How To Bike To Work In A Suit

Some commuters will want a full shower before sitting next to coworkers.

How to bike to work in a suit. I ride to work from spring through fall usually in a suit. But i still wear spandex all day. If you plan to change from cycling clothes to work clothes when you commute bring your clothes to work the day before your ride. Strategize your clean up time before work.

Having to wear a suit for work is a common and reasonable objection against bike commuting for those who don t have the luxury of wearing regular clothes for work. Wear exercise clothes because you re exercisingyou wouldn t wear a suit or your favorite white oxford to the gym just because you are going to work right after your workout. Find out how best to carry your kit equipment and clothing when cycling to and from work. Fenders protect your clothes from backsplash from puddles and the chainguard keeps you from getting oil on your pants although straps or clips do the job too if you ride a bike with derailleurs and no chainguard.

In an effort to maintain my sanity by not driving to work and my decorum by not working all day in a sweat drenched wrinkled suit came up with a system that works for me. As 416expat says fenders and a chainguard are absolutely essential. Bike to work week for me basically means taking my bike out of the closet and then putting it back in. How to ride to work with a suit a good compromise is to carry durables like socks underwear and undershirts to work once a week and pay for local dry cleaning only.

1 first you need a bike. 2 next you need to get a good set of biking tights and a sweat wicking techincal t shirt. Thorin klosowski kingthor may 14 2013.