I am generally pretty good about wearing protective gear in all weathers but this heat is making me doubt myself.
34 degrees and high humidity is bad enough but sat at traffic lights in the blazing sun with a jacket and jeans is very unpleasant.
I have got myself a little system, my rucksack Water bladder is half frozen so it stays cold all the way home and i soak a gym tshirt in water to cool me down when I am moving but I think i am at the limit.
In California they sell solar powered cooling vests
I have only once ridden in shorts, it was 5 minutes down the road to pick up fish and chips about 10 years ago, I felt very exposed. Not sure i could bring myself to ride in flip flops, I hate them even for walking around and do you need to develop a special gear changing callous on top of your left foot?
I dont judge people who ride in lightweight clothes in very hot weather, its all a balance of comfort/protection. I did wonder about the guy i saw yesterday riding in a regular puffer jacket, all the insulating disadvantages without any of the protective advantages 
Just be aware other road users may also be suffering and this may affect their concentration and observation abilities. You need to protect yourself as much as possible at all times.
And why are you sitting still at traffic lights? Aren’t all bikers a bunch of yobbos who ignore red lights?
Take the plate off and claim you are a cyclist
Bear in mind we ride scooters in Europe for commuting mainly, as they don’t overheat like bikes in traffic. We have these temperatures regularly although it’s getting hotter over there, the advice is not to ride at all. Helmets alone are unbearable, let alone the leathers.
Riding in Central London, I work on the assumption that everyone around me is on their phone, smoking weed, driving without a license or some combination of the 3.
Controversially, I do stop at red lights on my bicycle as well.
That is because you also ride a motorcycle so are a law abiding citizen.
and never break the speed limit either
I saw a delivery rider yesterday on one of those illegal home-brew mountain bike conversions. I clocked him because in central London you do need to be on the lookout for the phone snatchers. It was 34° and he was wearing full black balaclava and a black face mask and full winter raincoat. Even with his illegal home conversion motor doing the work, that was insane clothing on such a day.
Having clocked him, I watched him weave through the traffic and he seemed to be a legit delivery rider.
Takes all sorts.
I spent most of abr in I’ve of those armour vest things that’s not rated for abrasion, and it was glorious.
Not much in the way of road though
Did you get much trail time? On your own or test bikes?
Just one session on a Yamaha T7 Rally for me, which I loved.
Best speakers were Kenton Cool and Austin Vince!
i spent most of the time on the trail, on my own bike.
i go most years, but dont usually go to the show bit of it much, so made an effort to this year on saturday. it was a good show
The one and only time I rode in shorts and flip-flops is the time I fell off my DRZ and road-rashed my ankle up quite badly. I still have the scar. Never again.
It’s a balance. If you’re hot and uncomfortable then you’re going to be distracted. However if you don’t protect yourself then you’re going to have a extra bad time in an accident.
I tend to go with the Knox Urbaine Pro, Kevlar jeans and regular boots in this weather.
Weirdly, the apparent danger of being unprotected makes me ride without confidence, wobbles and indecision aplenty.
Strong ankle boots, kevlar jeans and Knox Urbane Pro for me too on my trip to southern Europe in a couple of weeks time.
