I am lucky - I have a combination of scenarios which make it possible for me to commute:


- Bike storage in my office (pictured) this is in the basement with a secured elevator and 24 hr security nearby. Mine's the blue FUJI but even the guys with titanium bikes and wireless shifters don't bother locking them up.


- Showers/locker rooms also in the basement of my building.


- I live 8 miles from the office, about 36-41 mins riding time. Perfect for me. I also live right on an urban commuting trail for bikes/rollerblades/dog walkers which takes me to my office with MINIMAL traffic crossings/stop lights.


- I have flexible office hours so I don't have to sweat being in my seat at a given time each AM. I wake up, I pack my lunch and off I go. I don't even set an alarm.


Anyone else think these things would be useful to adopt at other employers?

I am so ****ing jealous right now. There is no place where I work to lock up a bike, I normally end up locking up to the the handicap parking sign. No showers, so I have to carry baby wipes and the majority of my 5 mile commute is on heavily trafficked 6 lane roads. (There is a marked bike lane for about a mile section of one of those two roads)

Oh man - That's terrible, I am sorry!

I am lucky - I have a combination of scenarios which make it possible for me to commute:

- Bike storage in the parking lot locked up to a tree (pictured) or light pole. I think there is a security camera back there though.

- Bathroom stall for changing; file drawer and cardboard box under desk for clothing storage.

- I live about 10 miles from the office, but take a lower traffic route for 13-15 miles, about 50-55 mins riding time. Perfect for me. Roads are about 1/3 low-traffic neighborhood and about 2/3 two lane, no shoulder and 45mph speed limit. There are a couple of paved trails I use when I'm looking for the 14-15 mile options.

- I have strict office hours. I must be at my desk ready to work by 8am. Upside is I must leave the building at 5pm (one hour lunch break). This can be a down side too if it is pouring rain at 5pm. If I'm late, I take it out of a break, lunch hour, or vacation hours. I set an alarm for either 4:30 or 5am, so that I can fit in a trip to the gym or a morning run before going to work.

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Sweet looking Cannondale!!

I am lucky - I have a combination of scenarios which make it possible for me to commute:

- Bike storage in my office (pictured) this is in the basement with a secured elevator and 24 hr security(armed guards & bomb sniffing dogs) nearby. Mine's the green Brompton but the guys with titanium bikes and wireless shifters lock them up.

- Showers/locker rooms also in the basement of my building. Plus outlets to charge your electronics.
Brompton parked in the lockerroom by 1nterceptor, on Flickr
- I used to live 17 miles from the office, about 90 mins riding time. Perfect for me. Part of my commute is on an urban commuting trail for bikes/rollerblades/dog walkers which takes me to my office with MINIMAL traffic crossings/stop lights.
- I have flexible office hours so I don't have to sweat being in my seat at a given time each AM. I wake up, I pack my lunch and off I go. I don't even set an alarm.

They just started allowing me to bring the bike into the building when it rains, so that's a plus

I am thinking about building a bike with an IGH. I will look you up since you obviously have lots of experience with them!!

My current bike(Brompton) has both IGH and derailer(sp).
No problems in all kinds of conditions; rain, winter slop, etc.
My Snowmobile by 1nterceptor, on Flickr
I ordered a new bike with a der.; wanted a lighter bike.
Even though the test bike had a really smooth Alfine 11 IGH:

Pretty sweet setup, OP! They could put 2-3x more hooks in there, if the quality of the facilities inspired more bike-commuters.

My deal is pretty good, but not quite as good as yours. I have a secure parking area, but at the back of the garage, not inside. Showers&lockers as well. And my commute is 5.5mi on safe suburban artieries, but a nice quiet MUP would be even better!

I'm lucky, too! 9 of my 13-mile commute is on a very scenic multi-use path alongside the Hudson River. One half mile of it is hairy and unpleasant. I can bring my bike into my office and lean it up against a wall. There is a gym onsite -- I work at a college -- but it's a ten minute walk away, and I haven't even gone in it yet. I manage to dry off and cool off without a shower. I change clothes in a closet that is off my boss's office. I like to say I'm changing from Superman to Clark Kent. I keep extra clothes hanging up in my office. The length of my commute is a little greater than I'd like it, but I sure do get in plenty of miles. Another lucky thing is that bike commuting is common here in NYC and growing, so motor drivers are used to dealing with us.

That's an awesome commuting set up you have.

My bike parks behind my desk in my office. (At least it doesn't get lonely) There is no parking area for it like you have, nor can I leave it outside without it getting stolen. (They do not make a lock secure enough with some of the people around here)

I also don't have a shower on site. Man I'd like that some days. Most days I can deal with being a little sweaty, and just changing clothes once I cool off a bit. But once in a while it's a lot hotter and more humid that I think it will be and I'll show up drenched.

On the plus side to my bike riding up the elevator with me and being at my desk all day is that AT LEAST once a week some random person on the elevator will say "Oh did you ride your bike to work?" which lets me respond with "Nope. I carry it. It's a much better workout."

lol, reminds me of the quote I read here on BF somewhere. Cyclist is waiting for the elevator, and a reglr person walks by self-righteously to the stairs, saying "you rode all the way to work, and NOW you take the easy way out with the elevator?". He responds, "sure, you're taking the stairs now, but you drove all the way to work"

I've totally been 'In shape shamed" for riding my bike. I'm on the elevator in the basement parking garage and go up to the lobby...a woman who is not in the best shape (not being rude, just paint a picture here) gets on the elevator and rolls her eyes at me and mumbled "Great, now I have to feel ashamed for taking the elevator"

I'm thinking "No you don't! The stairs are literally across the hall from the elevator! It's only an 8 story building. No one forced you into this elevator."

You think you're a real cyclist? Try riding without air in your tires, and then you'll have my respect.

Ha. I work on the 5th floor of a 6-story building. Elevators convenient in the center, by the lobby, stairwells at either end. I usually take stairwells down, and elevator up.

You guys take the elevator?

I park in a secure parking garage instead of inside, but other than that I have the same as OP! Easy 8 miles, Greenway with no stops for most of it, showers at the office, 30 minute commute, flexible hours. Tho I'm more punctual on a bike than I ever was driving ...

I shouldn't gripe, but we have the weirdest setup in this building. The bike cage is on the second floor of the parking garage. Cyclists are not allowed to ride through the gates and up the ramp, so your choice is either to carry your bike up one floor or to go through the delivery bay and take the service elevator up one floor and then walk your bike to the cage. Then you have to walk over to one set of elevators which take you to the lobby, get out, and get on another set of elevators to take you to the 9th floor where the gym is. It's kind of a PITA.

I used to work in a single-floor building with an unguarded lobby, and I could roll my bike right in, lean it against the wall in the hallway near the bathroom while I showered, then roll it right into my cube. Never got any complaints.

But now we've moved to the 5th floor of the 'nice' building, I would have to roll my bike past a lobby guard and lift it over a badged-gate, and get it into the nice chromed/mirrored elevator with other people (or shoulder it up 4 flights!), so yeah, I lock it up outside now. In the parking garage that is owned by us, and inside a gated 24/7-secured facility. Life is still good!

Nice rack space indeed! I can keep mine in my locked office and have a shower at work too. I'll one up you - my work site is 6,800 acres with lots of road and some gravel, which makes for some nice mileage on-site when I feel like it. I feel lucky in this respect.

Why not just let you guys ride up the car ramp? That rule makes no sense at all!

It's fairly steep. I could do it, but a lot probably would stall out.

You guy have a lot of wasted space in the states (or not a lot of bike commuters).

Here's a local one that everyone uses, so there's no chance money will be spent for inside shelter ... one just needs to learn how to hide in the pack.

I work 8km from my house. Might as well just walk each day. But I choose to ride 50km to the office (up at 5:30am) and then another 30km on the way back. The only days that I ride or walk straight in is when they are calling for lots of rain, or I just dont feel like riding in. Also my gym is on the way to work, so sometimes I ride, lift and then ride into the office.
The only bad thing is I have to carry my bike up to 4th floor and ride through downtown Mississauga which sux.