BIKE: Showers at Work

[Mike Dahmus]

I'll dissent,. Not only am I way too sweaty to make a full ride in 
"undetectible" most of the year, I'll bet most of you are too, but your 
coworkers would never tell you (how do you tell somebody when they 
stink? even when they ask, most people would lie and say you're fine - I 
know I wouldn't want to go on the record telling a coworker that they're 
stinky even if they asked).

I second the bus recommendation. Take the bus in the morning, ride home.

I'll be riding in fully in the mornings some more this year, but I'm not 
going to fool myself into thinking that

a) I don't stink
and
b) my coworkers would tell me if I did

Trick for me is that I'm willing to accept some stink as the price to 
pay here, and I work in a very very casual field. I think people need to 
give realistic advice on this subject and not sugarcoat things, though.

- MD

cjwyche wrote:

>I concur. I biked 7 miles from downtown out 290 at 
>JohnnyMorris rd. I would ride in shorts & t-shirt, carrying 
>work outfit in my pannier. In the restroom I would 
>cool my face and hands, disrobe, paper towel off, don my 
>work clothes, stick the discards in a plastic bag, comb 
>hair, and emerge. 3 to 5 minutes in there.
>
>Over 2 years I never had a complaint or even a raised 
>eyebrow.
>
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Lane S. Wimberley wrote:
>  
>
>>[SNIP]
>>While many people find it hard to imagine bike commuting without
>>access to showers at the destination, especially considering the
>>summer heat, I've been commuting for about five years and have never
>>bothered with post-commute showers.  You might be surprised how far a
>>towel and some deodorant can go.  I never feel grimy or sticky
>>during the day, and never get complaints about my appearance from
>>coworkers or management.  Not for everyone, perhaps, but it works for
>>me.
>>-Lane
>>
>>jduthie writes:
>>    
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>This email is on behalf of my roommate.  We live in Central Austin and she would
>>>LOVE to bike to work (office building between Far West and Anderson Lane off of
>>>Mopac) but there are no showers available.  She and a coworker have tried to
>>>get a shower installed, but have been unsuccessful.  My questions are 1.) Are
>>>there any places for a bike commuter to shower in that area?  and 2.) Anyone
>>>have a helpful hint on how to get showers installed in an office building? 
>>>Does the City offer any incentives to businesses that do this?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>Jen Duthie
>>>      
>>>