Solutions for commuting gear in the office?

[KLizotte]

http://chinaclothesdryer.com/portable-clothes-dryer/clothes-dryer-with-anion/dry-clothes.htm

[GuyContinental]

I think that I’d end up with the smell of cooked sweat. Pretty massive wattage requirements (1200) as well, even for the “baby” version… my office power strip would explode.

Amazon has the big ones: LINK And the baby one: LINK

For $80 this might be worth trying…

[TwoWheelsDC]

So do you put on a fresh set of bike gear when you ride home? I just commute home in the same bike gear I wear on my commute in and just let it hang dry during the day in the locker room (just don’t leave it in a locker…it will NOT dry). An alternative for you, since it sounds like maybe you don’t have a locker room, might be a large restroom in your office. Some have coat hooks, so just put your workout clothes on a hanger and let them dry in there during the day.

[KLizotte]

@TwoWheelsDC 19235 wrote:

So do you put on a fresh set of bike gear when you ride home? I just commute home in the same bike gear I wear on my commute in and just let it hang dry during the day in the locker room (just don’t leave it in a locker…it will NOT dry). An alternative for you, since it sounds like maybe you don’t have a locker room, might be a large restroom in your office. Some have coat hooks, so just put your workout clothes on a hanger and let them dry in there during the day.

Yeah, I’ve done something similar. I bought some plastic hooks from 3M that stick to the wall, brought in some hangers, and now visitors can view my cycling gear in its full glory. Since they hang over the heat/AC vent they get some ventilation too.

[eminva]

I bought this thing for $9.99 at Bed, Bath and Beyond:

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I use it to hang towels and spare clothes on the back of my door. If my cycling clothes are wet, I rearrange things and make space for them to dry out there, too. It would also work on a sidewall of a cube.

We also have a coat closet near our offices which no one uses. If I have a bumper crop of wet stuff (like in winter with layers of outwear), I hang it on hangers in there and leave the door slightly ajar. If you can find an unused closet anywhere in your office, that might be a good place to relegate potentially stinky items.

Liz

[DaveK]

I hang stuff under my desk – there’s still enough air moving around to dry everything by the end of the day. I really try (other than the bike at my desk) to not be the obvious lycra type when I’m at work. Still haven’t figured out where to hang my towel though. The facilities guy who looks after the bike locker in the building said he’s looking into some sort of big drying rack but I’m not sure I want my stuff drying in the parking garage.

[GuyContinental]

@TwoWheelsDC 19235 wrote:

So do you put on a fresh set of bike gear when you ride home? I just commute home in the same bike gear I wear on my commute in and just let it hang dry during the day in the locker room (just don’t leave it in a locker…it will NOT dry). An alternative for you, since it sounds like maybe you don’t have a locker room, might be a large restroom in your office. Some have coat hooks, so just put your workout clothes on a hanger and let them dry in there during the day.

I wear the same tasty gear in and out (but wash it or rotate it daily!). No shower, no closets and got some complaints when I hung my gear in our communal 2-stall restroom. (On a slight aside- the “Shower Pill” body towels absolutely rule for folks in my facility-less situation. I keep a case under my desk.)

Right now the gear is hanging over my bike frame in front of a air freshener in front of a fan. If I have be-suited visitors I tuck things behind my door and blitz the office with Frebreze… but in general it looks like a lycra-monster blew up in here. I’m looking for a neater solution that will contain both the mess and the smell.

[pfunkallstar]

I have a couple of different systems that I use – all depending on the stink.

Office hang behind desk – clothes only marginally funked – febreeze liberally.

Covert locker hang – clothes smell like goat – febreeze useless.

IT server room near AC entrance – clothes completely sodden and smelling of death – pray for Mojo.

[aflapr]

@pfunkallstar 19640 wrote:

pray for Mojo.

When done in the “speak and speall voice” – this gets me everytime. One of my favorite Simpson episodes…

[JeffC]

At one time I kept bike clothes during the day in a small locker in a different part of my office building but the air flow was so bad that the clothes started getting mold spots.

I have a small office and on the side of a metal filing cabinet which is out of view, I affixed two small hooks (they have an adhesive backing). i put my shorts on one and shirt on another. On a coat rack on a hanger, I put my towel. I only wear my clothes once per commute and always start with fresh ones in the morning. This is another reason to go slow in the morning since those clothes will be around for 9 hours or so and I have to wear them on the return trip.

I don’t use air freshener but a colleague noted a smell once so I use now a 16 oz container of odor absorbing gel. CVS sells it for about $5. It does not smell to me and works pretty well and can easily be kept near your clothes yet out of view.

[paulg]

Someone asked about ‘what to do with the towel’ which I’m presuming is a large cotton towel that’s great at soaking up water but not very good at drying quickly.

I use a camping ‘pack towel’ such as these:

http://www.rei.com/category/4500614

They may be small but they soak up the water nicely and they wring out very easily ready to dry another body part, they are also small and can be hung up in the same space as your shorts or shirt.

I’m an under the desk man. The towel and wash cloth go behind the desktop computer which has a constant breeze of warm air from the fans running inside.

[OneEighth]

Only wearing gear for a single commuting day between washes, letting your gear dry thoroughly, and using products such as Penguin Sport Wash certainly helps, but bleach is about the only thing that really, truly tackles the smell of older gear.
Of course, you could always look on the bright side—hanging your gear in your office is like marking your territory—helps keep down the number of visitors.

[pfunkallstar]

@OneEighth 19652 wrote:

Only wearing gear for a single commuting day between washes, letting your gear dry thoroughly, and using products such as Penguin Sport Wash certainly helps, but bleach is about the only thing that really, truly tackles the smell of older gear.
Of course, you could always look on the bright side—hanging your gear in your office is like marking your territory—helps keep down the number of visitors.

TOADS – Targeted Olfactory Alarm and Deterrent System

[zanna_leigh]

@paulg 19651 wrote:

I use a camping ‘pack towel’ such as these:

http://www.rei.com/category/4500614

THANKS for this recommendation. I’m getting ready for the Climate Ride – 5 days of riding, a couple days of camping, and very little space for items like a large cotton towel. I am heading to REI tomorrow and will be purchasing said towel.

[consularrider]

The last couple days it has been a challenge to get the morning ride clothes dry by afternoon. My outer rain gear is draped on my bike in the parking garage and my shirt and shorts (which are only slightly damp) are on a coat rack and hook in my cubicle. I’ve started bringing a spare dry pair of socks and gloves on mornings when I ride in the rain because I can never count on the the ones I used to be dry 8 to 9 hours later. It’s easier during the winter because I can use the warm air coming out of the heater to help dry them.

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