peregrine

A) Occupation
lab technician - research and development

B) Commuting Distance
12 mi round trip

C) When at work I:
shower and change - I have a locker

D) Where bike is parked
in the visitor parking lot there are these box-like constructions each holding a single bike

E) Number of years commuting
started in September, 05

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

LilSprocket

A) I'm a Legal Secretary

B) The commute is 5.4 miles or so, even run local errands for the job and to grab lunch if I didn't pack one.

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up. Still working on a system. Shoes seem the biggest challange so far.

D) My bike is in the empty office next to mine, hope it stays empty for a while.

E) newbie here, lovin' it! - Nov. '05

F) hoping to commute year round except in the worst of weather (like a hurricane)

wsexson

A) Occupation - Project Manager

B) Commuting Distance - 30 miles RT

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up

D) Where bike is parked - under the stairs in the foyer

E) Number of years commuting - < 1

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year round (it is southern California after all)

gonzoknife

A) VoIP Network Engineer

B) 15 miles each way

C) I change clothes and clean up in the locker room in the building

D) Bike is locked at the bike racks out front of the building. I'm not worried about theft as that's where the smokers in the company congregate and they all know my bike.

E) 7 mo.

F) Year-round

rickwilliams

A) Process Automation Engineer

B) 7 miles one way

C) When at work I change clothes/clean up. I keep clothes in a file cabinet at work and clean up as necessary with baby wipes or a damp wash cloth.

D) Where bike is parked. In a vacant office near my cubicle

E) Number of years commuting. One.

F) Year-round/part time commuter. Year round but I don't ride on ice or snow. I've ridden in all temperatures and in rain and wind. But there's a limit to the amount of wind I'll brave.

Artkansas 

A) Occupation :Animator/Creative Director

B) Commuting Distance : 3 miles each way.

C) When at work I : Cool down, wash and change clothes or not, depending on weather and days activities.

D) Where bike is parked : Next to my desk

E) Number of years commuting : 25?

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

pletcgm

A) Occupation : Director of Information Technology

B) Commuting Distance : 15 miles each way

C) When at work I : Use waterless soap and shampoo and change clothes

D) Where bike is parked : In my office

E) Number of years commuting : 3

F) Year-round/part time commuter : Daylight Savings Time only

srddude

A) Occupation : Wildfire Technologist

B) Commuting Distance :morning 6 km downhill evening 6 km uphill

C) When at work I : just starting working (going downhill isn't very sweaty)

D) Where bike is parked : , by our fire trucks

E) Number of years commuting : 5

F) Year-round/part time commuter : Year Round gave up my parking stall years ago

MacG

A) Occupation : database programmer/customer support via phone

B) Commuting Distance : 5 miles each way

C) When at work I : don't wash or change or anything; hasn't been a problem yet.

D) Where bike is parked : in a vacant cube next door to mine

E) Number of years commuting : about one

F) Year-round/part time commuter : as often as is practical, varying depending on the day and conditions (I'm a college student as well, and I can't make it from work to campus by bike in a reasonable enough amount of time)

Bizikleto

A) Occupation
Physics Lab technician

B) Commuting Distance
10 km / 6 mi each 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
a) Cold shower--couldn't bear anything else. Then change clothes and shoes (I have a locker)

D) Where bike is parked
Inside the lab

E) Number of years commuting
Since I started working: 18

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Year-round, rain or shine, freeze or bake, except for dense fog and heavy snowfall--they rarely they made me skip a ride though.

jimmuter

Someone's been resurrecting old threads again. Oh well...

A) Occupation - Budget Analyst (just like OP -- weirrrrd)

B) Commuting Distance - 1.5 miles one-way (I often go do 10 miles at lunch to get a real work out).

c)Clean up - ride to work in sweats, shower, change, deodorize, etc. (I know it's overkill for 1.5 miles, but it's my routine).

d)Where I park my bike - At the bike rack near the back door of our building. It's partially covered too.

e)Number of years commuting - about 8, but it's been off and on. I walked to work quite a bit too.

f) Year Round/Part Time Commuter - Year Round sort of. I try to bike at least 3 days/wk in winter. I don't often ride on cold rainy days though.

Eyestrain

A) Occupation--criminal defense/civil rights lawyer

B) Commuting Distance--38.4 miles roundtrip

C) When at work I--change clothes/clean up

D) Where bike is parked--in my office

E) Number of years commuting-- .5

F) Year-round/part time commuter--year round, but not in snow rain, dark, or extreme cold

ctoddrun

When I start (hopefully tomorrow!):
A) Occupation - IT Project Manager (or something like that...)

B) Commuting Distance - will start with 7 miles each way, building to 14...

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up - SHOWER!!!

D) Where bike is parked - either parking garage bike rack or the other (unoccupied) half of my two-person office

E) Number of years commuting- none yet...

F) Year-round/part time commuter - intend to be year-round, but the heat of a Texas summer will challenge my resolve...

ngrundy

A) Systems Administrator
B) 27km RT
C) b) change clothes/clean up, showers coming in the new building!
D) Bike sits in the meeting room / tea room
E) 2x summers
F) part time, might increase.

truman

1. Product Development/Graphics Dept head
2. 22 miles bike/ 38 miles by heavy commuter rail, round trip
3. Towel down and change in private office - no showers.
4. Bike locked outside under building overhang, 20 feet from my desk
5. < 1 year, this year. >1 year in 96-97.
6. Year round rider, except January when my hours are grotesque, and I don't want to struggle trying to make the trains in the evening.

Walkafire

A) Occupation: Water Pollution Control

B) Commuting Distance: 10 miles each way

C) When at work I : I shower and change into work clothes, I have several Lockers at work.... been there 27 years, I better have a place to put my stuff!

D) Where bike is parked : Inside a heated truck bay. Security Gate at main gate, no worries about locking it up!

E) Number of years commuting: @10+ , would have been 17, but I took 7 years off after breaking my leg in a bad fall on my MTB in the hills. Back in the Saddle!

F) Year-round/part time commuter: 100 % Commuter here. Going for a personal goal of commuting (without driving) for 1 full year! (5 months to go!)

DooDer

A) OCCUPATION: Printer

B) COMMUTING DISTANCE: 10 mi round trip

C) WHEN AT WORK: Ride in work clothes. Get dirtier at work.

D) WHERE IS BIKE PARKED: Unused restroom

E) NUMBER OF YEARS COMMUTING: 5

F) YEAR-ROUND/PART TIME COMMUTER: Year-round, rain, sleet, snow, sun.

Iffacus

A) Occupation Project Co-Ordinator

B) Commuting Distance 8 miles

C) When at work I a) shower

D) Where bike is parked secure covered compound with coded entry

E) Number of years commuting on and off for 8 years

F) Year-round/part time commuter year round

joesmohello

A) Yoga studio secretary

B) +-2 miles

C) When at work I don't change clothes and hope for the best.

D) Right outside the door where I ca see it, locked with a Kryptonite chain.

E) 2 months

F) Year-round, don't own a car

pelotonic

A)Occupation
Courier for FedEx Express

B)Comuting Distance
11.5- 18 miles one way depending on which route I take

C)When at work I
b)change clothes(into my uniform...shorts year-round, even when I lived in KCMO...now I live in Sacramento, CA)/clean up...what's that?

D)Where bike is parked
against the wall in the warehouse

E)Number of years commuting
only since Aug '05

F)Year-round/part-time commuter
part-time...trying for 3x's/ week soon.

Mad Scientist

A) Senior Research Scientist (developing prototype software, testing human factors/usability)

B) 7.6 miles each way

C) Hope for the best -- our office is pretty casual, so I can get away with shorts in the summer and comfortable clothes all year round.

D) In the corner of my office.

E) Nearly one year.

F) Year-round -- depending on weather. I ride at 25F or warmer, fair weather in the morning. I may yet upgrade my equipment so that I can ride when it is colder.

david.l.k

A) Highschool student (fifth year)

B) 9.5 km's

C) I change my shirt and use the good ole shower in a stick (deodorant)

D) I go to an alternative school which is on the top floor of a large community center building. I lock my bike in front of the building

E) This is my first year commuting

F) Year around I've ridden through the worst this winter has thrown at me

o-dog

A) Occupation
college student

B) Commuting Distance
about 5 miles roundtrip

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 or c depending on how much spare time I have and how dirty and smelly I am... I usually just clean up and spray myself with Axe but when the weather gets warmer I'll probably start changing clothes in addition to cleaning up/Axeing down

D) Where bike is parked
outside on a public rack, with multiple locks (wish I could bring it inside but that's not exactly feasible in a overcrowded lecture hall/classroom)

E) Number of years commuting
5 and a half months

F) Year-round/part time commuter
year-round... except for hard rain or snow

Jeprox

Just resurrecting this thread. Perhaps your commute habits have change, let's see new ones. Or perhaps you have not placed an entry in this thread, please do, now. Thanks.

Bikehead

A. Builds bicycle at LBS.

B. 10 miles round trip.

C. I change shirt,and wash up.

D. Bike is parked inside shop.

E 18 years.

F. Year around.