Spyder riding in extreem heat. Tell us how you deal with it.

[Rogue Hawk]

I have been using my F3 more and more as a daily commuter. But I find it's not much fun, at least where I live. I had a doctors appointment yesterday, which means a highway ride of 25 miles the VA hospital. My first thought was, "What a great chance to let the F3 stretch it's legs". There are points on the road where cars are doing 80 mph, so I wanted to follow them:doorag: and let them worry about Constables on Patrol.

Since it is high speed highway riding, I want to wear an appropriate gear configuration. My Bell helmet, RS Ti Chi race gloves, Bilt Black leather\mesh jacket, Dianese race boots, Dianese MotoGP chest protector (Like Rosse wears), Kevlar leg liners, and Dianese knee-shin guards. I was really styling I was not worried about the 95+ heat because, well, I would be rolling a good 65 to 80.

So much for rolling, because something was going on way ahead of me and I was going 0 to 20 mph most of the way. As you all know, a Spyder has a air temperature gauge. Mine was reading 105 F :yikes:

After a while, my eyes got blurry, and my beloved jacket turned into a microwave. So I had to commit the terrible sin of removing it and stuffing it into the F3's tiny bin Chinese takeout style. Like I said in other gear threads, I am not trembling in fear of cars. I just want to be ready after my experience with a texting soccer mom mowing me down.

So how do you deal with such heat? I don't think even a mesh jacket can handle such conditions. My solution is to ride at night on those super hot days.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

The first thing you failed to mention was what you had with you for water? Never leave home without some. Around town I carry a bottle, which quickly becomes hot, in a cupholder but for long trips I wear a Camelbak. When I'm running errands like you were I wear a mesh jackets with jeans and usually a cooling neck roll, the kind that expands when it is wet, we keep them in the fridge. On the road I wear a textile jacket with a cool vest underneath and mesh riding pants with shorts underneath.

Cool as a cucumber in Las Vegas! There is a lot to say for dry heat, I'm originally from the Chicago suburbs so I know how your humid hot works and if you wait a week you'll be wanting to know how to stay warm!

 

[Bob Denman]

I use a Mesh jacket...
A set of Mesh riding pants wouldn't be a bad idea either. Getting yourself protection from the Sun is of paramount importance. :thumbup:
...and LOTS of hydration! :cheers:

If you're not peeing at just about every stop; you're not drinking enough. nojoke

 

[beadaholic]

I use a Kewl Vest, you put it in water, let it soak up the water, squish it out, put it on, and then the rest of your gear. I never feel "wet" and I do stay alot cooler, I also will put on a Kewl towel too, it helps alot, not as much as the vest, but hey, anything and everything that can help I use. They even have something for the head that you can put on between the helmet and you! It can last for hours and up to 10 hours it says (I doubt it) but at least 3 hours...and rewet it once I get to where I am going....

I thought the temp gauge is the motor temp? Or is it the outside temp, didn't even occur to me it could be the outside temp...being I am not that metric, mine is in Celsius.

 

[Lew L]

HEAT!!!

Never get hot in Nevada:shocked:.
Consider a cooling vest and a mesh jacket.My vest was about $35 and will last over 4 hours and a simple regcharge keeps it going. with a vented windshiels on the RT its cool runnings. DRINK WATER!!

Overheating the brain leads to ::

Kaos

 

[MRH]

I wear a full mesh jacket, not one with textile on the arms. I also wear a cooling vest and keep it drenched.
http://www.amazon.com/HyperKewl-6530-RB-XL-Evaporative-Cooling-Vest/dp/B00DX5IHJA/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1441381834&sr=8-14&keywords=cooling+vest
(no idea if this is the best one - it's just the one I have)

The thing is, if it's really hot and I know I'll likely be in slow traffic, I take the car. It makes riding the Spyder all that much more enjoyable when it's comfortable to ride.

 

[Bob Denman]

I'll ride at every possible opportunity! nojoke
I don't complain about the heat up here...

...Not after what happened LAST Winter! :yikes:

But we rarely reach 90 on the thermometers, so we have little to worry about. :thumbup:

 

[Highwayman2013]

We are new to extreme heat in Nevada, but we wear wicking shirts under our mesh jackets and carry bottles of cool water in an insulated lunch box in the trunk. We have purchased soak vests but have not used them. We were in Los Angeles for a weekend last month and it was great weather. On the way back on a Sunday afternoon it was quite hot in the desert coming home so we stopped about every 45 minutes and had a cold drink at a McDonalds or similar place. We forgot to take our cool vests. On the highway at 65 to 75 mph I found that when the temperature was over 100 I was much more comfortable without the wind hitting me. I have tried mesh pants but I feel more heat on my legs than if I wear jeans.

 

[JayBros]

I wear running shorts and light T-shirt under mesh jacket and pants. When it's hot and I am going slow I sweat and don't care. Any more than a 15 min errand ride and I carry water. You can always squirt it on your head and chest.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: You mean that you're not going Commando under the mesh riding pants?
If you do :yikes:; it helps to keep the traffic away from you! :roflblack:

 

[PrairieSpyder]

+1 for the HyperKewl vest and mesh jacket. Also check out the Heat-Out products at CycleGear.com.

 

[easysuper]

extream heat

We use mesh jackets, mesh pants, cooling vest, and lots of gator aid in the ice chest , I have put a block of ice in the dogs trailer once when we were in the badlands and it was in the high 90's but the trailer's insulated and Trina was'nt even panting when we stopped. The cooling vest really work and we just soak them in the melted ice water from the ice chest .

 

[cuznjohn]

call me stupid, but i stay home. all summer i have been out 3 times because i can't take the heat

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Well; okay...
John, you're stupid for staying indoors...
You said that I should... :joke:

 

[Pampurrs]

Lots of water. On long rides in the heat, I stop more frequently. If the temperature exceeds 110 I wear a cooling vest and stop even mire frequently to wet it down.
Fortunately, primo riding season is right around the corner.

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[kbwitt]

wet vest and scarfs work great. I also find that coconut water really cools me down fast and I can feel it rehydrating better. Good coconut water is not cheap. a lot of the waters on the market are heat pasteurized. a few of the real bad ones are heavily marketed such as Zico, Vita-coco, Naked, O.N.E.
Kenn

 

[Eagle1]

I agree carry water, I use a small cooler in the front, with one bottle frozen to keep others cold and it can also be drank. Our kwel vest are great, refresh about every 4-5 , hours.

 

[kngfsh27]

I always wear jeans, long sleeves, gloves and my helmet. When it is hot, I stop a more often and find some shade for both me and the Spyder.

 

[cyclekid58]

Riding in extreme heat

We have the mesh jackets, keep the sun off bare skin is imperative. My wife has a Kewlvest, I have one from cyclegear made by BILT and we can't tell the difference both work equally well. Usually light colored cargo pants or on occasion shorts with overpants and the vents open. As everyone else said water, water, water! We carry plenty of extra and usually go through it. I have a heat out thin vented skull cap I use under my helmet and when its real hot I wet it and it helps alot. Frequent stops to get off the bike into the shade for something cool is always welcome, usually have to stop for a restroom at least once sometimes twice between fuel ups.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

We forgot to take our cool vests.

They don't work very good if you don't have them with you. :roflblack: