Originally Posted by
MichaelW
Take a shower before you leave, so the sweat is clean.
Wear different clothes for the ride.
Have a quick sponge or flannel bath in the toilets.
Backpacks can get sweaty in the heat. Many commuters use a rear rack and bag.
Consider getting a commuter bike with no suspension, slick road tyres with puncture protection, and rack eyelets. A low cost used one is fine, esp if you have a risk of theft.
Work out a plan B if you get a puncture. Do you carry a repair kit/spare tube ?
Commuting is a great way to start the day, but riding in traffic is a serious business and doing it properly will save you a lot of pain.
Read your post again and re-write, stating your question clearly in the first paragraph, and make sure you submit it by school tomorrow or you will get detention !!!!
I was going to say the same thing.
1. For most people if you shower in the morning and change clothes when you get there you won't smell. Using deoderant is good of course.
2. Slow way down for the last 10 minutes of your ride. As long as it's not a super hot and muggy day, coasting on the bike should cool and dry you off, and you'll arrive dry and not sweating.
3. I don't personally bother with a sponge or flannel bath in the bathroom, as long as I do the above it's not a problem.
4. It's definitely less sweaty to be carrying your stuff on a rack or pannier, than it is in a backpack.
5. Agree iwth the other stuff about the bike to choose, and flat repair stuff.