A) Research Engineer / Mechanical engineering professor

B) 24 miles round trip when i go to NASA 1/2 the week, 2 blocks when I teach

C) When at work I change clothes/clean up (but not too much, thankfuly most reasearchers here are not too concerned with how they look at work )

D) Where bike is parked: on side of building, but this place it badge controlled, so the average bicycle thieve can't come around.

E) Number of years commuting: I used to bicycle commute regularly for several years, then I stopped for a while and just recently, with in the last month, I sold my vehicle to become a car-less commuter

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year-round

A) Occupation - Programmer - Analyst / PhD student (engineering/math/computers)

B) Commuting Distance - Currently ~15 miles roundtrip. In the past, as little as about 3 miles and as much as ~20. I might increase to around 25 if the company moves.

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up -- I shower right before leaving for work so I don't really smell when I've changed clothes.

D) Where bike is parked - In my office, right in front of me.

E) Number of years commuting - Hard to say. A year and change plus a couple of summers and now, starting this week again for good? I've been a student a looong time.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - When I lived in an area known for cold winters, I took the bike to work year-round (with a ride here and there if the roads weren't clear enough), so I expect I'll do the same now.

Occupation: Controller/Accountant
Commuting Distance - 7.5 miles mornings 9.8 afternoons
When I arrive at work I wipe down with baby wipes
Bike is parked in storage area of building where I also keep clothes/cleaning items
Started commuting in January of this year.
Want to be year-round commuter

Hello CB HI: You old Navy salt! I am a retired USMC Officer, semper fi to you!!

A) Occupation
Property Casualty Actuary

B) Commuting Distance
8 miles 1 way

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up
Showers & locker room (and towels!) are located at my workplace and I use them.

D) Where bike is parked
Bike rack in the parking ramp.

E) Number of years commuting
1 year 3 months

F) Year-round/part time commuter

I'm a year-round part time commuter. I commute 3-4 times a week in the summer, down to 0-3 times a week in winter.

A) Occupation - Education Specialist for the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign

B) Commuting Distance - 8.5 miles one way plus errands and odd trips during the day

C) When at work I
a) shower - what's that??
b) change clothes/clean up - after I've cooled down I head for the bathroom and clean up at the sink. Then change into work clothes - December thru February=jeans and T-shirt, March thru November=shorts and T-shirt

D) Where bike is parked - just outside of my office in our main work area/conference room

E) Number of years commuting - 3 years (2001 & 2002 at my old job, Sep 2004 to present at my current job)

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year-round

A) Occupation = Director of a tutoring center at a community college + grad student

B) Commuting Distance = 12.5 miles one-way

C) When at work I = change clothes + wash my face at a sink

D) Where bike is parked = at a bike rack right outside my building

E) Number of years commuting = on and off, 6 years; six months since I started again

F) Year-round/part time commuter = year round

A) Occupation Legal Assistant

B) Commuting Distance appx 6 miles one way

C) When at work I clean up. You'd think an accounting firm of this size would be in a building better than Class c (ie sh$t!)

D) Where bike is parked In my office....I negotiated that one

E) Number of years commuting 3

F) Year-round/part time commuter year round, except for when snow makes it terribly unsafe.

People are always so impressed by the commuting aspect. I think there's no better way to start the day!

A) Occupation: chasing ones and zeros through little fiber optic cables

B) Commuting Distance: 15 miles one way.

C) When at work I: sink and baby wipes, fresh duds

D) Where bike is parked: my office, as two weeks ago (love my new bildg!)

E) Number of years commuting: 5 years

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year-round unless its "icky" out

A) Occupation: Student Computer Programmer. Major: Aerospace Engineering.

B) Commuting Distance: About 4 miles roundtrip.

C) When at work I c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up

D) Where bike is parked: Dorm bike racks.

E) Number of years commuting: .1

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Likely part-time.

A) Occupation - MD/PHD Candidate
B) Commuting Distance - 10mi one way
D) Inside
E) 1st year
F) Good weather good time

A) Occupation: Graduate fellow/PhD student
B) Commuting Distance: 8-9 miles
C) When at work I: hope I don't smell too bad
D) Where bike is parked: Bike locker
E) Number of years commuting: First year of regular commuting
F) Year-round/part time commuter: 3/4 time

A) Occupation: Testing 1's and 0's
B) Commuting Distance: 14 miles roundtrip.
C) Shower
D) Bike rack in basement carpark (reasonably well hidden, cheap bike)
E) Years commuting: 1/2
F) Year-round (except if it looks like raining in the morning)

A) Occupation
Chemist by summer, and during the school year, College student by fall and spring.

B) Commuting Distance
7 miles one way to school and work.

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up
I do B, but I have found showers I plan to start using.

D) Where bike is parked
School I lock to a tree, at home it comes in doors.

E) Number of years commuting
1 year, and 4 months

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Year-round, love those studs

GEEK

A) sell guns, gold, and guitars
B) 10 miles or more if I get up early enough, 1.5 miles if I take the shortcut
C) Don't do much of anything except change my shoes
D) Parked inside in back room
E) 30 years commuting
F) Year round

A) Factory work, either machining aluminum or working with plastic molding machines, I get moved around allot
B) 10 miles round trip
C) c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up
D) Bike is parked inside leaning against a wall
E) 1 year
F) year round no matter what the weather!

A) Occupation-Senior Buyer
B) Commuting Distance-20 mile round trip

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up-b normally, a when really hot

D) Where bike is parked -out front in bike rack

E) Number of years commuting-seriously for three years, occassionaly for 30 yrs

F) Year-round/part time commuter-year round average 2 to 3 days/week

commuting distance - 7.5mi each way
when at work - showers and lockers in building
bike is parked outside on a rack right in front of the building (occasionally in the garage, particularly if there's snow or heavy rain predicted)
almost four years commuting, started with summer only but now most days about 10 months out of the year

A) Systems programmer IBM mainframe
B) 5.2 miles one way
C) Shower and change at work
D) Bike rack on first floor of stairwell
E) Just starting 7th year average 215 days per year
F) Year round, ice and snow on ground, no. Rarity in Tacoma WA

A. Engineer, specializing in Bio-pharm compliance
B. 9 miles one way
c. Going to use wetwipes and change there
D. Fence in parking lot
E. Have yet to start, but bought my rack/pack last night. Will start when weather cooperates.
F. Part time. Not into riding in crapy weather.

A. Assistive Technology Manager (modified computers for people with disabilities)
B. 65 miles round trip (I do half one day then half the next and only 1x per week)
C. Shower
D. In the locked inventory room.
E. Just getting started. 2nd time will be this week.
F. Nice weather only...I'm a wimp, what can I say?

A) Engineer at technical department of an electric utility
B) 2 miles each way (does that count as a "commute" ? )
C) b
D) Just locked outside (very small chance of theft here)
E) 4 weeks and loving it
F) plan to do whole year (will be hard though)

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is it mee but is there a relations between people in IT and bike commuters.?

A) Occupation
Storage Network Engineer (SAN guy)

B) Commuting Distance
12-14 miles one way

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up
B - we have showers but the lockers are all full down there and I don't push it that hard on they way in.

D) Where bike is parked
Bike locker (very nice)

E) Number of years commuting
15

F) Year-round/part time commuter
March to November - If I wasn't coming in from the burbs and lived closer to downtown I'd be more of a year rounder.

Someone earlier in the is thread had questioned why more people didn't park their bikes in the office near them. Besides the whole American thing that bikes are some how unsanitary I was told they can be construed as a fire hazard (i.e. the could get in the way of an evacuation.)

Perhaps the relationship is between IT folks and idle time spent on forums! <grin>