Anyone wear a business suit for work yet still ride their motorbike in?

**khabel** · 25th May 2011, 20:14

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

**Genie** · 25th May 2011, 20:17

leave a suit at the office or just the trousers.

Men in suits.....

**Ender EnZed** · 25th May 2011, 20:19

Take it with you and get changed at work.

EDIT: Or just wear it on your ride in. I'm sure that'd work fine too.

**rustyrobot** · 25th May 2011, 20:26

I have a pair of wet weather over-trou (dri-rider) that I wear over my suit pants. Jacket could be in a bag or left at work. Not as much protection as proper bike pants but I only have a 10 minute commute at most. Famous last words I'm sure. The great thing is I'm totally dry whatever the weather.

**Grant`** · 25th May 2011, 20:33

I just iron shirt and then fold it in a way that it ends up with minimal creases at the other end, has worked well for the last 16 years of doing it :-)

Shoes I tend to leave at work and Trousers also depending on whether I am wearing them for another day so I am not carrying them around all the time.

Easy enough to do!

**NordieBoy** · 25th May 2011, 21:23

Originally Posted by khabel

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

Silk shirt and tie at all times...

The armour even fits underneath.

**patarch** · 25th May 2011, 22:32

I leave my jacket and shoes at work and ride in wearing trousers and shirt underneath my bike gears.

can get extra warm some times but that's where the removable liners come in.

**Milts** · 25th May 2011, 22:42

Revzilla seem to have solved this long ago.

**Marmoot** · 26th May 2011, 00:04

If you carry the jacket in your bag, roll it instead of folding it. Reduces the creases.

**yachtie10** · 26th May 2011, 00:16

ive done it for yhears but not suit jacket i would leave that at work

Know some guys who use these suits and swear buy them
They have zips right down the legs so can go over your clothing easily

http://www.gore-tex.com/remote/Satel.../1202437129750

**Mom** · 26th May 2011, 06:29

but I am a girl that wears nice, smart, business type clothes at work. I have shoes/boots at work, also a couple of skirts etc. If I am wearing trousers I usually put my bike gear over what I am wearing, mayby drop a thermal on if it is really cold. When I get to work all I have to do is lose the bike gear and change my footwear. Easy peasey.

**Kendog** · 26th May 2011, 06:33

Originally Posted by patarch

I leave my jacket and shoes at work and ride in wearing trousers and shirt underneath my bike gears.

can get extra warm some times but that's where the removable liners come in.

That's what I do, works well.

**Hawkeye** · 26th May 2011, 07:25

I'm spoilt rotton. Locker and showers in work. Clean shirt in the morning under the bike gear. Couple of changes of clothes in the locker. Jacket stays on the coat rack in the office as it only gets worn when meeting vendors. Suit pants stay in locker. Commuter bike has a large box so rotation of clothes becomes easy. Also lucky in that the company supplies corporate casual dress. Got to love big corporate companies that look after their staff. Yeah!

**pritch** · 26th May 2011, 09:35

My commute is only 8ks but like others I leave the jacket and a selection of ties at the office. I used to also leave a pair of shoes but these days have some dress boots that will do a turn on the bike. Any shoes are OK on the scooter. A bike jacket is worn for protection against more than just the weather, and a pair of nylon overtrou if it's raining when I leave.

Then again on days like today all that goes out the window, I got caught in a downpour without the overtrou and had to go home and start again...

**cbfb** · 26th May 2011, 09:42

I roll my shirt and trousers up and stick them in a waterproof rucksack (which is handy coz I'm too much of a pussy to ride in the rain) and stick shoes in a plastic bag in the sack. I just leave them at work if they don't need washing and wear them the next day. If people start to complain or avoid me at smoko I tend to change them. Doesn't come out too creased, I just get changed in the meeting room at work. As for your jacket just leave it at work, not like it needs washing that often.