DrMoo
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Hi - I recently bought my first bike for commuting. I have a question about gear;
On long commutes to work and further, I respect and believe in having all the correct safety gear. Boots, pants, jacket, gloves and helmet all the time.
My question is what do you do with all the gear at the destination.
Work is fine, I have ample space to store everything; But then what about the biker pants and boots? Do bikers wear this all day in the office? Do they bring a change of clothes for the workday? My boots are pretty big, hot and heavy. So I assume I'd want to change them for something more office-appropriate. Some with the pants, if I don't change those, do I buy multiple pairs of biker pants for multiple days? I also work in an office environment so I'd have to keep a business attire look.
The next issue is if I go do some errands. The same issue - my boots are too much for walking around a mall in the heat. What do with the jacket? These are just some issues I never thought about before and would like to hear how it's handled. Perhaps I just bought the wrong boot - I considered that work is 80kms away so I bought boots that go to the middle of my shins and they're not so flexible.
Thanks.
On long commutes to work and further, I respect and believe in having all the correct safety gear. Boots, pants, jacket, gloves and helmet all the time.
My question is what do you do with all the gear at the destination.
Work is fine, I have ample space to store everything; But then what about the biker pants and boots? Do bikers wear this all day in the office? Do they bring a change of clothes for the workday? My boots are pretty big, hot and heavy. So I assume I'd want to change them for something more office-appropriate. Some with the pants, if I don't change those, do I buy multiple pairs of biker pants for multiple days? I also work in an office environment so I'd have to keep a business attire look.
The next issue is if I go do some errands. The same issue - my boots are too much for walking around a mall in the heat. What do with the jacket? These are just some issues I never thought about before and would like to hear how it's handled. Perhaps I just bought the wrong boot - I considered that work is 80kms away so I bought boots that go to the middle of my shins and they're not so flexible.
Thanks.