Commuting Tip of the Day!

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Luckily have showers at work, nevertheless always bring in pants n socks, old t shirts also, currently drying my sodden trainers & cycling pants on my IT equipment in office!

Keep some old newspapers at your desk, crumple up sheets of it and stuff down your trainers in the morning. With a bit of luck they'll pull most of the moisture out by the time you go home. A good reason to grab a copy of the Metro on a rainy day if you're a train commuter...

 

[Landslide]

Change the newspaper for fresh (dry) stuff at lunchtime.

 

[marafi]

If it is heavy rain wear a rain coat.


Though, if you want to cycle long and i mean like 13 miles long bike. Train yourself so you can practise! Practise makes perfect!

 

[slowmotion]

Change the newspaper for fresh (dry) stuff at lunchtime.

Better still, keep your shoes dry. Last summer during a wet spell, I saw a bloke wearing a Lidl carrier bag over each shoe. To prevent water ingress from above, he had gaffer-taped the tops to his bare (and hairy) shins. Very Desperate Dan, and quite impressive.

 

[Cubist]

Err, winter bibtights, waterproof jacket and goretex boots, nice hot shower at work, tights and gloves on the radiator and dry pants and socks in my locker alongside dry uniform.

 

[PaulSB]

Winter bibs, body warmer, cycle shirt, winter jacket, buff (occasionally), waterproof jacket and trousers when needed. Wrap feet in plastic bags, waterproof overshoes, quality gloves.

Toasty warm and dry.

 

[Edwards80]

For commuting in cold rainy weather, I use skiing gloves. You get them for almost nothing in Decathlon at this time of year (my current pair cost less than €10), you can just chuck them in the washer, and they're warmer and more waterproof than any cycling gloves I've ever had.

I use skiing gloves too. They tend to have good grip as they're designed for holding onto ski poles. . . mine also have a "nose wipe" rubber strip on one hand which comes in handy... The Mrs wont go near them now though!

 

[Gooner Mad Dog]

Actually, to keep ones socks & feet dry you actually put small poly bags over your feet/sock then into trainer that would be a viable workaround. It would at least keep your feet warm n dry for return then stuff trainers with dry newspapers as mentioned earlier, guys think we have a result!