old's'cool

My objective, in addition or parallel to exercising, is to minimize commute time, so i ride hard. In summer weather, I wear only gaunch, bike shorts, mini sox and road shoes. I put on a shirt as I get into work and change into trousers and work shoes after I go inside. On the way home, reverse the procedure.

lbraz125

Some type of dry fit shirt with shorts for the commute (both ways). I bundle pack ironed undershirt, socks, ironed shirt, and slacks into a backpack. The bundle packing keeps my clothes from getting wrinkled. I keep my shoes and belt at work. My ride is 14 miles each way so on hot and humid days I am soaking wet by the time I get to work. There is no shower so I usually dry out in my commuting clothes at my desk. This usually takes 10 – 15 mins. Once dry I change into the work clothes. So far this system works the best for me.

paul2432

My work has showers. My commute used to be 12 miles each way and I always wore bike clothes and showered at work. My commute recently changed to less than one mile each way (my company has several locations in the area). I always shower at home now and were my street clothes, unless I'm going to the company gym in the morning.

Paul

cyclingrj

My commute is approx. 34 miles RT and fortunately for my coworker’s environment, there is a shower available for my use. I ride in using cycling shorts and jersey. I usually use one pannier to carry in work clothes and lunch. Like others have mentioned, I have a pair of shoes, towel and other sundries that stay at the office and replaced on days I drive in. Except for today, I managed to take my work shoes home last Friday and forgot them this morning, so I wore my cycling sandals around the office. Once at the office, park and lock the bike, squeeze out the head band and place it on the rack to dry, place gloves on brake hoods to dry, shower, change into the work clothes, rinse out smelly parts of jersey and hang to dry in the shower area. Reverse procedure for ride home.
In the summer the work shower is great for cooling down. In the winter it's great for warming up.

mechBgon

This year I've been lazy and mostly taken the short 1.5mi route to work, so I just wear work clothes, plus enough layers for the weather if it's cold and/or raining/snowing. "Work clothes" consists of denim shorts and a black shirt, since I'm a bicycle mechanic. I work in a basement by myself, so getting a little sweaty is no harm, no foul... anyone who gets close enough to smell me needs to get outta my bubble

If I were taking a longer route, like 15-20 miles on the way in, it's time for the bike shorts at a minimum, which I can hang in front of a fan in a storage area so they're dry for the ride home.

Scheherezade 

I wear regular human clothes 98% of the time. 3.5 miles to work, 5.5 miles to the girlfriend, and 3 miles to school. I might wear synthetic clothing if it's pouring rain on a hot day. I generally ride at whatever speed accompanies minimal sweating.

Farmer Dave

This.

ks1g

I used to have a 4 mile commute; I always wore cycling clothes and showered/changed at work. Rode same kit home in the evening. I could have showered at home, ride slower, and do a quick washcloth/towel job instead, but I found it much simpler to pack clothes the night before (roll, not fold) and use the showers @ work. I was able to leave towel, toiletries, belt, shoes, etc. at work so I have less to carry most days. 3-4 miles is about my limit for riding in street clothes; also depends on weather and what you wear at work.

My current commute is 11-12 miles; with DC summers, trick is ensuring my kit dries out during the day. I keep spare shorts & jersey at work just in case.

jeffs223

Well I did it today.

Took a route to avoid some busy roads was just over 8.5 miles and did it in 25 minutes, was slightly sweaty so i just took a shower. All said and done from my door to cleaned and at my desk was about 40 minutes.

MVclyde

My commute is 11 miles one way. I wake up around 6:15, put on bike clothes and pack my pannier with shaving kit, work clothes, shoes, blackberry, wallet, keys, etc. I leave the house between 6:30-6:45. When I get to work, I lock my bike in the parking garage at the gym where I shower and change. Then I mosey over to a local restaurant for breakfast. I'm in the office by 8:30. I hang my shirt and shorts in my office to dry during the day. I clock out at 5, change back into my bike clothes and ride home.

Drew Eckhardt 

Yes.

No. If you're clean before you ride you won't stink. I wouldn't wake up if I didn't shower before leaving and don't feel like three showers a day.

Yes. I bring the day's clothes in my pannier with laptop, rain clothes for cycling, warm clothes for cycling, etc.

No. If I ride fast enough to avoid boredom I'll have wet underwear and pants (which will in turn pickup a saddle-shaped dirt mark).

My office is very casual. My plan was to wear a kit over see how nasty I am and maybe shower and obviously change.

Yup.

f1xedgear

04:50 – up with alarm. Take dogs outside.
05:00 – bfast (cereal, juice), make coffee, load panniers w/work clothes (packed night before in plastic bag), lunch, snacks, coffee mug; fill up water bottle; catch some TV news; put on summer-riding gear (cycling jersey, mtb outer shorts over lycra/spandex shorts—all my club/team shorts are worn enough to be see-through and right now I really like wearing the mtb outer shorts, too.)
05:30 – Kiss wife, who’s already grumpy with me for waking her up 40 minutes earlier . . Pet dogs. Out the door.
06:50 – arrive at work, hang bike in our office’s “bike space,” wash up in bathroom sink, change into work clothes, hang cycling gear in office, with box fan on high. Most of it is dry by 9:00 and I can have it stored away by the time other staff start showing up.
07:05 – at my desk and online
16:20 – back into same morning cycling gear and out the door by 16:30
17:45 – arrive home. Dump wet gear in washing machine for later wash, get fresh cycling jersey and undershorts out and ready, hang mtb outer shorts up to dry for the next day’s ride.

In winter these times elongate as it takes longer to get into and out of gear, and I just ride slower.

con

I have a 12 mile climb up into the mountains to work. I wear bicycle shorts/jersey and bring undies, socks and a t-shirt in my small courier bag. I keep an assortment of pants and shirts along with shoes in my office. I wipe down with rubbing alcohol before putting on my work cloths. I let my bicycle gear dry hanging in my office. I wear the same bicycle gear for the run down the mountain home.

Tundra_Man 

I've noticed this as well. My 5 minute clothes changing time jumps to 10 minutes. Also, below 50 degrees I've noticed that with every 10 degree temp drop I lose about 1 mph off my average even though I feel like I'm working even harder.

Below 0 and I'm really slow. My commute time doubles in Jan/Feb versus July/Aug.

sdvictor

Lemme guess, work at seagate scotts valley, live in Santa Cruz/Capitola? Did the headquarters transition to Cupertino occur already?

LAG-bolt

Pack work clothes, lunch, shower and set out bike clothes the night before. In the morning I get up take care of the dogs, make coffee, have a glass of OJ and a muffin, get bike out of garage and load panniers. Ride my 9 mile commute to the office. Park bike, unload panniers and cool down for 5-10 minutes outside. I wash off at the sink in the bathroom and then change into work clothes. I hang bike clothes on hooks in my cubical to dry for the ride home.

sggoodri

I shower at home before I ride 6.5 miles to work in cycling clothes. I wash my face and dry off, then change into work clothes. I don't stink because the shower beforehand eliminated bacteria and my bike clothes are clean at the start of the day.

I take a second shower at home after the ride home. The family often insists.

I'm keeping my hair cut shorter now, which helps. I used to shower at work after riding in, but this was less convenient since the workplace shower is a little out of the way, and not as private.

kookaburra1701

I shower at night, ride 3 miles to work. It seems flat but it's actually a verrrrrry slight downhill, so if I manage to get out the door on time I don't have to hurry at all and don't sweat. I wear bikeshorts and a bright orange tech tank top to ride, because my keister still hasn't HTFU. I park my bike in the alcove off the ambulance bay where a thief would have to wrestle with our spare gurney, a walker, and 261 wheelchairs to get to it. (And my coworkers, because the nurse's station looks right at it.)

I pack my lunch and scrubs in a backpack, freshen up real fast in the bathroom and change. I've found Arm & Hammer DO to work the best at drying out underarms in a hurry. (I use bulletproof hair gel to keep my mane in a tight bun, so it's never messy after being under a helmet.) There is a shower in the female surgical staff's locker room, but it usually has a janitor cart in it, so I don't think it's ever really used. I hang my shorts inside out to dry on the coat rack in the EMS workroom. Backpack goes under the ER Doc's desk with everyone else's. Grab my safety glasses, trauma shears, get report and I'm ready to get to work.

After my shift I change back, and will usually go different, longer routes home. Especially because in the evening I'm usually battling a 30+ mph headwind if I go the direct route.

nashcommguy

My cycle-commuting mantra is: "Don't work in your commuting clothes or commute in your working clothes." How one brings this about will vary from situation to situation.

Also, never show up to work in full-kit w/lycra/spandex bottoms. At least have the good sense and decorum to wear lined mtb baggies or loose shorts over your padded bottoms. Trust me, nobody wants to know that much about any of us. Save it for your weekend/club rides.

ArtM

I achieve my "modesty" for the office lobby with a pair of soccer shorts in my backpack that I put on when I lock the bike.

I also wear a white t-shirt rather than a jersey. Again, helps hide the gut and man-boobs for that modesty thing. Plus, when commuting, I carry everything in the backpack, so don't need jersey pockets. It air dries prior to the ride home.

Surrealdeal

Sound advice.

Screw 'em. I'll show up in a pink robe & fuzzy slippers if I feel like it.