After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Daniele -- If a kind Tintin fan could scan for me the frame in which Bianca Castafiore, the Milanese nightingale, upends a plate of overcooked spaghetti over the head of a hapless jailer I'd be most grateful.
After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Can't see why, I have cold showers all summer here for much the same reason (but I'm surprised anyone thinks they are necessary in the UK). Lots of cool water over the head is an effective way of cooling down.
After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Daniele
Could be counterproductive. The cold will shut down your surface blood vessels which are carrying the heat from your body core to the outside so that you cool off slower. That will also raise your blood pressure for a time I prefer a warm, not hot shower which is less painful and less cardiovascular shock.
-- Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon
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After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Daniele
Well it is said that post run, Ms Radcliffe sits in an ice bath...
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After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Of course it aint. I do exactly the same thing when I get to work, Otherwise I'm sat at my dest sweating and scaring my colleagues away! I have a cool shower - not totally ice cold, 'cos I cant bear it too cold. In winter I expect I'll be having warmer showers to have the opposite effect.
After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
Of course not. I do the same, administer a sound thrashing to myself and have boiled mince for lunch. It's just like being back at skool ;-)
Ride slower, sweat less. 6.8 miles is on the cusp of wearing regular clothing. A damp flannel wipe and change of bottom 1/2 should be all that's required. Ditch the waterproof if worn (unless raining).
Remember total travel time is cycling plus washing. This is probably a constant :-)
Ride slower, sweat less. 6.8 miles is on the cusp of wearing regular clothing.
I disagree. I cycle 4 miles into work - I wear cycling shorts and a normal t-shirt (in the summer) unless it's raining. Work is casual dress on a Friday so today, for a change, I decided I'd ride in in my jeans. I didn't enjoy it much and I'd say that, even for short distances, cycling shorts are more comfortable.
(You look a bit stupid if you're going to the pub though)
6.3 miles and cycling gear much more practical then jeans and t-shirt.
Although if I am using hack bike I sometimes use jeans and t-shirt cos I put engine oil on the chain and that has a habit of getting thrown off everywhere.
Ride slower, sweat less. 6.8 miles is on the cusp of wearing regular clothing.
I disagree. I cycle 4 miles into work - I wear cycling shorts and a normal t-shirt (in the summer) unless it's raining. Work is casual dress on a Friday so today, for a change, I decided I'd ride in in my jeans. I didn't enjoy it much and I'd say that, even for short distances, cycling shorts are more comfortable.
(You look a bit stupid if you're going to the pub though)
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regards, daren -- remove outer garment for reply
I absolutely *hate* cycling in jeans - even the 1km to the village convenience store.
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After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
If you get some decent breathable cycling clothes such as Gore-Tex, then you should not sweat at all. My commute is twice as long and I never get sweaty unless I am on the way home and push it a bit. Proper clothes take a lot of effort to get you into a sweat. I can't remember the last time I needed a shower at work, the one I have at home before setting off is enough.
After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Is this a bad idea?
If you get some decent breathable cycling clothes such as Gore-Tex, then you should not sweat at all. My commute is twice as long and I never get sweaty unless I am on the way home and push it a bit. Proper clothes take a lot of effort to get you into a sweat. I can't remember the last time I needed a shower at work, the one I have at home before setting off is enough.
I cycle as fast as I can go, all the time.
Daniele -- If a kind Tintin fan could scan for me the frame in which Bianca Castafiore, the Milanese nightingale, upends a plate of overcooked spaghetti over the head of a hapless jailer I'd be most grateful.
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If you get some decent breathable cycling clothes such as Gore-Tex, then you should not sweat at all.
Snort. Even when wearing a cycling t-shirt and shorts, I sweat - it's how the body works.
I suspect it depends at least a bit on how much you sweat - for me, Gore-Tex is always wetter inside than out. Doesn't stop me using it when it's wet though - keeps me warm.
My favourite HG Wells quote on cycling fits your (and my) situation:
"I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine than off I go hammer and tongs; I never look to right or left, never notice a flower, never see a view - get hot, juicy, red - like a grilled chop. Get me on that machine and I have to go. I go scorching along the road, and cursing aloud at myself for doing it."
-- Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon
If you get some decent breathable cycling clothes such as Gore-Tex, then you should not sweat at all.
I should add that this only works if after you purchase them you place them in a pannier and don't get them out. It is not known as Sweat-Tex without reason.
On no account wear it. You'll make it dirty and get soaked with sweat at the same time..
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After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Seriously, why bother showering? If you're clean before you start your bike ride your sweat (unless you have some kind of vitamin or mineral deficiency) won't smell when it dries, especially as you are changing your clothes and if you use a decent deoderent. Think back to a hot summer - you sweat until you're dripping almost constantly, but you don't shower every 5 minutes, do you?
After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Seriously, why bother showering? If you're clean before you start your bike ride your sweat (unless you have some kind of vitamin or mineral deficiency) won't smell when it dries, especially as you are changing your clothes and if you use a decent deoderent.
I never use a deodorant.
The problem is that if I don't have a cold shower, I don't cool down, and I will continue to sweat into any new clothes I put on.
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Think back to a hot summer - you sweat until you're dripping almost constantly,
Not me.
Daniele -- If a kind Tintin fan could scan for me the frame in which Bianca Castafiore, the Milanese nightingale, upends a plate of overcooked spaghetti over the head of a hapless jailer I'd be most grateful.
If you get some decent breathable cycling clothes such as Gore-Tex, then you should not sweat at all.
I should add that this only works if after you purchase them you place them in a pannier and don't get them out. It is not known as Sweat-Tex without reason.
On no account wear it. You'll make it dirty and get soaked with sweat at the same time..
..d
Well, this morning I had my Gore Windstopper jacket on, it was 4 deg C and try as hard as I might, I could not raise a sweat. I was frozen!
Ride slower, sweat less. 6.8 miles is on the cusp of wearing regular clothing. A damp flannel wipe and change of bottom 1/2 should be all that's required. Ditch the waterproof if worn (unless raining).
Remember total travel time is cycling plus washing. This is probably a constant :-)
One wash, one ride. If you wash after the ride, you can cycle as hard as you like.
Ride slower, sweat less. 6.8 miles is on the cusp of wearing regular clothing.
I disagree. I cycle 4 miles into work - I wear cycling shorts and a normal t-shirt (in the summer) unless it's raining. Work is casual dress on a Friday so today, for a change, I decided I'd ride in in my jeans. I didn't enjoy it much and I'd say that, even for short distances, cycling shorts are more comfortable.
I would agree but IMO anything under 2.5 km really does not call for the hassle.
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(You look a bit stupid if you're going to the pub though)
Why? I've had the pub staff look strangely if I appear in suit & tie. I commuted and usually shopped in cycling gear and the pub was on my route in both cases. John Kane Kingston ON
