Is it to hot or do i need to grow some?

andy83

Is it really too hot to set out on a leisurly ride now

im bored, sitting looking at bike in front room and my new chamois cream has just arrived which i want to try (never used before, do i put it on skin or on pad on bib)

should i wait til later on when it may cool down or just go out now.

not sure whether the heat will make me not enjoy the ride or am i just making excuses cos i keep getting told its too hot to cycle??

soy_sauce

just go out and ride.

Cafewanda

Never too hot for a ride. Cream up and get out there

andy83

lol think im asing in the wrong place

i spose the excuse i can use is i need to get a new bottle cage for this ridiculous heat as one is not enough

where is best to put the cream ????

will3

Riding a bike in hot weather is a releif as you generate your own cooling breeze.
It;s stopping that's a problem.

andy83

will3 wrote:

Riding a bike in hot weather is a releif as you generate your own cooling breeze.
It;s stopping that's a problem.

yea that is true

what you mean by its stopping thats the problem??

soy_sauce

andy83 wrote:

will3 wrote:

Riding a bike in hot weather is a releif as you generate your own cooling breeze.
It;s stopping that's a problem.

yea that is true

what you mean by its stopping thats the problem??

think he meant its difficult to stop cycling since you are loving the cool air while you are cycling. :roll:

andy83

ok must be the heat getting to me lol

decided to bite the bullet and going on a long nice ride, even going to put some suncream on to please the gf as i never usually do lol

Kieran_Burns

While you're moving you generate a cooling breeze . As soon as you stop you are generating a personal heatwave.

I think you can cycle no matter how hot it is as long as you have plenty of fluids to drink. Therefore I would recommend going on a pub crawl

soy_sauce

Kieran_Burns, i hope you mean a glass of orange juice in a pub.

will3

soy_sauce wrote:

andy83 wrote:

will3 wrote:

Riding a bike in hot weather is a releif as you generate your own cooling breeze.
It;s stopping that's a problem.

yea that is true

what you mean by its stopping thats the problem??

think he meant its difficult to stop cycling since you are loving the cool air while you are cycling. :roll:

Exactly. Soon as you stop the lovely cool breeze goes and you're sweating like a pregant nun.

prawny

andy83 wrote:

lol think im asing in the wrong place

i spose the excuse i can use is i need to get a new bottle cage for this ridiculous heat as one is not enough

where is best to put the cream ????

That's the excuse I used for my second cage. Finally used it this morning.

I put the cream directly on the skin, where it usually rubs a bit :oops:

il_principe

MTFU and get out there. Some of us are stuck in the office and thanks top meetings and dropping the bike off for a service this am I have 3 tube journeys to face today! ARGHHHHH!!!!

Kieran_Burns

soy_sauce wrote:

Kieran_Burns, i hope you mean a glass of orange juice in a pub.

Of course. What else would I mean? 8)

DonDaddyD

You all need to MTFU bunch of wimps!

I don't even bother with suncream.

Nails!!!

UndercoverElephant

DonDaddyD wrote:

You all need to MTFU bunch of wimps!

I don't even bother with suncream.

Nails!!!

But you do like to moisturise after a ride though, don't you girly-man? :twisted:

Greg T

DonDaddyD wrote:

I don't even bother with suncream.

I'm saying nothing.

gtvlusso

Suncream....pfft!

I am happy for the tan and will not be knocking good weather (considering the crap I have ridden in this winter!) I earned this summer and I am damnwell gonna use it....!

Drink more water and MTFU as DDD says!!

Am sweating like a *insert sweaty thing* most days though - sign of fitness, apparently!

DonDaddyD

UndercoverElephant wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

You all need to MTFU bunch of wimps!

I don't even bother with suncream.

Nails!!!

But you do like to moisturise after a ride though, don't you girly-man? :twisted:

Keeps the skin soft and supple.

DonDaddyD

gtvlusso wrote:

Suncream....pfft!

I am happy for the tan and will not be knocking good weather (considering the crap I have ridden in this winter!) I earned this summer and I am damnwell gonna use it....!

+1

prawny

DDD you're cheating, I ride without sunscreen and I am one of the whiteset people alive!
I had a Michael Bolton album!

DonDaddyD

I can infact get darker and have done. It's possible for me to burn.

I'm just nails.

prawny

DonDaddyD wrote:

I can infact get darker and have done. It's possible for me to burn.

I'm just nails.

I can beleive it, I saw an Asian guy on my way home with some major tan lines.

I don't go darker, just red then white again :roll:

andy83

ok so i went out in the end and got a lovely tan

only put bit of suncream on the bonce and to please girlfriend. (i am bald btw)

was a lovely ride and had plenty of fluids, funny seeing loads of people swealtering in their cars

one of the nicest aspects was the amount of cycle lanes. i went on a new ride over to walsall and it was just nice to be in a cycle lane for a change

cream worked a treat, however i put it both on skin and pad cos wasnt sure lol

AndyManc

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”



Sherlock Holmes author, Arthur Conan Doyle, Scientific American, 1896


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benno68

andy83 wrote:

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only put bit of suncream on the bonce and to please girlfriend(i am bald btw)

Did you wear a helmet? Just wondering if you've got some tan lines through the vents, please check in the mirror and report back, could be interesting.

Kieran_Burns

Benno68 wrote:

andy83 wrote:

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only put bit of suncream on the bonce and to please girlfriend(i am bald btw)

Did you wear a helmet? Just wondering if you've got some tan lines through the vents, please check in the mirror and report back, could be interesting.

What were those boiled sweets called..... Oh yeah! Rhubarb and Custard!!!

pottssteve

Put the second bottle in your jersey pocket, and the creme on your strawberries.....

iain_j

AndyManc wrote:

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”



Sherlock Holmes author, Arthur Conan Doyle, Scientific American, 1896


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It may be fate that I decided to come and have a look on bikeradar for the first time in months. I needed to read that. Rather than sit at home tomorrow, I'm going for a ride, torrential rain or not.

Thanks, AndyManc

andy83

Benno68 wrote:

andy83 wrote:

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only put bit of suncream on the bonce and to please girlfriend(i am bald btw)

Did you wear a helmet? Just wondering if you've got some tan lines through the vents, please check in the mirror and report back, could be interesting.

unfortunately no but would have been quite funny

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”



Sherlock Holmes author, Arthur Conan Doyle, Scientific American, 1896

worked a trick for me, kept telling myself to have a day off today but sod that, will go out for a quick spin in a bit, even if its just a quick blast