Brett Aalfs, left, takes two cups of lemonade from Zoe Skiles on Saturday. Zoe and her sister, Gracie, were offering patrons of Dojo Chattanooga and Suck Creek Cycle a way to cool off as the temperature climbed into the high 90s.Even temperatures spiking well above average levels couldn’t keep Kathy Johns off her bike Saturday.
“If I have a weekend day where I’m not on my bike I’m really sad about it,” she said. “Even if it’s burning up and I’m moving, and I’m actually slightly ill.”
Johns was burning rubber down Manufacturers Road at 4 p.m. Saturday, the height of the heat. Her dedication seems typical of hard-core cyclists. Even highs of 95 degrees – six degrees above average – can’t keep them off the road.
And if today and Monday hit their expected highs in the low- to mid-90s, those bikers are going to have to endure near-gallons of sweat pouring down their bodies.
Temperatures in June averaged 80 degrees in Chattanooga and highs in the 90s are expected through the week.