What I don’t like about bicycle commuting
Today, instead of my usual bicycling attire, I rode my bike to and from work in street clothes.
I had a jacket on, of course, because it was pretty cold this morning (about 24 degrees F) when I left the house. Also my helmet and cycling shoes, but other than that, I was in my usual work attire: jeans and a pullover shirt or sweater.
As I was getting ready for work this morning, I looked into a closet full of cycling jerseys and a drawer full of cycling shorts and I just said no. It wasn’t that I objected to wearing anything resembling spandex, polyester, or chamois next to my skin. No, it wasn’t that. It was the thought of climbing into a cycling jersey and some cycling shorts, then putting on a fleece cycling jacket and leggings and finally, over all that, a windproof, high visibility jacket and pants. Then, when I got to work forty-five minutes later, I would take it all off and throw on my jeans and shirt for a day at work. At the end of the day, after returning home, I’d repeat the process. In total, I’m getting dressed four times each day. That’s what I don’t like about bicycle commuting.
Of course, the alternative is to dress once and drive the car to work and that’s just crazy talk. No, dressing four times a day isn’t so bad after all.
