Introduction and Question on Bike Trailers vs. Panniers

[Emm]

@Left Field 164800 wrote:

Indeed, the extra pair of pants and belt as well. I can pull it off without the jacket, but without pants…awkward. It’s amazing what can be forgotten at 4:30 in the morning.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has done this…I now go so far as to keep 2 spare outfits at work for days when I flat out forget to bring clothing, or something happens to the clothes I’ve brought. So far this year I’ve been lucky–the slacks and shirt only got worn once, and that was because at 5 am I thought a sheer white dress and neon pink undergarments would be a good look for a day I had a meeting with the Secretary of my department. Needless to say at 8 am when I was dressing at work I realized maybe that outfit choice wasn’t such a good idea after all…

It’s also helpful to make friends with the other bike commuters in your office. Between the ones I work with, we have a spare bike lock, multi-tools, tubes, backpacks, sunscreen, and all sorts of other gear that has been passed around when one of us has forgotten something or had something break on us.

[Judd]

@Emm 164810 wrote:

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has done this…I now go so far as to keep 2 spare outfits at work for days when I flat out forget to bring clothing, or something happens to the clothes I’ve brought. So far this year I’ve been lucky–the slacks and shirt only got worn once, and that was because at 5 am I thought a sheer white dress and neon pink undergarments would be a good look for a day I had a meeting with the Secretary of my department. Needless to say at 8 am when I was dressing at work I realized maybe that outfit choice wasn’t such a good idea after all…

It’s also helpful to make friends with the other bike commuters in your office. Between the ones I work with, we have a spare bike lock, multi-tools, tubes, backpacks, sunscreen, and all sorts of other gear that has been passed around when one of us has forgotten something or had something break on us.

The worst thing that I forgot once was a towel. I now make sure to bring the new clean towel in BEFORE taking the old towel home. Thankfully the locker room still had paper towels.

I’ve also forgotten my keys with the key to my bike lock on it.

[Brandon]

@Emm 164810 wrote:

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has done this…I now go so far as to keep 2 spare outfits at work for days when I flat out forget to bring clothing, or something happens to the clothes I’ve brought. So far this year I’ve been lucky–the slacks and shirt only got worn once, and that was because at 5 am I thought a sheer white dress and neon pink undergarments would be a good look for a day I had a meeting with the Secretary of my department. Needless to say at 8 am when I was dressing at work I realized maybe that outfit choice wasn’t such a good idea after all…

It’s also helpful to make friends with the other bike commuters in your office. Between the ones I work with, we have a spare bike lock, multi-tools, tubes, backpacks, sunscreen, and all sorts of other gear that has been passed around when one of us has forgotten something or had something break on us.

HAHA

Ok, so I’ve forgotten my towel before, but I just air dried a bit and accepted slightly wet undergarments for a few hours. I keep 4-5 suits and 8-10 shirts at work along with 2 pairs of shoes and matching belts. I just bring in an undershirt, socks, work underwear, and a second set of underwear for the ride home everyday. I keep thinking I need to bring in an extra of all those and leave them here for worst case scenario. But I’m pretty sure I won’t forget anything major in the morning. I have to get my kids ready for kindergarten and daycare and drop them off in the car before coming home and getting on the bike for the ride in. So I have plenty of time to remember forgotten things before I get out of the house.

[ian74]

@Judd 164811 wrote:

The worst thing that I forgot once was a towel. I now make sure to bring the new clean towel in BEFORE taking the old towel home. Thankfully the locker room still had paper towels.

I’ve also forgotten my keys with the key to my bike lock on it.

Never forget your towel you hoopy frood!

[Left Field]

@Emm 164810 wrote:

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has done this…I now go so far as to keep 2 spare outfits at work for days when I flat out forget to bring clothing, or something happens to the clothes I’ve brought. So far this year I’ve been lucky–the slacks and shirt only got worn once, and that was because at 5 am I thought a sheer white dress and neon pink undergarments would be a good look for a day I had a meeting with the Secretary of my department. Needless to say at 8 am when I was dressing at work I realized maybe that outfit choice wasn’t such a good idea after all…

It’s also helpful to make friends with the other bike commuters in your office. Between the ones I work with, we have a spare bike lock, multi-tools, tubes, backpacks, sunscreen, and all sorts of other gear that has been passed around when one of us has forgotten something or had something break on us.

Oh you are not the only one by a long shot. This was early on at the job, and bike commuting, and how the ENTIRE office discovered I biked to work. Apparently, word spread pretty quickly when I started asking around if any of the guys had extra pants. Not exactly quick thinking on my part. I ended up with someone’s work out shorts which was better than bike shorts for meetings. But a shirt and tie over gym shorts was not without ridicule. For Christmas….they gave me a pair of Goodwill procured khakis.

[cvcalhoun]

So far, I’ve forgotten:

1. Underwear. (Pantyhose can be considered underwear in a pinch, right?)
2. Bra. (Sweaty sports bra got rinsed out, then put on damp.)
3. Shoes. (Biking shoes with an office-appropriate dress is a unique look.)

Fortunately, I have not yet forgotten a dress. Also fortunately, my office supplies towels.

[KWL]

The bag on the left contains all sorts of goodies to get me through the day when (not if) I forget something.

[Judd]

@KWL 164878 wrote:

The bag on the left contains all sorts of goodies to get me through the day when (not if) I forget something.

Scotch. The bag on the left has scotch.

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[wheelswings]

@cvcalhoun 164831 wrote:

Also fortunately, my office supplies towels.

Dang, what sort of posh place supplies towels to employees?! Got any openings? We are lucky to get toilet paper.

[cvcalhoun]

@wheels&wings 164888 wrote:

Dang, what sort of posh place supplies towels to employees?! Got any openings? We are lucky to get toilet paper.

Well, we’ve undoubtedly got openings. But getting a whole law degree in order to get free use of towels may be overkill. [emoji1]

[Sunyata]

@wheels&wings 164888 wrote:

Dang, what sort of posh place supplies towels to employees?! Got any openings? We are lucky to get toilet paper.

Now that I am (temporarily?) no longer in the field, I was quite pleased to find out that the gym and locker rooms at Court House Plaza in Arlington offer towels.

[Crickey7]

I’ve almost always had towels. The brief time I didn’t scarred me for life.

[Steve O]

@cvcalhoun 164891 wrote:

Well, we’ve undoubtedly got openings. But getting a whole law degree in order to get free use of towels may be overkill. [emoji1]

True, but wheels&wings already has one.

[Boomer Cycles]

I commuted in/out of DC on bike for 25 years and always found closet space where I just left suits, shirts, shoes at my offices. I would leave off at cleaners near the office and never haul them back and forth outside of resupply situations. I would haul undergarments and socks using panniers or backpacks, but that was only about once a week. I also have a single wheel folding cargo trailer that I use to haul heavier loads, including suitcases for when I have to travel for business…or move bulky items.

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