Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,167
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I think for the first time, I have to think about this. We have a dress code at work: shirts must have collars, trousers must be long, no sandals for men. It's not terribly restrictive or repressive, but my route is 13 or 14 miles long, and I don't want to wear long pants in the dead of the heat. The only place I can find to change my outfit is the handicapped stall in the men's room. I guess I'll make do with that. Normally, I don't mind getting hot and sweaty, and I can cool off well enough without a shower. It's the length of the commute that makes it difficult. I've already ridden on a couple of warm days, and it's uncomfortable, and I haven't ridden this route on seriously hot days yet.