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Thread: What do people do when using their bike to commute to a sporting event, or gym?

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    not a real bike unless you smell bad and have blood on ya jeans, and german helmets solve the sweat around the ears and a good high set of apehangers gets rid of that pesky underarm B O.
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    I have a shower after training and BEFORE I get on the bike ..
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    ...this girl commutes on a scooter to work...

    https://www.facebook.com/blackcoffee...9206988154166/

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellipsis View Post
    ...this girl commutes on a scooter to work...

    https://www.facebook.com/blackcoffee...9206988154166/
    With an 'L" plate on the scooter - and tassles on the bars of the work bike ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    I can't tell how bad I smell when I ride, and I don't think other drivers can either.
    It might be time to stop riding in the stock truck, everyone else has been too polite up till now but we can sell you.

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    Although it says car wash, ignore that and just ATGATT and ride on through once a week.
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    Baby powder!

    If you towel yourself dry first, then sprinkle yourself with some baby powder, it will absorb excess moisture and prevent nappy rash.

    Otherwise it may be quicker and easier just to get some gear with inner linings that can be removed and washed separately (Dri-Rider do some). If you get some spare helmet padding, you can swap that around so you always have a fresh set of padding too.

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    take a spare set of clothes and a towel and a beanie.

    nothing worse than chucking your jacket and pants on over your warm, sweat soaked gym gear and riding home ,and getting that chill through your gear as your sweat goes cold and your nuts are stuck to the inside of your leg...

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    Is this thread for real

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheshirecat View Post
    Is this thread for real
    Not today, that was yesterday.
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    The proper harden up response would be that you don't throw anything OVER your gym gear, you quickly strip down, towel/wipe off, and throw on your biking gear. Smirk at all the precious types who worry about such things as you head off into the sunset.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Harden up

    Two sets of gear. Kevlar jeans are forgiving as far as washing a lot goes. Get a size up and you can throw them over your gym/sports gears. Jackets easy, get an adventure style one and don't use the inner liner, wear some polyester top for that instead, again easy to wash.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hubris View Post
    The proper harden up response would be that you don't throw anything OVER your gym gear, you quickly strip down, towel/wipe off, and throw on your biking gear. Smirk at all the precious types who worry about such things as you head off into the sunset.

    Dear oh Dear.....

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    Bike is my daily. I use it to get to gym etc.

    I have an open face helmet for hot days, wear lighter gear, wash head and face after a hard session. It isnt rocket surgery.
    If you plan to go to sports straight after work, youll also save plenty of time in traffic on two wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hubris View Post
    The proper harden up response would be that you don't throw anything OVER your gym gear, you quickly strip down, towel/wipe off, and throw on your biking gear. Smirk at all the precious types who worry about such things as you head off into the sunset.
    I dunno... that all sounds a bit more precious than just throwing some gear over the top to me. Do you take your monocle off and stroke your fabulous moustache as you wipe off too?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Harden up

    Two sets of gear. Kevlar jeans are forgiving as far as washing a lot goes. Get a size up and you can throw them over your gym/sports gears. Jackets easy, get an adventure style one and don't use the inner liner, wear some polyester top for that instead, again easy to wash.
    This, I have a second helmet and chepo gear I use on Boxing day
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