A) Occupation
Electrical engineer, I design radio hardware in cellular telephones

B) Commuting Distance
22 miles 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
Shower and change into clean work clothes if I ride in the morning. Over the winter I did a bus/bike commute and rode the bus in the morning wearing my work clothes, I would change into cycling clothes for the ride home.

D) Where bike is parked
In the parking lot outside my building in full view of the security cameras

E) Number of years commuting
0.5

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Ask me again in November when I've done this for a whole year.

A. Occupation: ball checker/ball roller

B. Commuting distance: 6 miles ea. way

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

D. Where bike is parked: in the storage room across the shop

E. Number of years commuting: since 2003 for school, and various jobs, on and off

F. Part time commuter: I don't like to get my shoes/feet wet and I hate the cold

A) Occupation: Software Designer
B) Commuting Distance: 15km one way
C) When at work I: shower
D) Where bike is parked: in an empty cubicle down the hall from me (have to sneak by security every day)
E) Number of years commuting: 0.5
F) Year-round/part time commuter: Part time. Ottawa is cold in the winter. Part of my ride takes me down a highway with an 80km/h limit, and crappy shoulders, and I just don't trust the drivers around here enough, in the snow. But, even in the summer, I bike probably three or four days a week, and drive if it looks like there's a serious chance of rain (or if I sleep in. ) Since I stow my bike indoors I also don't bike if it's wet in the morning, since I don't want to leave muddy tire tracks in the building (I try to clean up the muddy tire tracks in the kitchen before my wife sees!)

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A). Health Care - Noninvasive Cardiology Tech

B). 8 miles round trip

C). Dry off, pit juice and hope for the best.

D). Out back of the Emergency Room behind the Ambulances.

E). 2 yrs.

F). year round

A. Occupation : Charity Investigator

B. Commute Distance : 19 Miles RT

C. When at work I : Shower

D. Where the bike is parked : In the unused storage closet - plenty of room

E. Number of years commuting : Starting my 2nd year

F. Year Round or Part Time : Mostly part time, with a few rides through the year

A) Occupation : Shift Electrician

B) Commuting Distance : 22 miles each way

C) When at work I a) shower and wash gear in shower - then hang it to dry in a warm place with airflow

D) Where bike is parked : in compressor room underneath workshop

E) Number of years commuting : 3+

F) Year-round/part time commuter : Year round - mild winters comparatively, but always windy, 2000mm annual rain.

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A) Occupation- Bike mechanic!

B) Commuting Distance- Mapquest.com says 7 miles total. Sounds about right.

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

C. My commute TO work is downhill, I could probably get away with not even pedaling. And if I smell, who cares? I'm a friggin bike mechanic.

D) Where bike is parked - Right next to the shop.

E) Number of years commuting - Yikes, but I'll be honest. I'm on month 7. I'm in warmer weather now though, so it's much more managable.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year round. California weather kicks ass.

A) Occupation
IT project manager

B) Commuting Distance
15 miles return

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 and change

D) Where bike is parked
Basement garage which is only accessed via security pass

E) Number of years commuting
Around 15

F) Year-round/part time commuter
year round but can only commute 2-3 days per week due to work commitments and due
to needing time to fit in running/swimming training (i compete in triathlons)

A) School one day, steel shop the next.

B) 2km to school, cannot bike to work because we use my truck to haul steel around.

C) Bring a spare shirt.

D) Usually at a friends house so I don't have to lock it.

E) 2.

F) Year-round, coldest ride so far is -22.

A) Nuclear Plant Operator

B) 10.5 miles one way

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up. We use steam to make electricity so I am usually sweaty by the end of the day anyway.

D) Where bike is parked. Outside the controlled access point locked on a bike rack

E) Number of years commuting 1.5

F) part time commuter I work a 12.5hr rotating shift schedule. Sometimes I am too tired.

Thought I'd update my info since I'm at a new job now.

A) Occupation - Bike shop service tech, bike sales person, shop rat, gopher, etc.

B) Commuting Distance - ~9 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
Cool down and then ditch my bibs and jersey and wipe down in the bathroom -- bathroom??, there's no bath in there. Change into shorts and t-shirt.

D) Where bike is parked - any empty space in the shop.

E) Number of years commuting - since 2001.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year-round.
I guess should qualify that. I'm a part-time employee so "technically" I'm a part-time commuter.

A) Occupation - Engineering tech supervisor
B) Commuting Distance - ~10 miles one way.

C) When at work I cool down, towl off and change into clean cloths-if I really sweat I take a shower.
D) Where bike is parked - Locked right outside my window.

E) Number of years commuting - off and on for about 40 years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter-no rain and over 15 degrees F.

Job..firefighter
distance 5 miles
Shower and lockers
keep bike inside the firestation
3 years commuting
commute year round

A) Occupationrofessor
B) Commuting Distance: 22 miles RT
C) When at work I: change clothes always, shower in the summer
D) Where bike is parked: in my office
E) Number of years commuting: 2
F) Year-round/part time commuter: year round (1-2 times a week)

Occupation: actor/teacher

Commute distance: Varies but usually 21 miles RT

I wear regular clothes on my commute. Clean up in office or at the theatre. My job is pretty physical and doesn't usually require that I be "dressed for success". I do leave nice clothes at work for days when they might be needed.

Where bike is parked?- usually in the bike room. see pic below or wherever I can lock it.

How long bike commuting?- since my first job at age 15 (37 years ago).

Year round. Studded snow tires, rain gear. I don't ride when the snow is too deep and the roads are not well plowed. Temperature not usually enough of an issue to stop my riding.

A) Occupation

US Navy. Nuclear Power Instructor

B) Commuting Distance

5 miles each way

C) When at work I change clothes/clean up

D) Where bike is parked

Bike rack outside

E) Number of years commuting

1

F) Year-round/part time commuter

As long as its 40+ F

A) Occupation
Machinist CNC Operator/ Programmer

B) Commuting Distance
19 miles one way (14 via train- 5 via bike)

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up; I change into work clothes after arriving and again when i leave.
D) Where bike is parked Vacant office.

E) Number of years commuting
2 weeks-3weeks so far and love it..

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Going to be year round, plan on selling my 2001 Toyota Tundra Limited soon. Bay Area CA weather is great!

Excellent thread. Interesting occupations everybody! Here's my info:

A) Occupation - Mechanical Engineer

B) Commuting Distance - 40 miles, round trip.

C) When at work I a) clean up in the sink (yuk). Usually carry clothes or leave them the day before.

D) Where bike is parked: Locked in the office garage.

E) Number of years commuting: On & off for 30 years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Most of the summer & part of the winter (I'm in Alaska).

A) Occupation
Infrastructure Specialist, aspiring to be an Infrastructure Architect, for a large financial company.

B) Commuting Distance
4km to work and 8 km on the way home.

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

Option B



D) Where bike is parked
Locked to a bike rack in a locked room in the underground parking garage under my office building


E) Number of years commuting
Just over 2

F) Year-round/part time commuter
As long as there is no snow on the ground. My first year I went till December since the snow came late.

A) Provisioning manager for a large web hosting company

B) 20 miles one way (minimum, sometimes more)

C) clean up, change clothes

D) parking garage, locked to a rack

E) 4

F) year round

A) Mail Man
B) 6.5 miles each way
C) Clean up, change clothes
D) Inside the office in the Janitors clostet
E) 2 on and off, I haven't missed a day in 3 months though
F) plan to be year round, except real icy, or foggy

A) Photographer

B) For me, it depends on the gig. My daily commute is to my wife's work with her and then going into town and riding home with her when she gets off work

C) Shower when I get back home

D) In the garage

E) A little over 2

F) Try to ride most of the year. Sometimes my wife runs late and has to drive

A) Truck Driver - 18 wheeler, urban environment, 2nd shift.
B) 7 miles R/T
C) The Superman-into-the-stall-clean-and-change-ploy
D) Inside warehouse
E) 2+
F) Year 'round, but I chicken out if it's really disgusting. I just get tired of it sometimes. Getting there is all up hill.

A)Electronics Electrical Maintenance Technician
B)~7 miles (full, when working day shift), ~2 miles (partial, when working nights or midnights)
C)None of the above. I change into my work uniform w/o any kind of cleanup (my job, at a steel mill, is dirtier). When the shift is over I change back into the street clothes, commute home, and shower there. I suppose if I got extremely dirty at work I would shower there first instead of waiting until I got home, but that hasn't happened yet. Also if I was extremely sweaty when arriving at work I may towel off a bit first (probably just my face). I don't sweat a whole lot.
D)In a small entrance building connected to the locker room via an underground tunnel
E)First year doing it regularly (did it but once last year)
F)Yet to be determined... but my goal is to bike as much as possible. I've come to hate driving.