Dressing
I was heading home from work for the day when a co-worker saw what I was wearing and remarked on it. I guess it seemed like a silly outfit to bike in.
Yes, it was not a practical outfit for “exercise.” But it was practical for “commuting” which is about efficiency, not sweat. People get too hung up on clothes. From sporty to dressy, it’s okay to wear whatever works for your lifestyle. You can bike in anything. Well, almost…
Is it bad that I commute in Lycra? I like to go as fast as possible and I have to get changed when I get to work anyway as I’m an engineer and have to wear overalls.
I’m a commuter from Christchurch, New Zealand
I wish I could dress “normally” when I bike, but a 10 mile bike to work does make me break a sweat. I rather pack my comfy clothes, use the showers at work (I’m thankful we have that) and change.
I live in Peru and the weather here is never extreme, winter normally has a comfy 60° and summer is over 85°. So wearing regular clothes during my summer commute is not nice.
Then again, on short bike rides I don’t have to wear sport clothes and I love it!
I get the opposite reaction here, when people from work see me change into sporty clothes they normally make comments about it being unnecessary, or they just stare.