Another thread got me thinking about putting on clothes that are still damp from the morning ride. Yech! For the most part, I can get my stuff dry between commutes. But every so often (rain in the morning, fog and high humidity, AC not working), my biking clothes stay damp from morning to evening. I miss my hand-me-down 21" CRT from the secretary on those days.

What is the worst part of getting dressed for your evening commute on those days? Jersey? Shorts? Socks? or something else?

I can't stand re-using moist socks. My feet itch and get sore.

And when I discover that I forgot to pack a fresh pair of undies after my morning shower at work... Fortunately, that's only happened once.

- Scott

Wet gloves! Blah!

A chilly soaked knit cap I use beneath my helmet!

Wet underwears!

sports bra (ewwww). I hang my clothes up and put a small electric fan on them.

Socks. Wet socks are the worst.

agreed. i HATE putting on wet socks.

Skull cap.

Socks

diapers

LOL!

I don't like wet socks, but I think a wet jersey is even worse. More skin, and more nerves on that skin, to feel that damp stuff.

I was thinking first, "socks, of course! Awful!" But then I thought about what item I absolutely made sure were as dry as possible by the end of the day...especially when it was cold out and that was GLOVES. Socks are wool, they will keep me warm even if damp. The gloves are not wool (although now I have Ibex wool liners). I like to be able to feel the brake levers.

I hate wet gloves, socks, shoes... I have few pairs of each so I always have a dry pair to put on the next day.

cats

Wet socks, gloves, underwear, and hat. Cold, clammy, clothes are just awful.

Sweaty wet t-shirt after climbing a hill on a mild fall day. Damn is it cold on the way down that hill. "cCCChiiittt!"

Guys, use 3 sets of commuting clothes.

1 set stays at work for 32 hours after the ride in, drying for the ride home next day.

1 dry set on me while riding.

1 set stays at home for 40 hours after the ride home, drying for the ride to work second morning from last use.

Each set gets rinsed out after every use.

Why put on wet stuff?

No extra cost to you, as each set last 3 times as long.

I would like to dry my gear but I have a half height locker. My vest and belt have to stay in there most of the time until needed. That makes it crowded and with little air circulation.

What? You don't have a shower suite?

I'm surprised nobody said "shoes." Wet socks aren't much fun, but I can grin and bear it. But once I've somehow got socks dry, it really rubs me the wrong way to stick my sock-clad feet into a shoe that hasn't dried out.

Wet gloves are bad, too, but I only have to put them on once when commuting. Much worse on a hot and humid day trip or supported ride when you have to put wet gloves on multiple times a day.

Advice from Dave Zabriskie via Bicycling Magazine:

Dave Zabriskie, 6-Time U.S. National Time-Trial Champion and 2-Time Tour de France Stage Winner
"Frank McCormack showed me how to dry my clothes. He laid out a dry towel, then he laid the wet clothes on the towel after he washed them. He rolled the towel up, then stepped on it, and finally wrung it as hard as he could. After that, you have to hang your clothes for only a little bit before they're dry."

Everything.