Office bikers

[twistadias]

Hey everyone, Just wanna know how you fellow bikers cope with riding to work.

I will be starting on my first real job this summer break and im not too sure of taking my bike to work. I mean your hair gets messed up, shirt and pant gets creased.

I can't go to work looking like a bufoon and I really don't wanna go by bus.

What do you guys suggest?

[centercore]

Tip number 1 to riding to work - Get a wet weather suit.

I mean your hair gets messed up, shirt and pant gets creased.

Lol..

[Winter]

Get a jacket, stops getting ya shirt creased and keeps ya skin on.

Short haircuts can't be messed up.

Get a job where you can work in kevlar jeans - I do, its so awesome.

Take 2 mins in the carpark to pull yourself together and rock into the office looking relaxed and calm cuz it only took you 10mins to get to work

[3L4NS1R]

i thought the creased and crumpled look was in this season?

[twistadias]

Tip number 1 to riding to work - Get a wet weather suit.

Whats the price range on that. Im kinda broke ATM.

[Jantar]

Hey everyone, Just wanna know how you fellow bikers cope with riding to work.

I will be starting on my first real job this summer break and im not too sure of taking my bike to work. I mean your hair gets messed up, shirt and pant gets creased.

I can't go to work looking like a bufoon and I really don't wanna go by bus.

What do you guys suggest?

Hair gets messed up? Buy a comb. It costs less than $1and fixes your hair in seconds.

Shirt gets creased? No more than with any other means of transport.
Pants get creased? Yes that happens just by sitting in an office chair.
If you're really worried, keep a couple of clean shirts and a good pair of trousers at work.


Commuting by bike isn't an issue, and if personal appearance is such a big issue that a comb and having office clothes at work can't fix then you're in the wrong job.

[Duke girl]

Shave your hair off then you dont need to worry about it getting messed up cos you wouldn't have any for that to happen and take a change of clothes to work with you to get changed into. There problem solved. Any other problems you have that need solving?.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I can't go to work looking like a bufoon

unless that is why they hired you... or you work at a bufoon office...

[buellbabe]

I get to work, shed the outer bike gear, fix my hair, put on the stiletto boots and I'm good to go in approx 5 mins.

No problemo...

[henry]

HTFU


PS Mmmmmm stiletto boots...

[Griffin]

Dude, I wear a uniform to work which has to be presentable at all times and I bike to work wearing a MC jacket / pants and even a helmet.

The gear shouldnt be causing your clothing that much grief... as for your hair... unless you use gel or mousse the helmet shouldnt be a prob - a wet comb through should sort helmet hair out. If you do use gel or mousse then you need to sell the bike and buy a nice wee car

[dwnundabkr]

I get to work, shed the outer bike gear, fix my hair, put on the stiletto boots and I'm good to go in approx 5 mins.

No problemo...

BB you have to stop teasing us with those boots lol

[rachprice]

My friend has to wear a suit for work...he just puts his shirt on at home rides to work in his gear then gets changed there (leaves the suit at work)

[MarkH]

i thought the creased and crumpled look was in this season?

Yeah, crumpled is the new ironed!

And I agree with the short haircut - you look tidy and don't have to worry about helmet hair. (and don't require metro-sexual product)

[vifferman]

Sell your bike or quit your job?

I've worked in an orofice and ridden a bike for... hmmm.. lesseee, about 11 or 12 years now. It's no biggie. Take you nice pants and shoes in a bag, and get changed into 'em when you arrive. You can even leave'm at work overnight if there's somewheres to do it.
Used to amuse the troops no end me arriving all leathered up and bikerduded, then miraculously transforming into Office Dude in suit'n'tie.
Now I wear what the hell I like to work, like all the other CubicleDronez.

Hair doesn't matter. No-one cares about what you look like as much as you do.