Heat/sweat and commuting to work if you don't have a shower?

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  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    Shower when i get to work ?

    PAH !!
    All these softies working in offices try a car factory weld shop withing an hour your dripping anyway

    The biggest problem i have had is keeping hydrated before i commute home must drink 3 ltrs a day on top of tea breaks
    :wink:
    FCN 3/5/9
  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    People who use public transport stink worse than cyclists and they don't feel the need to shower when thy get to work.
    This post contains traces of nuts.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Clever Pun wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    OK I have no shower at work. I tend to do a full body wipe over a basin. Facial pads for the face, dry, spray, moisturise, brush hair and then put on work clothes.

    <old school english voice> ah poofter eh?

    How did I miss that gem? :lol::lol::lol:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    iclestu wrote:
    I am sure it was someone on this forum who recommended this back when I was lurking but I cant find the thread....

    Shower before you go and no deodarant or anti-perspirant (yet!). Must put on clean wicky clothes for the commute then,

    At work, change out of seaty clothes and ....

    Take a face cloth with you and soak it in hot water out the sink, ring out, then pour on a little surgical spirit (which is left at work) and wipe down all the sweaty bits with the surgical spirit.

    The surgical spirit literally sterilises your skin (its the stuff those swabs are soaked in that they use to sterilise your skin before giving you an injection!) and oblitirates any sweat munching bacteria that could otherwise cause BO. Then a spray of your favourite deodarant or anti-p and perhaps a splash of your cologne of choice* and bob's your mothers brother. Fresh work-clothes on and no smell, all day long.

    *In my opinion this bit is vital because whilst the surgical spirit cleans you and kills any BO bits it does leave a kind of 'dentist' smell behind - it smells clean, but more 'bathroom floor' clean than 'nice smelling human' clean.

    interesting method BUT how would that work for people with saddle sores? I think the screaming followed by hours of loud sobbing might not go down to well :lol:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Priceless :lol::lol:
  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    I find that ensuring you have a complete change of fresh clothes and that you dress sensibly on the bike in clothes that don't retain sweat is half the battle.

    If it's very hot, I'll rinse my hair/upper body with cold water when I get in.

    Then again, I work in IT, whatever I do, I'm going to be far from the worst smelling person in the office ;)

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