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I wear my dress clothes except I keep the collared shirt in my bag. My ride to work shirt is a white t-shirt I've wet before I leave. Go into a rest room and change when I get there. 3 minutes. It's been 103+ degrees here in KY and no problem. When my commute was longer, I'd put some wintergreen alcohol in my bag and rub down with that. Part of my advocacy effort is to make commuting look fun and easy to people who might be on the fence. There seems to be a preconception that you need all kinds of specialized equipment or routine. Keeping stuff simple and inexpensive is a good way to do that, in my opinion.
Glad that worked for you. It wouldn't for me.
I'm not sure where this preconception that you need all kinds of specialized equipment comes from. I never had that preconception and when I only commuted on "nice" days, I wore my work clothes.
Let me put it this way. My office is climate controlled and my work involves sitting at a desk. For me, long pants are part of the dress code and they're perfectly comfortable at 75 degrees while sitting on my ass. My guess is that if the temp inside climbed to 90+ degrees and the humidity climbed along with it, it would no longer be comfortable, - even if I was still just sitting on my butt.
Pedaling a bike when it's 20 or more degrees warmer and under the sun is a completely different environment than my office. Fortunately, there is no dress code while on my bike. I can wear what I want.
In the winter, all the extra layers are a pain. In the summer, changing is not a big deal. For a guy at least, it shouldn't take an hour.
My morning routine looks like this:
Shave at home
Ride to work
Take a 5 to 10 minute shower at work
Dry off
Put on my work clothes.
It's probably less than 20 minutes for me to get ready once I arrive. Since I skip the shower at home, it's probably a 5 or 10 minute difference from if I were to wear my work clothes.