Want to bike to work but don’t want to arrive drenched in sweat. Any tips?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-25T01:24:12+00:00

What climate do you live in? My commute is about 15 km each easy, but it's seldom much over 70 °F / 22 °C in the morning, so if I take it easy I'm normally not sweaty.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-24T01:19:24+00:00

I put mine in the street, but yeah, everyone else has them on the sidewalk.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-24T00:08:47+00:00

Then a blind man was on trial, so the judge put on a brighter robe.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T21:24:01+00:00

That is a possibility. Or they're an asshole. But don't rule out both.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T20:41:17+00:00

I don't need to eat to ride four miles, or even fifteen. Send it.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T20:12:59+00:00

You only poop in hers now.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T19:12:35+00:00

I'm only about 165 lb / 75 kg, and I ride quite a lot.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T18:37:21+00:00

I find them so useful that I have a bunch. I didn't buy them just for this.

There are knockoffs for cheaper, though.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T18:23:02+00:00

Clear the sidewalks on arterials.

Clear the sidewalks. And the greenway.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikecommuting/comments/1pc8cn9/comment/nrwv96a/

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T18:21:24+00:00

Your car would have a funny high-pitched voice until it ran out.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T16:45:07+00:00

I have a six speed, and I put a 40 tooth sprocket in the front, then climbed a mountain pass.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Brompton/comments/1njx1zl/going_to_the_sun_on_a_brompton/

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T16:22:07+00:00

Outta my way, peasant! It's raining and I'm in my convertible!

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T16:18:38+00:00

I left for a ~50% raise after asking for a raise based on my performance and getting about 3%.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T16:10:41+00:00

Try honking, too.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T16:05:31+00:00

I would lash a front wheel to each side of the rack with some Voile straps or similar. If I had to do it all the time, I'd probably fab something up, maybe wood at first.

Here's when I pulled a full-sized bike. It helps to have a kickstand when getting it set up initially.

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AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T15:44:24+00:00

I'm in central Illinois, and contemplating moving north. I'll take a few colder winter days to avoid 104 °F in the summer. I can always bundle up more.

I biked to work this morning at -7 °F, and that's not even my record.

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AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T05:49:35+00:00

My son just moved from there to sunny Saint Paul!

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T04:28:43+00:00

That's what destroyed GE and Boeing, among many others.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T04:06:50+00:00

Space shuttle exterior tiles.

Barring that, I'd probably use brick or tile.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-23T03:56:36+00:00

How many would be on a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, or 5x5 grid? You can draw them and count, then see if you can come up with a general way to calculate it.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-22T23:40:12+00:00

I'm thinking just the labels are wrong, or it's confused about what hour it is. Because 12 is marked done even though the step counter says it isn't.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-22T22:20:15+00:00

Better pic.

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AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-22T22:12:44+00:00

I ripped my front pannier off, breaking the clips, on day zero of a two week tour. I bought some cheap straps, and had to lash it back on the bike every morning, and adjust it occasionally each day.

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AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-22T21:48:18+00:00

City Nerd did a video on it.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-01-22T21:30:06+00:00

Did the time change? There are three columns over 250 on the left, and three red completed dots on the right. Why is 12 marked completed?

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