We're in the middle of the "plum rain" season here - that means high temperatures, high humidity and persistent rain. This will last for about a month before giving way to full-on scorching summer heat in the high 30s celsius (around and above 100F). My commute has ceased to be enjoyable. I ride into work at a fraction of my usual speed and still end up sweating. I have stopped taking my bike when going out at night and on weekends because I hate arriving everywhere sweaty. I have been seriously thinking of buying an electric scooter to give me some freedom of movement (subway is inconvenient from my apartment, cabs can be impossible to find in this weather). This sucks!!! No showers at work, and the gym next door opens after I have to be in the office.

I have done or plan to do the following.
- Stick water bottle in office fridge over night so it's cold when I arrive in the morning
- Stick the t-shirt I bike in in the freezer before leaving the apartment
- Cold showers in the morning
- Some sort of rack/pannier solution
- Investigate the somewhat dodgy sauna/massage place in my office building to see if they have showers available in the morning (I think the place is open 24hrs...)

Any other suggestions? Surely I can't be the only person on this board looking for ways to avoid melting.