Originally Posted by
TenSpeedV2
You didn't know? You are supposed to wear normal clothes and ride a heavy upright dutch style bike. I do a 17 mile RT in an extremely flat area with hot summers. In July I'm not just damp with sweat when I get to work either, I am soaking wet. Very little of my commute is in the shade which makes for one hell of a ride. From the sounds of several people on this forum, if you are not in normal clothes with a heavy upright dutch bike, you are simply doing it wrong. To that I would like to extend an open invitation to anyone who would like to ride my route with me in the middle of the summer on that bike in those clothes.
Your commute looks to be very similar to mine...My commute is 18 miles RT, I use a fixed gear bike, I use a messenger backpack, we also get very hot humid summers, and I have few hills along my route...On hot days I just wear a pair of camo cargo shorts and a black tank top or a sleeveless t-shirt. When I get to work I change into my work clothes and hang my wet clothes to dry. No need to wear any cycling specific clothing and look like a TDF wannabe.