Originally Posted by andygates
Unless you're some super-epic commuter, that's all you need. I don't shower or stink after my 15 miles hilly ride in, even riding hard on the fix when I end up sweating like a hog. If you're humming, maybe change your deodorant?
Yikes, a persons propensity to sweat, and the resulting body odour after a few hours of the bacteria getting to work, varies hugely due to a number of factors, including physical condition but also genetics!
My commute in is only 3 miles, I live in the UK, yet even with the temperature in the high teens/low twenties (celcius) I arrive dripping with sweat. All deodorant will do is make that sweat smell sweet, for a while . . . . there isn't a deodorant alive that would get me through a half-day or full day meeting/workshop without me becoming truly offensive.
My strategy involves 'cooling down' for 15-20 minutes at work
before going for a cool shower, then sitting still for as long as possible afterwards so as not to reactivate those sweat glands. Personally I doubt anything else would work for me. Of course I am very lucky to have the option to do this!