BIKE: Showers at Work

[Stuart Werbner]

Hmmmmmm. Muy Interesante!

I didn't know about the hair thing before, but I guess that explains why I 
don't stink -- one might say my dome is a little thin, not to mention that I 
generally keep my hair cut pretty short.

I'd like to agree with Colly, Lane and Robbo. I have been commuting into my 
new gig for about 6 months, and I, too, am geting by without a shower, much 
to my initial surprise. And, I don't think my coworkers are too 
irresponsible to not drop me a hint about my presentability.

In addition to very short-cut thinning hair, my other secrets are:

1) A thorough shower just before bedtime or the morning of my commute into 
work. Always make sure I am clean and unstinky before I even start the ride.
2) Avoidance of very sunny areas during ride (where possible).
3) Appointment with bathroom mirror.
4) Quick wash and dry with damp and soaped face cloth and small towel.
5) Deoderant.
6) Gold Bond body powder in strategic areas.

Peace,

    __o
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~~~~~~~~~
Stuart Werbner
Annuit Coeptis

"Time for another regime change."



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>(oops sorry Mike, I intended to send this to the whole list)
>
>The source of perceived  body odor is often one's hair. And that's the sort 
>of
>systemic halo of nondescript aroma following you around that folks won't 
>tell
>you about when they'd otherwise have no problem telling you that your pits 
>are
>offensive or that you should "change your shirt fer goddsake." Ladies take 
>note,
>if you're bike commuting more than 5 miles, you may want to adapt your hair
>style.
>
>When I feel up to doing my 20-mile ride to work (something I haven't 
>attempted
>lately) and particularly this time of year, I'll arrive soaked in sweat.
>
>So, I plan and do arrive at work earlier than the rest of my co-workers. 
>Then I
>take over a sink in the men's room. I'll give my hair a quick shampoo & 
>rinse in
>the sink followed by a sectional top-down body wash (so as not to appear
>completely nude) using a wash towel with SOAP & WATER. Using the 
>wringed-dry
>wash towel for the rinse I don't really need a towel afterwards although I 
>keep
>one handy. All this hygene gear, soap, wash cloth, towel, shampoo, stows 
>away
>into a tough zip-loc bag in my desk drawer.
>
>Being prepared to bathe is particularly useful should you get caught in the 
>rain
>while riding to work. After a long ride on city streets in the rain, you'll 
>be
>covered in carbon black residue that requires soap.
>
>Of course, the "whore bath" is followed by a change of fresh clothes. If my
>timing is right, I'm finished with my bath 30 minutes or so before the rest 
>of
>the office arrives.
>--
>Bob
>
>
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