Comments on: Mechanisms of Body Heat Dispersal http://www.cyclingmind.com/mechanisms-body-heat-dispersal.html The Bike Training House Thu, 06 May 2010 15:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KC http://www.cyclingmind.com/mechanisms-body-heat-dispersal.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 KC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:54:33 +0000 http://www.cyclingmind.com/?p=306#comment-31 I live in a place that has tremendous humidity and in the hot time of the year the body's ability to cool itself becomes almost obsolete. Modern fabrics are helpful in wicking the moisture off the surface of the skin but there is a need for something more dependable. Since I have been in a region that measures temperatures in Fahrenheit I will use this scale. The days in our sub-tropical area begin with a 90% humidity, and that is a dew point of about 82F. One can adjust to the cloak of air but when training it advances fatigue and makes hydration a paramount issue. When the atmosphere is so close to the operating temperature of the body, managing core temperatures is essential to survival. This issue is bigger than just cycling. I have heard of advanced fabrics and outerwear systems that address this issue but I have yet to discover the right way to enter my quest on a search engine. I get the same collection of cycling gear over and over. Please advise. Thank you for your continued good work. KC O'Dunn B.Msc balanceandbliss.com I live in a place that has tremendous humidity and in the hot time of the year the body’s ability to cool itself becomes almost obsolete. Modern fabrics are helpful in wicking the moisture off the surface of the skin but there is a need for something more dependable. Since I have been in a region that measures temperatures in Fahrenheit I will use this scale. The days in our sub-tropical area begin with a 90% humidity, and that is a dew point of about 82F. One can adjust to the cloak of air but when training it advances fatigue and makes hydration a paramount issue. When the atmosphere is so close to the operating temperature of the body, managing core temperatures is essential to survival. This issue is bigger than just cycling.

I have heard of advanced fabrics and outerwear systems that address this issue but I have yet to discover the right way to enter my quest on a search engine. I get the same collection of cycling gear over and over.

Please advise.

Thank you for your continued good work.

KC O’Dunn B.Msc
balanceandbliss.com

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