Some people think it's unbearably hot out -- but I disagree. It's GREAT! Nor do I end my bike commute covered with sweat. Let me share some of my methods, Watson, that may make your riding more comfortable.

A little help, please

A sagged bike tour group plans to go from an Atlanta MARTA Station to the Silver Comet Trail, ON A WEEKDAY. Google Maps suggests a few options. I've ridden one or two, and I can't say that I like them much, but they are possible.

Option 1A: Leave from the Hamilton Holmes Station on the West line. Take Holmes, Hightower, Hollywood 4.4 m, then go up S Cobb Drive for 2.8 miles, total 7.2 m

I was biking to grad school one winter a few years ago. Sitting around with a group of cyclists in town, I started complaining about my feet getting cold. After a few minutes of discussion (better socks, keeping the upper body warm, etc.) I was asked how long my commute was. After I said “30 minutes,” the SBL’s legendary Doug Arnold ended the discussion in his booming voice: “Well, hell, Henry, you can’t get frostbite in half an hour!”

And you can’t.

I have ideas of my own, but it's also important to report what's out there from others, and with Heels on Wheels coming up, I think we should note this report from Treehugger about the dearth of female cyclists in Alabama and Mississippi (and other places):

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/5-states-where-women-barely-bike...

Here's how they start:

Fenders have about disappeared from bicycles in America. The racers don't want them, the single-speeds are much too cool to have them, they clog up with mud on off-road bikes, and for some reason, they aren't even included on the "comfort bikes" (the heavier and less expensive bikes with wide saddles that are sort of entry-level).
But commuting bikes still have fenders. (And so do the real touring bikes, which are even rarer. ) Fenders help keep you dry. As we all know, on our bikes, we don't just get wet when it's raining -- we get wet when there's water on the street, because our tires pick it up. Fenders keep that from happening, so we can ride after the storm has passed.