Avoiding extreme heat conditions in ride

Wheels of Happiness

This post had less rides when temperatures were so high and dangerous.  I did not join the Pagudpud ride and try to leave early for a ride.  Thanks God its raining now.  There is typhoon now at Signal No 2.!!

However when delays cause me to ride at 10 - 11 am, I stop often, hydrate more and put wet gaiter over my head.  

Many tricycle drivers have died from heat stroke.  

God bless us all

Its too hot, ride safe, avoid ride

Wheels of Happiness

There are published reports of temperatures outside from 42 to 51 degrees.  These are dangerous temperature level.   My daughter lost an expensive dog to heat stroke at 10 am.  

Thus this post avoided the Pagudpud ride and Audax.  The risk was too great at my age to tempt faite with the very high temperature.   

I did though the Ayscycle challenge of 10 lops, 5 loops at DOMSA.    Took me 5 hours.  

Thus I try to leave at 6 am and be back by 10 am.   However sometimes there are delays and sometimes I make it back at 12:00.  In that case, I stop often, take a lot of drinks and wet my neck gaiter and wrap around my neck.

Ride safe every one.

Vhen and I agreed we would not be joining Zambales ride this Saturday

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 23, 2017

As I am writing this post, I am coughing and experiencing general body malaise.   Probably I was exhausted from heat and exposure to rain and hot weather during my birthday ride.   (Add to that high bmr causing me to sweat profusely and my back is exposed to wet clothes)

Yesterday at Wawa, I conversed with Vhen Apran, a senior like me who would like to join the Zambales long ride this Saturday up to Monday. It will be 200 km one way  I said because of my experience on my long ride  last Saturday, I will elect not to.  At 11 am, up to 3 pm, the hottest part of the day, we will be hill climb at Dinalupihan and Subic and may be probably too risky for us.  We may get a heat stroke and be a liability to the group.

I all ready informed Gerry.  

Better be prudent than sorry?

Ride Safe, Ride Sensibly

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines    |  April 21, 2014

                        The carbon fiber wheel of VM was damaged; the damage affected the braking

                            VM could not ride the Colnago anymore because of the damaged wheel

We had two casualties yesterday in the ride to Tagaytay city:   VMs carbon fiber wheels and a fellow driver who showed signs of heat stroke:  he vomitted after reaching Tagaytay.

As for VM hitting a MC, there could be no expert on this. VM rear ended an MC near Sucat when the young rider turned left without signalling:  hand or light.  His front wheel got stuck between the wheel and muffler and he could utter was "Sorry po" VM landed on his rear seat and his bike stuck up with the rear end up.   He had a flesh wound at the shin and it could be painful

Let us bike early and avoid extreme heat as we ride

Real Cyclists

Angono, Rizal  PHL   | April 24 2013

From cheapcures

The temperature could reach a searing 37 degrees Centigrade as it was last Saturday in Cabanatuan;  that temperature could be dangerous to the elderly or those who are not fit.  Such heat could be fatal.

So let us bike early, bike during the coolest part of the day.  Avoid hot conditions;  Avoid heatstroke