A) Occupation - Systems Engineer for a not for profit org.

B) Commuting Distance - bike 2 miles, catch bus for 18 miles, then 3 more miles on bike to work

C) When at work I - Shower in a nice clean shower.

D) Where bike is parked - leaning against a bike rack in the garage. The garage has security access for about 30 cars and there seems to be 12 other cyclists.

E) Number of years commuting - 1st :-) (3rd monthish)

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

A) Occupation: Project Manager/Cost estimator (Building Trades)

B) Commuting Distance: 20-40 mi

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

D) Where bike is parked: Executive parking spot (Garage)

E) Number of years commuting : 6

F) Year-round/part time commuter: year round sometimes miss up to a month in winter

A) Occupation - I.T. Security Analyst for a Pharmaceutical Company

B) Commuting Distance - 8.5 on way. Takes around 35-40 minutes

C) When at work I: Shower, Fitness Center in my building

D) Where bike is parked: Rack in parking garage

E) Number of years commuting: 6 weeks, just started riding bike late summer

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

This is a fascinating thread. I'm really enjoying it.



A) Occupation: Attorney for a state agency. (So people hate me for being both a lawyer and a bureaucrat!)

B) Commuting Distance: 9 mile 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:

Depends whether I'm combining the commute with training. If so I'll bring wear the full bike kit then shower and change into lawyer kit. In the fall when it's dry and cool I'll just wear what I wear and maybe give my deodorant a boost when I get here.

D) Where bike is parked: Secure bike cage.

E) Number of years commuting: off and on for 5 years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: year-round (can't remember the last time I drove or took the bus).

A) Occupation - Regional Manager for a rescue communications systems manufacturer www.con-space.com

B) Commuting Distance - 50 km roundtrip

C) Work clean up regimen- baby wipes and change of clothes

D) Park my bike in my office

E) Years spent commuting - started in May of this year

F) Year round commuter - 4 days a week, rain or shine

A) Occupation - Accountant / Bankruptcy Trustee - lots of travel
B) Commuting Distance - 16 KM each way. all downhill coming in ................................
C) Clean up and Change Clothes
D) Bike is parked in my office - I have a "LARGE" office and I brook no discussion on this subject.
E) Couple of years
F) Truthfully - Part time, depends on whether I'm home or away and whether I have things I have to leave the office for during the day, client dinners after work, etc.

Occupation: Senior Software Engineer at a sports internet company
Distance: 2 miles roundtrip, I ride 10 miles
Cleanup: Shower at work
Parking: Bike is outside, covered, locked to rack
Years Commuting: 2 weeks
Year Round: I hope too, summer is worse than winters here

A) Weed Farmer: IE Restoration Ecolology.
B) 5 miles : Downhill in the AM, uphill in the PM.
C) Clean up and change clothes.
D) In my office. It never rains here so wetness is not a problem.
E) 1.5 years this strech, but I did some 20 mile round trip commutes for a year or 2 in college
F) Year round, but in July and August I question my sanity

A) Occupation: e-sourcing manager in purchasing dept at financial firm

B) Commuting Distance: 16 miles r/t

C) After I lock my bike, work out at the gym across the street, shower there, bring some extra workout clothes to change into after I shower then change into work clothes in the office.

D) Where bike is parked: reserved spot in bike rack located in underground garage of office

E) Number of years commuting: 4 years

F) Year-round/part time commuter: March to november mostly

A) Occupation: Accountant (boring) In my spare time Army Reservist (fun!)

B) Commuting Distance: 13 km to work 26 km round trip

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

D) Where bike is parked: Beside my cubicle (TAKE THAT DILBERT!)

E) Number of years commuting: 1

F) Year-round/part time commuter: year round (we'll see one the snow flies!)

A) Occupation : UCF Student/Bellman @ Orlando World Center Marriott

B) Commuting Distance : ~5 Miles

C) When at work I : Shower/change to uniform in locker room.

D) Where bike is parked : Bell Captain's office

E) Number of years commuting : 2 months, since I moved from 45 miles away to just 5 miles away!

F) Year-round/part time commuter : Orlando, FL... hopefully year round.

A: Grocery store clerk and college student
B: 8 mile round trip to work, 8 mile round trip to school (just a coincidence)
C: Roll up/down pant legs legs to prevent snagging chain, change shirt (back-pack makes it sweaty), clean up
D: In the back corner of the lounge at work, on an outdoor bike rack at school
E: On and off for 2.5 years
F: Year round, hot summer day to blizzard

A) Occupation: Corporate fitness center manager

B) Commuting Distance: about 20 miles one way, but since I have to be at work at 6am, my hubby drives me to work with the bike on the rack so I actually only have a one-way ride home in the afternoon . Perfect!

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up: Thankfully none of the above since I only ride home.

D) Where bike is parked: Get this: due to an "architectural design flaw" I netted an office of about 500 sq.ft. so I just park it in there. Never gets in the way.

E) Number of years commuting: About 10. Commuted 14 miles roundtrip for first 5 years, then the current commute for the last 5 years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year-round.... I live in California so really don't have an excuse.

A) Occupation - Electrical Engineer
B) Commuting Distance - 10 miles each way.
C) When at work I shower and change clothes.
D) Where bike is parked - Lower level parking deck at bike rack
E) Number of years commuting - 0.2 (About 2 months)
F) Year-round/part time commuter - Don't know. See E). I'm going to try to continue through Winter. We'll see how that works.

A. I bring visual and performing artists into public schools to teach workshops.
B. 12-14 miles r/t, plus visits to schools some days=20-30 mi.
C. At work I change clothes/clean up.
D. Bike gets parked on the street, unfortunately.
E. Two years elsewhere, 7 months in NYC.
F. I really hope to be year-round as I was in other places. But if the roads get too nasty, I'll take the subway and let more daring people than I dodge cabs on ice and slush.

A) Computer Assistant

B) 1.2 miles - one way

C) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up

D) In a pole in the back under the birdhouse hotel

E) Since August 2004

F) Year-round commuter

A) Occupation: IT Support for Department of Education

B) Commuting Distance: 8 Km each way

C) When at work I shower and change.

D) Where bike is parked: underground secure bike cage.

E) Number of years commuting: 3weeks - Just got a bike

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year-round hopefully - it only rains around 20 days a year and I find riding in the rain kind of exhilirating anyway (of course that was spring rain....

A) Occupation Security Bike Officer

B) Commuting Distance 15 miles 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

Clean up and get in uniform

D) Where bike is parked

It is not, I ride it all day

E) Number of years commuting

1

F) Year-round/part time commuter

Full time as long as it is no train and my sift is not 3 am to 8 am or so.

A) Occupation: Medical Technologist

B) Commuting Distance: 7 or 10 miles each way (depends on the weather).

C) Dry off sweat&throw surgical scrubs over my street clothes (wet nap/alcohol bath if I'm real sweaty/smelly).

D) Where bike is parked: First floor of garage (triple locked)- my bike was banned from inside the lab last year .

E) Number of years commuting: 3

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year round-rain, snow or shine

A) Occupation

Camp Counselor/Director

B) Commuting Distance

5-8 miles one way

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

D) Where bike is parked

In my office next to snack, twister, the kids instruments, and the parent sign out sheet

E) Number of years commuting

1

F) Year-round commuter

A) Occupation - Mechanical Design Engineer

B) Commuting Distance - 3 or 8 miles one way depending on my mood

C) When at work I - shower and use my locker

D) Where bike is parked - In my office near my desk. I don't even bring my lock.

E) Number of years commuting - 1

F) Year-round/part time commuter - Year round (Southern California Weather Baby!)

A) Occupation: Engineer/PWB designer... currently doing Cell phones.

B) Commuting Distance: Currently 14 miles round trip, has been as high as 30.

C) When at work I: a) shower

D) Where bike is parked: locked to rack in garage

E) Number of years commuting: 23, on and off... I get burned out on fighting traffic... and I have had three wrecks in that time... it kinda puts you off the bike for a bit.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: year round, except in the rain, which is rare.

A) Senior Software Engineer (well, that's my title )

B) 11 miles each way

C) I have a shower at work.

D) Next to my desk.

E) 4 months.

F) 3-4 days a week so far but we haven't had the rainy season yet.

Awesome seeing so many SoCal bike commuters!

A) Occupation: Proffesional toilet seat maker. (thousands every day)

B) Distance: 15 miles round trip

C) When at work I: Change clothes & keep sweating.

D) Where bike is parked: In provided bike rack, can't remember ever locking it.
When it's rainy, I bring it into a very large foyer & put it
in the corner.

E) How long commuting: 16 years on & off.

F) Year round/part time commuter: 3/4 of the year, no good cold weather clothes,
yet.