Location is key! Having spent a decade in SW CO a few decades ago, growing up in the Mid Atlantic, and currently lining in central IL I can attest to that!
I do miss those cool, low humidity summer mornings in SW CO! In my current locale we've got lots of humidity and that does make summer commutes a bit damp. I bring a change of clothes and towel off in the restroom -- occasionally getting startled reactions. A shower facility would be grand! Great that your workplace is putting in facilities -- even in your cool, low humidity location, because that concern is in the top 3 or so from folks I talk to about commuting -- it might get more on bikes. When people ask me why I ride a bike to work I tell them that it is a great way to mentally adjust on the way to and fro -- to see and feel the changing seasons. I also emphasize that I can park right outside of the building without having to pay a sizable annual fee to hunt for parking some distance away -- that seems to be the most attractive feature to others! :) Regards, Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 12:28:37 AM UTC-5, Utah wrote: > > For those that haven't heard Grant's interview on NPR. I guess it wasn't > that long ago... > > > http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/05/18/152945439/bike-to-work-day-your-photos-and-riding-advice-from-grant-petersen > > I also apologize for posibly offending anyone who wishes to shower after > riding to work. This is a totally legitimate thing. As a matter of fact > the USGBC (US Green Building Council) offer LEED accreditation points for > having bike parking with showers and lockers located near by. They are > fairly prescriptive about it. We enjoy cool mornings year around here in > our high mountain desert. > > Best, Scott > > On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 12:50:29 AM UTC-6, Utah wrote: >> >> I was going to make a reply on Julian's post on unwanted criticism coming >> from others, but I decided to start my own. >> >> I used to sign up for rides and train for them and ride with a group with >> a common kit and all that. As I had kids and life got in the way I also >> got burned out on the racing grind. Then one day while listening to NPR >> driving to work this guy came on talking about bikes. I generally love >> bikes (like most of us do in this community) so I tuned in intently. It >> was Grant and he was making some really great points. My favorite was >> about how we are the only place in the world that people dress for racing >> to ride to work. I was hooked! >> >> I am now an advocate for the Unracer, just ride movement. As Grant says, >> I'm not anti-racer, I am just not trying to be a racer or imitating racers, >> I just like to ride my bike. >> >> So I had a dilbert moment at work recently. I am the chair of our Site >> Planning Committee at work. The wellness committee came to us looking for >> better bike parking next to showers and lockers for people who like to >> shower and change clothes after their commute. I helped them with the >> requests and we got some proposals and estimates together and presented >> them to the executive sponsors of the committee for their support. I am >> known for being a bike commuter so one of the people on the committee asked >> me, "you ride your bike to work, are you going to use the new parking >> area?". I just smiled and said "no". Of course they didn't understand >> how I could be a bike commuter and not use new bike parking convenient to >> showers and lockers (but not my desk). My answer "because I don't need >> take a shower or change my clothes because I don't race to work, I just >> ride ride my bike." >> >> I do think it is important to recognize that we are the wierd ones... and >> that is okay. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
