hoodoo40

A) Occupation - Dam Engineer

B) Commuting Distance - 16 miles each way

C) When at work I - Clean up w/ baby wipes

D) Where bike is parked - secure underground garage locked to a rack.

E) Number of years commuting - 22

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year round, no ice

icemanbb

A) Occupation -- Research Chemist (Analytical)
B) Commuting Distance -- 3.5-4.5 miles (one way depending on which route variation I use).
C) When at work -- Shower; change clothes (in that order )
D) Where bike is parked -- In stairwell at the end of the wing.
E) No. of years commuting -- 1.5+ years
F) Part time/Full Time commuter -- Full time

barndoor

[QUOTE=Wiswell;413499]Since this is the commuting section, I would be curious to know what jobs people are commuting by bike, and the different rituals when arriving at work. So, here the questions:

A) Manager of a plbg/htg wholesale house

B) 54.4 miles r/t , 3-4 days a week. (if we had showering facilities it would be 5 days)

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up (don't have showers)

D) Where bike is parked / In my office, across from my desk.

E) Number of years commuting / just under a year

F) part time commuter / between the time changes(homey don't ride in the dark )

aboyd

A) Lead Network Admin for large water heater manufacturer

B) 7 miles r/t

C) I clean up and change clothes (baby wipes do the trick)

D) Bike parked in our locked storage room

E) Commuting for 3 months now

F) So far, full time commuter (at least 4 days a week, usually 5)

genec

While earlier I admitted to being an engineer... at one time I was a pedicab driver.

v6v6v6

A) Occupation
Information Architect

B) Commuting Distance
15 mi. r/t (around 3x/week)

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 at Bally's next door

D) Where bike is parked
Next to my desk

E) Number of years commuting
Just 3 months

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

cyclingjack

occupation: semi-retired shuttle driver

distance: 10+ one way

clean up: best I can / no shower

park: secure part of shop

years commuting: 2+

year round: mostly day light savings / No. Cal

urban rider

a. psychologist
b. 8 miles rt
c. wash up in bathroom
d. in spare office when weather is bad, outside when weather is good
e. 10 years, different jobs
f. year round


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amit_shah25 

A) Occupation
Computer Programmer

B) Commuting Distance
32mi. RT (around 3x/week)

C) When at work I a) shower

D) Where bike is parked
Bike Racks at the building (security personal present !)

E) Number of years commuting
Around 3 months

F) Year-round/part time commuter
No snow or extreme wind and + 30 F

Fab

A) Nurse Manager in a call center

B) 12.5 miles round trip

C) When at work I shower

D) Park the bike in the conference room or bathroom(weather dependent)

E) Restarted biking last spring to work

F) Year-round (so far so good)

Brian T

a) U S Navy Seabee

b) 21miles round trip

c) Shower at work

d) At the bike rack

e) Off and on for 15 years

f) As often as i can

zephyr

A. Occupation = Telecom engineer
B. Distance = Average 25 to 30 mi RT, suburban streets with some good hills.
C. Complete shower room and locker room at work, with clean towel service.
D. Bike parking = fully enclosed personal bike locker near the back entrance to building.
E. How long = consistent bike commuter for 8 years. Prior to that, 20+ years occasional bike commuter.
F. Year round commuter in southern CA. Rode about 180 commutes in 2007, hope to ride 200+ this year.

jp...

A) Occupation- Fireman

B) Commuting Distance- 50 odd kilometre round trip. So about 200 km's for one set of shifts.

C) When at work I a) shower . Fire stations have great facilities!!!!!!

D) Where bike is parked- Next to my locker.

E) Number of years commuting- Since November as I used to be on a roster that sent me to all different stations. Now I'm permanently at a station the rigid beast has made its comeback. (My bike that is!) Before i joined the job I commuted to my old job in the consumer electronics biz for a number of years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter- As year round as family commitments will let me.

sf1901

A) Occupation: Public Servant (COP) (I am surprise not to see many of my fellow officers commuting)

B) Commuting Distance: 22-32 miles round trip with lots of hills (depending on route)

C) When at work I: hit the gym and then take a nice hot shower.

D) Where bike is parked: underground garage in a fully enclosed gated and code entry access bike area with camera surveilance and electrical outlet for my electric bike.

E) Number of years commuting: My first year

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year round (rain or shine)

Business810

Occupation: Research Associate at a marketing research firm

Distance: roughly 12 miles RT (all downhill going into work, all uphill coming home)

Clean up: no shower facilities; I usually do not change and just clean up in the bathroom, but once it starts to warm up I will start changing at work

Parking: in an empty cubicle across from my office

Years commuting: started summer of '07, so about 6-7 months

Year-round/part-time: year round, but usually only 3-4 days a week depending on weather

mikhaelmeir

Occupation

Proofreader in document-processing center at law firm

B) Commuting Distance

About 9.5 miles on the bike each way, excluding ferry ride from Staten Island, NY to Manhattan--(which is about 5 miles as the crow flies) for approx. 2- 3 days out of a 5-day work week

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) carry a fresh clean T-shirt, which I change into after I take off sweaty hooded sweat shirt (in winter) and put on neatly folded office-appropriate buttoned-down and collared shirt then peel off my rain and wind-proof trousers (in fall and winter) with my office slacks underneath them. My office slacks are at this point slightly damp from perspiration as the rain and wind pants don't breathe all that well but they dry quickly and it's much better than squishing around in drenched pants, as happened to me one day. A little underarm deodorant and baby powder sprinkled before the T-Shirt change does the trick for freshness. No shower available in the office.

D) Where bike is parked

Locked with Kryptonite bike chain looped through front wheel and frame and chained to outdoor rack (or if occupied, "no parking" sign)--then TWO Krytonite U-Locks through rear wheel and frame outside building. On really rainy days, if time permits, will park bike at racks near another office building a few blocks away, as it has an overhang protecting my bike from the elements.

E) Number of years commuting


Only about 7 months.


F) Year-round/part time commuter

Started in April 2007, when Spring had just sprung, and have kept it up through late January 2008--so far, so good! But part-time because it is a rare week that I manage to do it every day of the work week. (Once I had a perfect week of cycling, did the whole 19-mile round trip 5 out of 5 workdays! Then I nursed my sore legs the following week.)

noahs44

A) Occupation
Composer - work at a music studio

B) Commuting Distance
5 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
Not that far and getting there is mainly down hill so I do (B). I change the shirt and that in the bathroom, although there is a nice shower here that I use in the summer time when it's HOT.

D) Where bike is parked
Take it inside with me

E) Number of years commuting
little less than one

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

scorpio516

A) Occupation

Architect

B) Commuting Distance

About 1.5 mi each way, with about 350' of climbing (one 200' hill and a 150ish' hill)

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

nothing, its only 1.5 mi and I take it easy, about 13mph avg.

D) Where bike is parked

Storage closet or, if one of my neighbors are out or on a site for a day, in their seating area

E) Number of years commuting

about 0.25

F) Year-round/part time commuter

2 to 3 days a week, year round. Today it was only 32 this morning, and about 50 on the way home

Lurch

A) Occupation - Retired Systems Manager now paleo lab volunteer at state museum

B) Commuting Distance - 14.5 miles round trip unless I take the long way home

C) When at work I - work in the street clothes I bike to work in

D) Where bike is parked - basement level hallway near lab

E) Number of years commuting - 3

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

mxwalker

A) Occupation - ERP software consultant

B) Commuting Distance - 38 kilometre 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 clothes

D) Where bike is parked - in basement carpark

E) Number of years commuting - 15

F) Year-round/part time commuter - year round but can't ride in everyday as I sometimes need to drive to client sites.

Dr.PooLittle

A) Occupation

Zookeeper

B) Commuting Distance

8 miles

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. I mean, I'm gonna smell like poo anyhow. edit: I do put on a uniform.

D) Where bike is parked

Indoors, non-public area.

E) Number of years commuting

2, but not counting winters.

F) Year-round/part time commuter

I guess I just said that.

msincredible

A) Occupation - Product marketing manager in biotech

B) Commuting Distance - 25 miles one-way by bicycle, 16 one-way by car/motorcycle

C) When at work I a) shower

D) Where bike is parked - in my office

E) Number of years commuting - off and on for 7 years

F) Year-round/part time commuter - Both (year-round, but not daily)

DVC45

a. Medical Technologist
b. Commute distance - 14mi round trip
c. bike is parked outside shaded area at work. Inside workplace if I use the folder.
d. close to 1 year commuting by bike.

Bill Shanks

A: 14 miles round trip commute.
B: Water Plant Operator
C: Park outside in nice weather, in the lunchroom when wet or cold.
D: I sometimes shower, but if I stay away from synthetic undergarments I don't stink.
E: Second year commuting, ride more all the time. Age 65.

dirtylaundry

A) Occupation
Graphic Designer/ Manager at Fastsigns signshop

B) Commuting Distance
5 miles each way.

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up with baby wipes.

D) Where bike is parked
Inside our material cutting room
E) Number of years commuting
1 year so far
F) Year-round/part time commuter
Year round except for when its under 15-20 degrees.