crucial here in South Florida.
Is that bike a bit small for you ? (Looks it to me)
1. Buy 750ml water bottles.
2. Wear a sleeveless jacket.
l live in Spain and find this works for me.
In France to refill bottle we always say to search for cemetery, there is always a water point for flowers.
You forgot one advice: Larger water bottles than the ones you showed; you're gonna need them!
Really good tips. Just one I might add .. in some areas, high temperatures means high air pollution. When riding, we breath pollutants deeper into the lungs. Check on-line reports before heading out.
One side tip: probably don't want to spray sunscreen while on the bike. After spraying some near my car with door open, I found it permanently stained some plastics and was extremely hard to remove from paint and even glass!
I did a 100km ride with about 2400m of elevation gains last summer. Brought electrolytes in small packets and 2 water bottles. Sweat so much that my jersey had salt on them. Almost had a heat stroke.
Sweltering in the UK I don't think so. What do you call hot 25 degrees. Come and ride in Australia were it can be 25 degrees at midnight and 30 by 9am.
this video was useless….
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I mean, "don't wear a lot of layers in the heat"? Duh… "Drink lots of fluids" Duh….
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The single biggest issue with riding in real heat, is stomach issues. Not even mentioned here.
That was not very insightful and clearly coming from someone who doesn't know about heat. Some science would be useful, to quantify how quickly performance deteriorates with heat / dehydration. A word on health risks too?
On clothing, wear WHITE. And going faster keeps you cooler, so take the tri bike, or do bunch riding. When it's 35C, riding at 25 vs 35kmh is going to feel very different.
Mainstream Channels: Drinking Gatorade is not healthy.
GCN: BOTTOMS UP!
We are projected to possibly hit 105 degrees on Sunday in Houston, TX. Might need a second video for cycling in EXCESSIVE heat.
It's 37 degrees Celsius where I live.
Lol – an Irishman lecturing on riding in the heat. Rich! 4realz? Baselayers? Jackets? I need this to tell me not to wear winter kit and drink water when it's 100 out?
Asking for free water while having social anxiety…
Not fun.
Wear compression upper garment and leggings for two reasons: 1) no need to put sunscreen on your arms and legs, 2) better sweat wicking so you feel a lot cooler.
you guys are living in England, you do not have HOT weather. In the sunny HOT Texas, 40+ degree and burining sun. Our tip to cop with this weather is, ride bicycle before 10 am. Stay inside house with AC, eat water melon.
Here in Miami you have to be really careful riding in the summer heat. People literally die from it out here. Summer my riding changes massively. I consider summer my off season. I ride less often, shorter distances, and with less effort. My peak season here is Jan and Feb. Perfect temps, and generally dry.
I dont even own base layers. Where I live you have to wear the short jerseys all year round.
what a beautiful bika that is!
Another mistake, having water bottles as small as he has when you have a bike that can support larger bottles. You can never have enough water on you, and if you're on a hilly course, it will just make you stronger.
I went to my first ever long ride (80km, it's double of my any previous rides and took me like 5.5 hours with stops) in 38 degrees C, no clouds, wind max 3km/h according to weather report, barely any shade on the road. It was hell, thankfully to previous GCN videos I was prepared. I drank like 3-4 liters of water and had sunscreen.
Thatโs good to know about the refill stops. Just downloaded the app now ๐๐ผ
In my area of the US, we've had heat indices in the 105-110F range most days since late May, and that's when I've done almost all my "get-back-to-cycling" rides. These are all good tips, essentials really. I have to say I'm really looking forward to a break in the heat.
I got into the habit of riding in just a mesh undershirt in anything above 25 degrees in the UK. Add this to the list. Lycra is way better than just an undershirt in a crash. Acts as a barrier between you and the road
I drink water, with pink Himalayan sea salt
I live in a place where it gets to -38c in winter and +38c in summer….that makes you really want to enjoy those hot days….I think I've made all of these mistakes and a few more, I've had hallucinations, mental breakdowns all kinds of fun stuff….pretty sure I've done permanent damage to myself….but ya, 4 months of snow and brutal cold makes you crazy enough to do stupid stuff in the 4 months of brutal sun and heat
Your height is ? ๐
Almost ended my self today south Texas on the coast only 10 mile heat w as over 100f and humidity was over 90 . Ride in your underwear and find live oak trees to hide under.
How do I get a couple of GCN water bottles?
The biggest mistake is picking up this expensive hobby of cycling