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My ride for last 6 years has been up 1000 feet, then down. I don't wear any deodorant or any "products" and I hypothesize that has a lot to do with my body norm
by cpt1138 16y ago
My ride for last 6 years has been up 1000 feet, then down. I don't wear any deodorant or any "products" and I hypothesize that has a lot to do with my body normalizing into a state where I just don't smell even though I do sweat. By the time I get to work I am all dried off due to the downhill, and I towel off in the bathroom before I change into loose fitting civilian (not bike) clothing.
My coworkers that I trust confirm that I just don't smell so its not a problem. I trust some of them to tell me if it is a problem and I will adjust accordingly.
Most of the time I don't see clients (I'm a software guy) and I'm wearing shorts and t-shirts (it is California).
When I did work in a slacks, dress shirt only position (for a very short time), I threw my beater bike in the trunk of my car and went out for rides at 5 (watched the clock).
Personally the less product I use, the less smelly and more natural feeling my skin and hair are. YMMV.
And I found that carrying a very lightweight backpack is my preferred way of carrying other clothes. I don't carry a laptop, just clothes for how cold it is in the morning and clean socks and such for the office. I leave a lot of clothes at work so I don't have to carry too much stuff.
- GFischer 16y agoThanks for the answer :) Changing clothing and toweling (plus wearing shorts and t-shirts) should do the trick then, but I can't do that right now :) . Also, California weather helps, I guess that wearing some heavier clothes you'd sweat a lot more, and thus possibly smell.
- cpt1138 16y agoAll winter I've been wearing wool and layers. Id argue that the hot sun makes you sweat more. At least with layers you can peel them off.