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Riding an ebike in 39c is uncomfortable but not unthinkable. I do it semi regularly. If your trip is >10km it's not that bad at all. You will probably have to s

Riding an ebike in 39c is uncomfortable but not unthinkable. I do it semi regularly. If your trip is >10km it's not that bad at all. You will probably have to shower when you get home but it's still better than owning a car.

avar 7y ago
Being on a modern E-Bike in 39C is definitely way more comfortable than walking. You can adjust the power settings so you barely have to touch the pedals to move, it's less effort than walking, and you'll be traveling at up to 25 km/h so you'll get some air cooling you wouldn't get if you were just walking. I've ridden mine in up to 35C and it's like stepping into an oasis compared to standing still in that temperature, more so if you wear clothing like loose fitting cotton clothing that benefits from the increased airflow.
- fiter 7y ago
  In my experience this would be air heating and not air cooling because the air temperature is higher than the skin temperature, unless you're already sweating and being evaporatively cooled from that.
- learc83 7y ago
  >so you'll get some air cooling you wouldn't get if you were just walking. 39C is well above skin temperature so you're only going to get evaporative cooling and the effectiveness of that depends on humidity. It's possible the heating effect of the hot air blowing over your skin overwhelms the evaporative cooling and you are actually getting net warming. Even if the humidity is low if you're not already drenched in sweet, it's going to feel awful.
coldtea 7y ago
>Riding an ebike in 39c is uncomfortable but not unthinkable. Exactly. Before 1950s 90% of the people walked, rode bikes, horses, etc in all of these places, everyday, everywhere. Billions still do all over the world in similar climates. It's not like we need cushions, air conditioning, and so on, to go from one place to another in the summer heat.
- rayiner 7y ago
  > Billions still do all over the world in similar climates. Yes. And it sucks. There is a reason the founder of Singapore said it “made development possible in the tropics.” We don’t “need” indoor toilets either. But they’re pretty great. So are cars. Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65.
  - refurb 7y ago
    Exactly. There are a lot of things we can do without - refrigerators in every home, laundry in every home, AC, etc. But they make life way better and very few people are willing to go without.
  - coldtea 7y ago
    >We don’t “need” indoor toilets either. But they’re pretty great. So are cars. Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65. Even more so a livable planet, and we're running out of that just so some cushioned entitled people can have "big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65", 24/7 burgers, and other BS...
  - jdnenej 7y ago
    It doesn't suck. It's just a temporary discomfort. I feel like the discomfort is actually somewhat beneficial. When I get home after cycling on a really hot day I immediately take a shower and then feel great about how comfortable my home is. Better than if I had taken an air-conditioned car/bus back. I think maybe we have too much confort all of the time and it makes it harder to appreciate than if we get to experience discomfort some times.
    - rayiner 7y ago
      The first world privilege is stunning.
      - coldtea 7y ago
        You mean the first world privilege of "Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65"? Yes, it is stunning. Especially when its being confused to something like a basic human right -- that everybody should just adopt, instead of the spoiled result of a consumerist society, enabled by first world wages and cheap energy (subsidised by exercising global power). As is the idea that the lifestyle of your country (or your adopted country) is the best in the world, and everyone should follow suit, with big SUVs and AC to 65" -- and if they don't do it, it's only because they can't afford it (never mind that places that can very well afford SUVs and full-on AC blast, like in most of Western Europe, happen to shun both as tacky).
noobermin 7y ago
Can't edit my comment now, but that's what I meant. Normal bikes in 39C is something I might do with a tank top or something, e-bikes seem neccessary there. I also implied scooters = bad but I take that back, scooters and e-bikes seem good, it is manually driven transit in 39C seems like it would be sufficiently uncomfortable.

avar 7y ago

Being on a modern E-Bike in 39C is definitely way more comfortable than walking. You can adjust the power settings so you barely have to touch the pedals to move, it's less effort than walking, and you'll be traveling at up to 25 km/h so you'll get some air cooling you wouldn't get if you were just walking. I've ridden mine in up to 35C and it's like stepping into an oasis compared to standing still in that temperature, more so if you wear clothing like loose fitting cotton clothing that benefits from the increased airflow.

fiter 7y ago
In my experience this would be air heating and not air cooling because the air temperature is higher than the skin temperature, unless you're already sweating and being evaporatively cooled from that.
learc83 7y ago
>so you'll get some air cooling you wouldn't get if you were just walking. 39C is well above skin temperature so you're only going to get evaporative cooling and the effectiveness of that depends on humidity. It's possible the heating effect of the hot air blowing over your skin overwhelms the evaporative cooling and you are actually getting net warming. Even if the humidity is low if you're not already drenched in sweet, it's going to feel awful.

coldtea 7y ago

>Riding an ebike in 39c is uncomfortable but not unthinkable. Exactly. Before 1950s 90% of the people walked, rode bikes, horses, etc in all of these places, everyday, everywhere. Billions still do all over the world in similar climates. It's not like we need cushions, air conditioning, and so on, to go from one place to another in the summer heat.

rayiner 7y ago
> Billions still do all over the world in similar climates. Yes. And it sucks. There is a reason the founder of Singapore said it “made development possible in the tropics.” We don’t “need” indoor toilets either. But they’re pretty great. So are cars. Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65.
- refurb 7y ago
  Exactly. There are a lot of things we can do without - refrigerators in every home, laundry in every home, AC, etc. But they make life way better and very few people are willing to go without.
- coldtea 7y ago
  >We don’t “need” indoor toilets either. But they’re pretty great. So are cars. Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65. Even more so a livable planet, and we're running out of that just so some cushioned entitled people can have "big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65", 24/7 burgers, and other BS...
- jdnenej 7y ago
  It doesn't suck. It's just a temporary discomfort. I feel like the discomfort is actually somewhat beneficial. When I get home after cycling on a really hot day I immediately take a shower and then feel great about how comfortable my home is. Better than if I had taken an air-conditioned car/bus back. I think maybe we have too much confort all of the time and it makes it harder to appreciate than if we get to experience discomfort some times.
  - rayiner 7y ago
    The first world privilege is stunning.
    - coldtea 7y ago
      You mean the first world privilege of "Big SUVs with the AC turned down to 65"? Yes, it is stunning. Especially when its being confused to something like a basic human right -- that everybody should just adopt, instead of the spoiled result of a consumerist society, enabled by first world wages and cheap energy (subsidised by exercising global power). As is the idea that the lifestyle of your country (or your adopted country) is the best in the world, and everyone should follow suit, with big SUVs and AC to 65" -- and if they don't do it, it's only because they can't afford it (never mind that places that can very well afford SUVs and full-on AC blast, like in most of Western Europe, happen to shun both as tacky).

noobermin 7y ago

Can't edit my comment now, but that's what I meant. Normal bikes in 39C is something I might do with a tank top or something, e-bikes seem neccessary there. I also implied scooters = bad but I take that back, scooters and e-bikes seem good, it is manually driven transit in 39C seems like it would be sufficiently uncomfortable.