Originally Posted by
pepox369
FWIW, I commute 11.5 km to the train station, then 7.4 kilometers from the arriving station to my university. all in normal clothes. if you are sweating after 5 kilometers, you are pedaling too hard..
Slow down and you will stop the sweaT!
I ride in large part because I get to exercise twice a day when I ride my bike. I don't
want to ride slow enough to not sweat.
It takes me about 30-35 minutes to ride the 8 miles to work, about 40-45 on the way home (three hills and more traffic). For me to not sweat, I would have to close to double my commute time. It is far more efficient to spend a few minutes with a quick shower and change on each end of the ride.
Also, I don't like the way things ride on and near my saddle in "normal" clothes. I suppose if I had a comfort bike it might not be so bad, but I don't want one.