Originally Posted by Leisesturm

It's a good thing you aren't within reach or I would rip those cyclists bars off your uniform and bust you back down to pedestrian grunt! If it is a pep talk you needed I hope you got enough from earlier posters. I'm more of a science guy and the science does not support your assertions that you become an odoriferous, unapproachable, mess after a one hour bike ride. I'd listen to an earlier posters advice and buy wool baselayers, at least, for the tops. I'd also follow another posters advice to start your morning shaved and showered. I haven't found baby wipes to be necessary once these steps are taken. HTFU. I have a 90 minute train ride before the bike leg of my commute. I use it to read. Since the move was the SO's idea, she has allowed me to consider the expense of a wireless hotspot so I can use my laptop on the MAX. It sounds like you could simply move closer to work like my SO did. She is now just minutes away by bike.

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