Originally Posted by
twinquad
This comes up about twice a month on the commuting forum, so search for "shower" and see what turns up. But the basics are:
(1) Shower before you leave the house and put on clean riding clothes.
(2) When you get to work, cool down for about 10 minutes, then hang up your riding clothes and put on work clothes.
This does the job for me. Others use baby wipes or a washcloth for a quick freshen-up. Note that "riding clothes" doesn't necessarily mean Spandex kit, just different clothes than you'll be wearing the rest of the day.
Ditto...
Showering before riding and wearing cleaned clothes keeps me from smelling no matter how much I sweat, and if it's really hot bring a second pair of clothes to change it into (can be the same exact thing, just no sweat stains). And coasting for the last 10 minutes of your ride if at all possible - let you body cool down, and since you're on a bike it's like standing in front of a fan, dries you off.