Any question answered...

I'm jealous! Hence my question:

How do you cope in conditions like these? I've always hated the summers here and that's only walking around town - I've never tried to cycle my way through it before!

I'm wearing a wicking short sleeve jersey, bib shorts, the most ventilated crash lid I could get my hands on and quaffing loads of electrolytes but it doesn't seem to help much!

I don't want to just put my bike away for two months but it's almost unbearable riding on days like today (which is most days until mid-September).

Even the Japanese think I'm mental trying to ride now...

It's pretty horrible isn't it. It was cycling across Japan in August that taught me I had sweat glands in places like my knee caps and elbows. I think even my sweat glands had sweat glands. Try going really slowly.

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(yes, I realise I'm a few days late to the party)