Originally Posted by Tappets
i'm weird, if it's gonna be a longer ride, like 30+ miles or more, i feel compelled to brush my teeth and take a shower so i feel skweeky clean... even though i'll smell like a$$ and be all sweaty when i get back anyway.
I like to "ride clean". If you take a shower before you ride, you might come back sweaty, but you won't be stinky. The stink comes from the bacteria, not the sweat.
Teeth brush? I have no idea. I'm sure clean teeth don't make me faster.