William Connolley wrote:
> 2008/9/11 James Annan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> You won't go at 30kmh without expending substantial amounts of effort,
>> whatever the bicycle. That is, it will be an athletic workout, not just
>> a commute.
>
> Which brings in the obvious fact that a shower at work makes a huge
> difference.
>
It can do.......but....it's often another of those "I would cycle if
only..." excuses. I wonder how many of the schoolchildren who cycle to
school (of which there are still actually quite a large number in the
UK, even if it doesn't seem that way) have a shower after arrival.
I never had a shower in the UK (I mean...I never had one available at my
workplace!) - a lot can be achieved quickly and easily with a damp cloth
in a toilet cubicle, for example. In Japan in the summer, it is a
different matter - but the people who have an hour on a packed train and
10 minutes walking in full sun at each end need a shower as much as any
British cyclist is likely to!
James
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