http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Alternatives to showers at work en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:55:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-261304 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:03:07 +0000 frippery13 261304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This thread from company showers to bra. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-260023 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:29:04 +0000 PS 260023@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sudocrem is very good at preventing smells in my experience. On one camping trip/hiking trip I forgot to bring deodorant but had some sudocrem (for the prevention of foot rot). I applied the sudocrem to my armpits and, lo, all day hike and fragrance-free. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259994 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:21:21 +0000 Greenroofer 259994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - I sense a new thread required. We'll leave this one that's nominally about showers, but is now actually about underwear and start a new one about chamois cream.</p> <p>Thread drift and thread bifurcation are two different things. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259989 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:22:21 +0000 gembo 259989@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@greenroofer, you know you can get pseudo sudocrem from Tesco for a pound that does the same job. The point of your anatomy where it needs to be applied is not bothered about menthol, gender or that much else. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259976 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:41:49 +0000 Arellcat 259976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@unhurt, canuck, I've had a few of the Icebreaker merino knickers. I like them so much I've nearly worn them all out. I'd no idea they did a merino bra — it sounds wonderful!</p> <p>M&amp;S used to do really good unwired sports bras, but last time I was shopping for them they only had wired ones. :( Like the canuck, I have a Protective cycling vest that I bought ages ago (like, 15 years) from EBC, and it's really very good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259971 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:59:38 +0000 Greenroofer 259971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@the canuck: here's the evidence you need (different product, but the point is the same)<br /> <a href="http://road.cc/content/review/227895-assos-chamois-creme-womens-75ml" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/review/227895-assos-chamois-creme-womens-75ml</a></p> <p>"The unisex (suitable for men and women, says Assos, but listed on the website as 'men's') version has this menthol tingle factor and scent, the women's doesn't. One other difference is that the <strong>women's version costs £11 for a 75ml pot, while the men's is £13 for 140ml.</strong>"</p> <p>According to my maths the women's version is 50% more expensive for no clear reason that I can see apart from the bright pinky purple on the label. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259962 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:02:16 +0000 the canuck 259962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>when they start making them for men with moobs, i'm sure the price will go down. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259961 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:55:09 +0000 the canuck 259961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i got mine years ago from a triathalon shop, and it's lasted so long because i generally wear a vest (or zilch) rather than a bra, only use the sports bra for bouncy stuff like kickboxing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259960 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:51:32 +0000 fimm 259960@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good ones need to be well made bits of kit, to keep everything under control. (This from an irritating person who can get away with cheap sports bras from M&amp;S because you need a microscope to find my bust. (I have spent cash on padded bras with extra padding, but I don't wear them very often.)) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259950 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:57:37 +0000 unhurt 259950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, why are sports bras so expensive? I can (almost) understand why a cantilevered lace construction might require expensive engineering (one friend has described hers as "like the Forth Bridge but with frills") but I resent the amount of money per square cm I have to pay for something comfortable and reasonably supportive that won't stab me with a wire when I bend over...</p> <p>[/soapbox] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259946 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:36:10 +0000 the canuck 259946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>icebreaker sells merino bras.<br /> in a world first, these are cheaper than their t-shirts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259944 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:35:38 +0000 the canuck 259944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>one of our students showed up for class on monday morning, reeking.<br /> he'd cycled to Skye on the weekend, and had just made it back into town that morning. he didn't want to be late, so arrived in the kit he'd worn since friday night.<br /> it was hi-tech quick dry stuff, but he hadn't washed it at any point, so, gag. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259775 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:21:32 +0000 unhurt 259775@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ta! Merino knickers / shorts I've seen but not a bra. I shall see what she can tell me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259770 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:14:34 +0000 sallyhinch 259770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@unhurt I think @SRD had tracked down some merino underwear </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259761 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:52:38 +0000 unhurt 259761@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CCE branded underwear for the cycling inclined? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259760 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:51:02 +0000 chdot 259760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"merino wool bras"</p> <p>Sounds like a market waiting to be niched. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259755 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:40:17 +0000 unhurt 259755@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I like to imagine that c. day 3 of a bike tour camping in places with no showers I still smell daisy fresh - but I suspect I've just gotten used to the ming. Still, useful for getting tables to oneself in cafes/pubs?</p> <p>That said, merino wool is genuinely magic. One day I'll have a head-to-toe outfit of the stuff! (Ladies of CCE - there are merino wool bras now, right?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=3#post-259726 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:11:24 +0000 gembo 259726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Travelled through Indonesia years ago, they have massive tubs of water in the toilets and people go into cubicle and wash themselves plenty. Very humid in those regions.</p> <p>I know a guy with sort hair. He never uses shampoo, he just wets it. I think about week two it is itchy but by week six, self cleaning. He cycles but not daily. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259719 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:51:31 +0000 the canuck 259719@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It doesn't help that our culture is obsessed with cleanliness to an unhealthy point. A normal person doesn't actually need a shower with full body soap everyday. Soap is only really needed on the smelly bits, but for the rest, just a wipe down with a damp cloth is enough. (yes, a shower is lovely. just not medically necessary.)</p> <p>I've lived in places where people didn't wear deodorant, but did bathe and wear clean clothes--after about 2 days, you only notice people who aren't changing their shirts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259717 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:48:26 +0000 the canuck 259717@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I work for small companies who barely have space for toilets, let alone showers or lockers or set space to store clothing.</p> <p>On Monday, I take in a set of clothes for the week-generally a couple of tops and bottoms, one or two pair shoes, clean underwear. Sometimes there's a place where I can hang these, other times I need to make sure it's clothing that can just be folded without looking frumpy. In the evening, if a piece of clothing is starting to smell, I take it home, so by Friday my panniers are only half full.</p> <p>I cycle to work (4-6 miles) in cycle gear (not of choice, but various reasons have meant proper cycle gear works best). I pick up my clothes and wet wipes, disappear into a cubicle for 5 minutes--most of which is spent cooling down. I even use that hippy salt crystal deodorant. No smell.</p> <p>As mentioned, the smell is actually waste product from the bacteria that eat your sweat, so if you are a person with BO problems, nip into the bathroom during the day and use a bit of soap and water (or hand sanitiser) on your armpits. If you want to get really fancy, a small bottle of tea tree oil or lavender oil--wet armpit, put a drop on finger, rub it around. Helps kill other odours, and shouldn't be a very strong smell itself.</p> <p>I keep meaning to be environmentally friendly and bring a cloth/ziploc bag instead of wet wipes, but... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259632 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:11:37 +0000 Ed1 259632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I though with electric bike would be ok, for the last year been getting train in to work and have been fine cycling a little to the station. I think it was my clothes rather than BO but did also get asked if I had been smoking cigarettes, which I had not as quit 8 months ago so not sure what type of smell. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259626 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:13:41 +0000 dessert rat 259626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>+1 Gembo. Having been in that situation frequently. Clean clothes and anti-bac wet wipes is a winning combo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259623 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:06:48 +0000 gembo 259623@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you wash with soap and maybe deodorant and wear clean clothes then cycle to work switch you machine on then go and change into work clothes you won't smell. True </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259620 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:01:44 +0000 Nelly 259620@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, a suggestion if it is your clothing - buy merino. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259619 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:00:55 +0000 Nelly 259619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Is there a scientific way to measure smell?"</p> <p>Not sure if you mean BO or clothes?</p> <p>From my observations, any "smell" from people at my (ex) work was from the clothing on those who didnt change, not from people who showered at home and cycled then changed into fresh clothes.</p> <p>Other experiences may differ, natch </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259603 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:30:38 +0000 Tulyar 259603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Smell is measured in units of ming &amp; ming is logarithmic 3 ming is twice as powerful as 1 ming... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-259601 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:21:40 +0000 Ed1 259601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Disciplinary meeting for smelling again this time riding an electric bike? As long as ride on the engine and don’t try and pedal faster unconvinced. Don't sweat at all even going up hill as long as on engine, Is there a scientific way to measure smell? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-223128 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:01:05 +0000 paddyirish 223128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/14/why-we-should-shower-less-hygiene-water-preservation">The Grauniad</a> has obviously been following this thread </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-223119 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:59:24 +0000 chdot 223119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/535f2388e4b04f774f7c046d/t/56c2315c27d4bdb7269aa041/1455567205493/?format=480w"></p> <p><a href="http://www.modacitylife.com/blog/summer-2016-netherlands" rel="nofollow">http://www.modacitylife.com/blog/summer-2016-netherlands</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16527&page=2#post-223083 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:10:44 +0000 Ed1 223083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If people use Insignia may not need a shower in summer </p>