[teniutza]

My problem with biking during the (work)day is the sweating. I'm all for getting the exercise but 1) I don't have a shower at the office and 2) my co-workers wouldn't really like me smelling like a football team. I think it really depends on weather conditions, location and distance.

[ryanmercer]

So much this. All of the people on reddit that are like "I commute 25 miles to work on my bicycle" and all I can think is "so you're the asshole stinking up the office eh?"

[unicornporn]

You must be doing something wrong. IF you have problems: Ride at a steady pace, not high intensity. Wash before riding and wear merino (not synthetic garments). If there are still problems, change your shirt on the bathroom when you arrive. If you're still stinking up the office, I'm afraid I can't help. :)

And oh, 41% of Copenhagers ride their bikes to work, yet I don't find that the city stinks.

[Shivetya]

The common joke about buying a motorcycle is that "buy honey I will save money on gas" but it suffers the same issues for most that bicycles and scooters have which you mentioned.

This isn't about cities not favoring alternate modes of transportation but the realities of our daily lives. From distance to job, some time cause by having to change employers, to have so many things to do and little time to get them done. So once you start adding on the weather, the needs to carry stuff, or changes to your schedule, alternate modes quickly fall by the way side.

my issue with escooters is not the tech but the items highlighted in the article but I am not nearly as forgiving. I am not sure I want them in the bike lane and you know someone will ride on sidewalks. throw in no helmets or enforcement of requirements for one and its a recipe to hurt both riders and pedestrians. plus when people don't own it they don't respect it. not for all people but there are more than enough who just act out wrongly. there are stories of people dumping them in rivers, dumpsters, and even just breaking them. In a perfect society...

[bryanlarsen]

Body odour is caused by the bacteria that colonize your sweat. By taking a shower just before you leave, you knock those bacteria back far enough to give you quite a few stink-free hours so that you should be able to make it through the work day.

Secondly, make sure you wear natural fabrics. Lycra and polyster and all of the artificial fabrics stink a lot worse than cotton or wool.

[unicornporn]

> Lycra and polyster and all of the artificial fabrics stink a lot worse than cotton or wool.

^ This is the line to remember. Synthetic garments indeed make me smell like a football team. Cotton or merino = no nothing (verified by GF and coworkers).

[emj]

That depends on you commute I guess, I spend about 50 minutes on a bicycle, and it's enough to just have a change of clothes, but I do shower before riding a bicycle and wear clean clothes after the bike ride.

[v_lisivka]

Take shower right before the ride.