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Old 07-14-2004, 07:23 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: Humidity affect on biking speed

Putting the science aside, I love riding in hot humid weather. I feel cool
when riding because of the air flow around me. I like it when I look down
at the water bottles and have sweat drip off my chin. When I roll up to a
stop sign is like walking in to an oven. My arm and leg instantly get wet
with sweat. It makes me feel really strong. ( ha ha)

Yesterday it was around 90 deg F and very humid in Oshkosh and I rode 51
miles. I drank about twice as much as I usually do, about two water bottles
an hour.



"mary" <tombates@city-net.com> wrote in message
news:40f3f18a$0$21383$4d5ecec7@reader.city-net.com...
> On a day with a high humidity (everything else being equal) would it take
> more energy to bike a certain distance than on a day with low humidity

since
> a person has more resistance from the moisture.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
>



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