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https://tunedintocycling.com/2012/07/15/cycling-in-heat-and-humidity/

Article by Kevin Murnane. Tunedintocycling.com.

This may be a good time to share one of the better articles I've found on cycling in the heat and humidity. As a cyclist who is sensitive to riding in higher humidities and heat and definitely wants to stay away from approaching heatstroke and dehydration.

Do you do anything differently when cycling in the heat and humidity?

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The necessary electrolytes: sodium, magnesium and potassium.

https://www.bicycling.com/food/hydration/six-things-you-always-want...

Ride slow in the shade and apologize for being in the way on the sidewalk ($ince it's illegal) with many stops for liquids along the way ;)

I believe in wearing loose-fitting, light-colored clothing in hot and humid weather.  The many polyester-type wicking materials are good, although I personally find a linen shirt to be just as good.  Interestingly, though, I see that some others, and far more intense riders than I, recommend tight-fitting garments and even black ones.  Subjectively, light-colored clothes seem far cooler to me than black.  I also think that while close contact to the skin promotes wicking, so does allowing air to flow around the body to provide evaporative cooling.  Plus, if I wear loose-fitting clothes the general public benefits quite a bit, optically.    

I'll take your word for that, because I'm not going to terrorize people by whipping off my shirt, that's for sure!  

I'd say "your mileage may vary" depending on activity level. For a more leisurely rider, loose fitting light colored clothing (open at the bottom for ventilation) may be ideal. For a more intense activity level, tight fitting clothing in a wicking material may make more sense. 

Whether new tech or old, dark colors absorb more heat than light colors. Learned that lesson the hard way on a humid 95 degree day in Charleston years ago.

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