07-03-2014, 07:08 AM
Summer time is bummer time for riding, LOL. When we first started riding we'd go out in the afternoon heat and just suffer with it, try all kind of cooling vests, ice in the helmet, etc. One particularly hot afternoon in August Russ had a fairly serious case of heat exhaustion, bordering on heat stroke. It was so bad I was going to leave him at a Circle K in the shade with ice and water and go home to get the car but he insisted on riding home. About 5 more miles and he was weaving all over the road and his head was bobbing, scared me to death! He still insisted on riding home and I wanted to call 911. When we got home he just crawled in bed (at around 5:00 p.m.) and stayed there until the next morning. He should have at least cooled his body temperature down in a cold bath or shower but he wouldn't do it.
We don't ride in the afternoons anymore like that. That was pretty scary, and the heat in the Arizona desert is nothing to mess around with as we learned the hard way. Ever since that episode he can't tolerate the heat like he used to. That was bad news.
We don't ride in the afternoons anymore like that. That was pretty scary, and the heat in the Arizona desert is nothing to mess around with as we learned the hard way. Ever since that episode he can't tolerate the heat like he used to. That was bad news.