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Try to get out"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1172.395,"endTime":1175.575,"body":"early in the day before the sun"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1175.575,"endTime":1178.655,"body":"warms up is usually your best"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1175.575,"endTime":1178.655,"body":"option. But of course, an"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1178.655,"endTime":1181.775,"body":"evening ride can still be better"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1178.655,"endTime":1181.775,"body":"than something in the middle of"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1181.775,"endTime":1185.18,"body":"the afternoon. So my question"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1181.775,"endTime":1185.18,"body":"for you is, what do you do when"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1185.18,"endTime":1189.2,"body":"it's so hot to make your ride"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1185.18,"endTime":1189.2,"body":"bearable? Share your thoughts"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1189.2,"endTime":1191.22,"body":"through the text to show link in"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1189.2,"endTime":1191.22,"body":"the show notes or leave a"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1191.22,"endTime":1193.68,"body":"voicemail at"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1191.22,"endTime":1193.68,"body":"throttleandroast.com slash"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1193.68,"endTime":1196.34,"body":"voicemail. Thanks for listening."},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":1193.68,"endTime":1196.34,"body":"I'll talk to you next week."}]}