On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:15:38 -0700 (PDT),
AK wrote:
On Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 8:56:58 PM UTC-5, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Just wondering what others feel is worse. What do you think is worse, riding in a dry environment (desert) with 110F temperatures or riding in an area where the heat and humidity combine to give a temperature of 110F?

IO figure that at lest in t he desert sweat can evaporate and
thus cool you but when there's really high humidity the sweat
does NOT evaporate and thus you lose most of the cooling
effect of sweating.

Opinions?

I prefer the lower humidity setting, because it is much more
comfortable for me. No problem with sweat dripping down on my
glasses and into my eyes, and less risk of overheating.

In lower humidity riding I do have to be more mindful of drinking
regularly. Without sweat buildup as an indicator, my tendency is
to lose track of (or not appreciate) the great amount of fluid I'm
actually losing through sweating (that quickly evaporates).


I live where we see 90s and high humidity.

I frequently stop in stores about every 5 miles to cool off.

I once hiked up a mountain in New Mexico when it was around 95
F.

I did not sweat very much and it sure did not feel like 95.

I'd be inclined to think you probably sweated quite a lot on that
mountain hike, but were just not very aware of it because it
evaporated so quickly.

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Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA