but that leaves a problem of getting sweaty which usually could be solved in at least two ways. In a better world your employer would supply showers so you cou

but that leaves a problem of getting sweaty which usually could be solved in at least two ways. In a better world your employer would supply showers so you could at least clean yourself. Secondly, unless you have some condition or your way to work exists solely of tour-de-france-like cols, it should be possibly to commute that without or with a minimum of sweating. Key is training and cycling below the threshold you start sweating. What I ususally do is ride to work at an easy pace (about 5km/h slower on average than what I usually do) which results in no or a just a little bit of sweating, while when riding home again I ride at my usual pace or faster if I feel like it - that is the training part. For the rest: yes cycling in winter can be a quite unpleasant experience and sbarre's comment is very well put