A) Occupation: Internet geek

B) Commuting Distance: 10 - 12 miles round trip with occasional rides out to 25 miles.

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

D) Where bike is parked: In my office

E) Number of years commuting: First Year so say 2 -3 months

F) Year-round/part time commuter: first year but I'm going to try and be a commuter year around. Have my winter bike built now I need a lighter summer/fall bike.

A) Occupation: Software writer
B) Distance: 10 miles round trip
C) Change clothes, wash my face
D) Outside in front of the building, today without a lock even (didn't bring it)
E) 2-3 months
F) Goal would be year-round, but at the moment, spring-summer so far.

A) High School teacher

B) 24 km round trip.

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes

D) Bike kept in whole school staffroom.

E) 5th year of commuting

F) Year-round commuter

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A)Student/Rec Therapy Aid Workstudy/Barista
B)I bike everywhere-cars are coffins
C)Chang when I need to look nice
D)Lock it to stationary object that I can easily see from inside
E)Going on 5 years
F)Full time cyclist-cars suck

Electrician
7.5 miles each way on the job I am on now, I have told my boss I will go up to 15 miles
Just change clothes
There is a secure bike rack on this job, otherwise chain it up somewhere on the jobsite
I've been commuting for 3 or 4 months, but I sold my car so this is a perminant, year 'round deal.

A) Systems engineer
B) About 30 miles rt (52 km)
C) shower, change
D) In my cube
E) 14 months
F) Year round - doesn't snow here.

A) Occupation: Computer Programmer

B) Commuting Distance: 11 mile round-trip

C) Clothing, depends on circumstances. Almost always wear work pants, unless warm rain in summer, then ride in shorts and bring pants & dry socks in backpack. For cold rain, rain gear over full work clothes. In all but summer, wear work shirt, wipe off in bathroom if needed. In summer (except rain), wear biking shirt (still wear work pants), keep a bunch of work shirts at work, shower upon arrival.

D) Where bike is parked: Had an outside rack at old office, we changed locations a few months ago and grounds are still under construction, so currently using a pole in the ground, but am told will have outside rack in next few months.

E) Number of years commuting: 3

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year round, except snowstorms (haven't gone hard-core with studs yet)

P.S. Thanks, konageezer, for resurrecting this thread!

A) Occupation: Radio Announcer

B) Commuting Distance: 13km round trip (Not nearly far enough )

C) When at work I: Shower and change.

D) Where bike is parked: Inside the radio station. Nice and secure.

E) Number of years commuting: Over twenty years on and off but the last 8 or so have been totally on my bike.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: I usually get a lift to work or drive only a handful of times each year. 99% of the time I'm pedalling. Our winters arent' all that severe, so that helps.

A) Occupation: Electronic engineer
B) Commuting Distance: 50km per day
C) When at work: take Oz bush shower (ie wipe body down w/ damp towel) & change clothes
D) Where bike is parked: downstairs in hallway corner
E) Number of years commuting: 6 months
F) Come hell or high water

A) Occupation - Student

B) Commuting Distance - about 15 miles RT

C) When at work I - change clothes

D) Where bike is parked - bike rack in the parking lot

E) Number of years commuting - less than 1

F) Year-round/part time commuter - we'll see about that in october

A) Occupation - Policy research assistant (summer), full time student otherwise

B) Commuting Distance - 4.5 miles each way

C) When at work I a) change clothes

D) Where bike is parked - bike rack that I can see from my cube.

E) Number of years commuting - less than one

F) Year-round/part time commuter - Hopefully, we'll see once the snow piles up!

A) Occupation
lawyer

B) Commuting Distance
17 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
(b)

D) Where bike is parked

underground lot at 52d and Park

E) Number of years commuting

4

F) Year-round/part time commuter

year round

A) Student / Construction Company Intern

B) 7.5 one way

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

D) In the Warehouse

E) 1 month I'm new!

F) Part Time - Trying to figure out a good safe way to get to school, that is 20 milies away. But I ride to work. Which is the 7.5.

A) Graphic Designer

B) 13 miles roundtrip

C) Don't change...wear my shorts and t-shirt all day...one of the perks working in creative.

D) Storage room

E) 2 years full time

F) Year-round...no excuses in So. Cal.


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A) Navy Submariner

B) 31 miles roundtrip

C) shower and change

D) bike rack in front of guardhouse

E) 1 yr

F) all but late dec. to early feb.

A) Occupation - AP Wire editor/graphic artist for daily newspaper
B) Commuting Distance - Short route - 6 miles; Long route - 33 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
D) Where bike is parked - 10 feet from me, behind my desk
E) Number of years commuting - 3 off and on
F) Year-round/part time commuter - Year round, living in Texas has some perks

A) Occupation: Network Engineer
B) Commuting Distance 25 miles r/t-- East End to Greentree-- 1000 feet of uphill each way.
C) When at work: I mostly shower, always change clothes.
D) Where bike is parked: In the shower room, since I am the only one who commutes.
E) Number of years commuting 5
F) I commute 4 days a week 25+ F temps.

A) Occupation - I make copies

B) Commuting Distance - 9 miles one way

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

D) Bike rack by lunchroom

E) seriously commuting for 1 year, before that I was off and on for 4 years

F) Year round commuter, for the most part.

A) Occupation

Community College math teacher and tutor

B) Commuting Distance

13 miles round trip (I drive five miles and park)

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

No shower available so I clean up and change clothes in the restroom.

D) Where bike is parked

My campus is a ten-story building. My bike is locked to a bike rack near the rear entrance.

E) Number of years commuting

Just started last week!

F) Year-round/part time commuter

Probably part-time. Since my schedule changes every semester, it may not always work out to commute every day. We'll see.

A) Occupation- Navy

B) Commuting Distance- 15 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 - A&B

D) Where bike is parked- this is the best part of my job, The bike rack is 15 yards from a guard shack. Nothing like 2 marines standing watch on my bike for me.

E) Number of years commuting- .5

F) Year-round/part time commuter- we'll see.

A) High School Student, Associate Engineer at computer hardware place (dinigroup)
B) 9 miles
C) c. I usually stop by work to pick up my U-lock (work about 2 minutes ride/10 minutes drive from school) Maybe wait a few minutes, but for some reason, even when I sweat a lot wearing a bag, I don't stink. It usually dries in about 1 hour anyway.
D) We have a rear stairway/door, which no one ever uses. I park my bike there.
E) 4 months.
F) Well, it's SoCal, so no excuse. I try to make it 4 days a week.

[QUOTE=Wiswell]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) Occupation: MANAGER

B) Commuting Distance: 40KM (25MI) 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

D) Where bike is parked: BIKE LOCKER

E) Number of years commuting: FIRST TIME IN 1972; OFF AND ON (NOW ON) SINCE THEN

F) Year-round/part time commuter: INERTA THIS CLIMATE OF LOWER MAINLAND BC, ALL-YEAR ROUND; IN ALBERTA IT WAS A LOT SHORTER BUT HAVE COMMUTED IN -20C ON A REGULAR BASIS!!

A) Occupation - Yet another IT geek (a reluctant manager)
B) Commuting Distance - about 2 miles RT
C) When at work I - change clothes or ride in my work clothes- depends on the temp
D) Where bike is parked - in my office
E) Number of years commuting - 3
F) Year-round/part time commuter - all year long

A) Occupation - Environmental Physicist & the Corp. Safety Manager
B) Distance - 22 miles one way
C) at work - wash up and rinse bicycle clothes in laboratory deep sink. Hang bicycles clothes to dry in front of fan. Put clean work clothes on based on the planned work for the day.
D) bike parked - 7 am to 5 pm leaned against concrete wall in secure parking garage locked to big eye bolt system anchored in concrete wall (I designed to be able to take care of 4 bicycles). If necesssary, after 5 pm in my office.
E) Number of years commuting - 23 years
F) Year-round, but will sometimes take the bus to evening meetings so I don’t show up all sweaty.

Also retired Navy Nuc Submariner. Looks like Navy has it over the services here. Especially if we include USMC.