I dont want anybody passing out this year
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They sell stuff like that. Pick up grassroots motorsports and look at the ads. It was designed for race car drivers. Problem is that the shirt is attached to a box akin to an igloo ice cooler.
Anybody else got any helpful tips?
I know this is wierd...but what kinda underware are you guys wearing in the heat? And do you powder your parts before you depart? I knwo in the Army I used to "dust off" as we called it every day but then in BDU's I went commando in the summer. Hope that doens offend you Va. But just wondering cause...well sometimes on the hot commute home I get monkey butt....
For my .02 I have upgraded to semi-mesh gloves and have a new leather/mesh mix jacket on the way. Keep my feet dry and powdered and use Underarmor HEAT gear. Pulls the sweat away and in a mesh jacket causes a "cooling" affect when the wind hits it. Joe rocket used to offer a vest that would act as a cooling product but I think they stopped selling it.
For my .02 I have upgraded to semi-mesh gloves and have a new leather/mesh mix jacket on the way. Keep my feet dry and powdered and use Underarmor HEAT gear. Pulls the sweat away and in a mesh jacket causes a "cooling" affect when the wind hits it. Joe rocket used to offer a vest that would act as a cooling product but I think they stopped selling it.
So not input on the undies? come on...I dont want to start an "underware" thread.
We are waiting....
and good info rub, thanks man.
Two Words:Did anyone mention ride nekkid?
Kidding, kidding...
Ladies first
One more thing...
Dear God, please make the image of RSD in a thong go away, thank you.
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oh my gosh - a friggin thong...
any chance of infertility by sitting up tight against a hot tank for long periods of time?? Do they make those vest coolers for the lower 'dusted' areas?
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(2) Stupid, Quick and Inadequately Dressed
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SMART BUTT!!! Thnx for the fyi!!
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If it's too hot to wear the leathers, it's too hot to ride!
That's what the A/C in the car is for.
Can't say enough about water. I grew up in a dessert, so I find it comfortable from 75f up to about 95f (hit 103 a few times), and I still use plenty of water. Stay away from pop, and other sports drinks. Drink about 24 onces for every hour your riding in the heat.
The heat will sneak up on you. You'll feel better right before you pass-out. Pull over and drink IMMIATELY if your mouth feels fuzzy (really dry cotton mouth effect).
Ride safe, and stay
That's what the A/C in the car is for.
Can't say enough about water. I grew up in a dessert, so I find it comfortable from 75f up to about 95f (hit 103 a few times), and I still use plenty of water. Stay away from pop, and other sports drinks. Drink about 24 onces for every hour your riding in the heat.
The heat will sneak up on you. You'll feel better right before you pass-out. Pull over and drink IMMIATELY if your mouth feels fuzzy (really dry cotton mouth effect).
Ride safe, and stay
Having done two tours in the Gulf for Desert Storm in a 130F engine room on a ship, here's my advice:
1) Start sweating before you ride...you don't want to find out you are getting heat stroke after you are on the bike. Put your gear on & see if you sweat. How do you get heat stroke? If you are tired, dehydrated, just woke up, etc. Your bodies systems just haven't gotten going yet.
2) Drink, drink, drink again....stop every 20 mins to air out the crack (in the shade), and drink a pint of water. In 90+ heat, you lose about a gallon an hour. Wind evaporates more water from your skin than just standing around...multiply by 70 mph and you do some serious evaporation.
3) If you aren't stopping once an hour for a pee break, you aren't drinking enough. If it doesn't come out clear, you aren't drinking enough. If you drink a gallon an hour and still don't pee for 5 hours, you aren't drinking enough.
4) Don't drink frozen or near-frozen water in the heat. Stomach cramps will make you throw up that precious water. Thaw the frozen bottle by putting it under your jacket, but not against the skin.
5) Faucet handy? Soak your t-shirt, then put on your riding jacket. Nature's air-conditioning.
6) Getting groggy, or slow, grey at the periphery of your vision, making mistakes, feeling tired? You either have hypothermia or dehydration...
7) Don't drink...nothing dehydrates you faster than making your liver use up all of the water in your body to process out the alcohol. You can have a beer when you are done riding for the day, and it tastes even better then
1) Start sweating before you ride...you don't want to find out you are getting heat stroke after you are on the bike. Put your gear on & see if you sweat. How do you get heat stroke? If you are tired, dehydrated, just woke up, etc. Your bodies systems just haven't gotten going yet.
2) Drink, drink, drink again....stop every 20 mins to air out the crack (in the shade), and drink a pint of water. In 90+ heat, you lose about a gallon an hour. Wind evaporates more water from your skin than just standing around...multiply by 70 mph and you do some serious evaporation.
3) If you aren't stopping once an hour for a pee break, you aren't drinking enough. If it doesn't come out clear, you aren't drinking enough. If you drink a gallon an hour and still don't pee for 5 hours, you aren't drinking enough.
4) Don't drink frozen or near-frozen water in the heat. Stomach cramps will make you throw up that precious water. Thaw the frozen bottle by putting it under your jacket, but not against the skin.
5) Faucet handy? Soak your t-shirt, then put on your riding jacket. Nature's air-conditioning.
6) Getting groggy, or slow, grey at the periphery of your vision, making mistakes, feeling tired? You either have hypothermia or dehydration...
7) Don't drink...nothing dehydrates you faster than making your liver use up all of the water in your body to process out the alcohol. You can have a beer when you are done riding for the day, and it tastes even better then
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