Soaked Clothes
 

I have not really worked this part out in my commuting world yet. This morning it was pouring down rain and I wanted to ride so I did. And it was warm so it was a shorts and shirt weather. It was such a fun ride but I got soaked and not sure if the clothes will dry before I go home or not.

Wondering what you all do? Do you have an extra set of clothes you ride home in? Or just put on the wet ones? I can forsee doing this when it is warm out but perhaps not when it is cold out and you have wet clothes on to start.

Thoughts or suggestions?

We actually have a washer/dryer at work in one of the common areas. It actually gets used a fair bit on rainy/snowy days by the commuters.

If the clothes aren't that wet, we just lay them over a radiator and they usually dry by the end of the day (although the smell may bother your colleagues).

I have a place to hang them, they usually dry during the day, except for the sneakers, they're still damp at the end of the day. However, I always carry a rain shell so my upper clothes never get that wet. And if it's warm outside, then that means I wear just a t-shirt and shorts and that dries quickly. I also wear merino wool so drying it doesn't stink up the entire building ;)

Many employers provide a desktop dryer for damp clothing. i think it also functions as some kind of typewriter thingy but it gets really warm.

I hang my soaked clothes up, they are dry by the end of my 10 hour shift. If it's really cold out I'll throw them in the blanket warmer about 1/2 hour before I go home. Mmmm, toasty.

I keep a spare set of bike shorts and some type of athletic tee at work just in case my clothes don't dry. I find that if they are only damp when I hang them, they'll dry...but if they're really wet, they won't. It also depends on wear you hang them. Whatever you do, don't hang your clothes in a locker...that seems to be the most guaranteed way to make sure they don't dry.

My jersey and shorts will dry pretty quick, worst case, I put them in front of a fan for a n hour or two.

Wear the wet stuff home. I have a friend who velcroes her clothes to her cubicle wall to hang them out to dry. I have a different hanging arrangement to spread them out. I don't just ball them up into a drawer for sure.

I actually do have a spare pair of winter gloves and a spare pair of socks that I keep around, but nothing else.

:)

Bike shorts and jerseys generally dry quickly. I put them on hangers in my office and they dry out.

It's cold weather gear that takes longer to dry. I'll bring dry clothes on those days.

Unfortunately many are now replacing these useful appliances with some cheap, thin thing that doesn't do squat for drying clothes. (Loved that 21" CRT!)

Yeah, those iPads are useless. ;)


My stuff got pretty wet this morning. Jerseys and shorts will dry quickly. Socks won't. Maybe bring in a spare pair on wet days. Stuffing your shoes with newspaper and changing it part way through the day does a pretty good job of drying them out.

In this weather I'll usually wear a rain jacket but just let my legs get wet. It's warm enough.

Last night I was working late and kept hoping for a break in the storm. No such luck. Rode home in pouring rain amongst the thunder and the lightning. Traversed some sections of road covered in 4 to 6 inches of water.

It was a blast.

I hung my bike up in the garage after I got home (by its rear wheel) and water was literally pouring out of the head tube.

I work in a pretty industrial environment and it gets a bit warm there. There are a few really big boxes right behind me. I just hang the shorts & shirt over the edge of the boxes and they're invariably dry by the end of the shift.

Thanks all. After getting soaked and hanging my clothes up, my boss got pissed because it didnt look "professional" to hang clothes up so...... I looked all over for a dryer and found one in the basement where they do some work laundry. Not sure if I can use it or not but will try next time.

Wait a second . . . you're a chef, right? Aren't you surrounded by large applicances that are actually meant for drying things?

get one of these, put it under your desk, problem solved

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Yes however we are in the manufacturing world where everything is very strict so to hand my clothes, for example, about the oven would not fly at all.

I cannot tell what it is.

I'd pack my work clothes. Ride with my T-Shirt, shorts, and poncho. Get to work and change into my work clothes...

What's the problem, again? :)

PS.

I would think that you could possibly have a change of clothes at work already....

Yeah, what's that thing?

I do have work clothes I change into. I am refering to drying my clothes for the ride home. I do not mind in warm weather like this but in ocld weather, that doesnt really appeal to me.

It's one of these: http://www.dryguy.net/drying.html

They were designed for drying ski boots and gloves, but they'll dry out anything.

Wool socks will help with that. My favorite wet weather socks are 60% Merino wool, 20% silk, 20% nylon that I knit myself.

I work in a hospital pharmacy. I don't own a car, so every day is bike day. my strategy is to stockpile clothing at work.

as to cycling clothing, I like wool, a showers pass jacket is another favorite.

you can roll wet clothing in a towel, and that will help absorb water. if you have enough towels, you can repeat this process to degree of success.

Hola Amigo!

For cold wet weather, just wear neoprene trousers with a poncho, in combo. Place a rainhat over your helmet. Either a rainhat or just slip a plastic bag over your helmet.

There! Problem solved!

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I looked at those before. Perhaps I might try them. We will see. Its the delicate balance between not wearing too much to cause too much sweat. You know what I am talking about Slim.

Dripping, drying in the office as i type this. In a few hours, they'll be ready for another ride. :)

Do you wear cycling-specific clothes? If not, that is probably your problem. I wear synthetic wicking cycling shorts, base layer and a jersey -- which are totally soaked in sweat most mornings when I get to work. When I shower and change into regular clothes at work, I hang up my cycling clothes on hangers. They are usually dry by noon and always by the time I leave work in the afternoon.