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04-12-12 | 08:41 AM

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Doohickie

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Originally Posted by BRed

But before I start I thought I'd ask what works and what doesn't.

25 mile each way commute is difficult to do on a daily basis if that's what you have in mind. Depending on how fast you normally ride, prevailing winds and traffic, that could take 2 hours each way, not counting cool-down and cleanup time. Heat during the ride home can be brutal.

I did the no-shower method for a 7 mile commute, but when it went up to 17 miles I had a shower available to me; I think there is a big difference between the two and I don't know that the baby-wipe method would really be feasible for my longer commute.

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Originally Posted by bragi

"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."

Last edited by Doohickie; 04-12-12 at 08:47 AM.

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