Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

[UntitledCyclist]

That's really fast! I worked for a few years at Dixie and Eglinton and lived at Bloor and Spadina. Just over 20 km, but if I tried to make it in less than an hour it would take me most of the morning to cool down. Going home was nicer, as it was slightly downhill most of the way.

We had a gym at work, so I just showered there.

We totally need to normalize a) being a bit sweaty workers but also b) having gyms or showers at workplaces. I feel like there was a trend towards the latter that was at least in part derailed by COVID and the WFH revolution.

 

[Northern Light]

We totally need to normalize a) being a bit sweaty workers

No thank you........ LOL. I don't need any such odors in the office.

but also b) having gyms or showers at workplaces. I feel like there was a trend towards the latter that was at least in part derailed by COVID and the WFH revolution.

I do support showers in workplaces where feasible. I think we could definitely do more of this. Lockers/change areas are also required so the work clothes can stay at the office, neatly hung up.

 

[UntitledCyclist]

Curbs have finally been installed under the Bloor Kitchener Line rail bridge:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815899995595497872

Unfortunately there is still a flex-post section for reasons detailed here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815901026991354269

Your anti-sweat agenda is part of the problem! People get a bit sweaty, man. It's human. If it's hot and they have to walk more than a block between ACs, they will sweat. If they ride a bike, they will sweat. This insistence on living in a sweat-free world where no one has any BO is absurd. It's an individual choice for people to wash and use products etc., which we mostly do because we care how we are perceived. But that's all I'll say for now as we are getting way off topic!

 

[Northern Light]

Curbs have finally been installed under the Bloor Kitchener Line rail bridge:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815899995595497872

Unfortunately there is still a flex-post section for reasons detailed here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815901026991354269

Kanchan does a good job explaining why we have interim solutions; which don't satisfy everybody:

 

[vic]

Before I got old/lazy, I would cycle 20km each way to work daily (Nowadays I'm usually Bike Sharing part-way ).

I generally found that if I showered at home before leaving, FULLY changed clothes after arrival at work, and wore deodorant, I would generally avoid the BO funk. Also helps to wait a while and cool down a bit before changing to avoid sweating into your fresh clothes. Maybe have a towel rubdown too, if needed.

I used to obsess more about showering at work for some reason when I had a relatively short 7km commute in Ottawa. That extra changing and showering time seems like a waste of time in retrospect.

 

[Natika33]

Sure showering might be easier, but I'm surprised no one's mentioned using disposable body wipes. Simple and easily portable, or you can leave a package at work. Heck, even a small facecloth that you can wash in the sink then hang inconspicuously in your office/cubicle would work.

 

[turbanplanner]

I honestly can't tell how many of these are serious ideas

 

[Towered]

I honestly can't tell how many of these are serious ideas

They all are - why wouldn't they be?

 

[Towered]

What did you do for work that it was OK to show up sweaty?

I work in an office downtown. I would put on some deoderant and change into fresh clothes upon arrival. I don't see the problem?

 

[Mariner35]

I work in an office downtown. I would put on some deoderant and change into fresh clothes upon arrival. I don't see the problem?

To be fair, some people show up to work sweaty and they drove there. Not 100% sure commute type is a true indicator of whether you'll show up to work sweaty. Some people sweat just sitting in an office. At least if you biked you earned that sweat. #sweatequity

 

[Northern Light]

I appreciate, and may indeed start a good tangent from time to time............but perhaps this one has run its course and we could get back to actual cycling infra and not an extended discussion of perspiration and odoriferous emanation.

 

[Mariner35]

I appreciate, and may indeed start a good tangent from time to time............but perhaps this one has run its course and we could get back to actual cycling infra and not an extended discussion of perspiration and odoriferous emanation.

Do you do anything here aside from troll post?

This isn't on the topic of Cycling Infrastructure.

Also no.

I do like the pretty pictures other people post of Toronto though. Specifically the Urban part of it.

As Northern Light indicated, please return to the topic at hand on our little forum on the internet.

 

[smably]

Do you do anything here aside from troll post?

I think you need to take a break from the cycling thread. This is unhelpful.

 

[afransen]

Your anti-sweat agenda is part of the problem! People get a bit sweaty, man. It's human. If it's hot and they have to walk more than a block between ACs, they will sweat. If they ride a bike, they will sweat. This insistence on living in a sweat-free world where no one has any BO is absurd. It's an individual choice for people to wash and use products etc., which we mostly do because we care how we are perceived. But that's all I'll say for now as we are getting way off topic!

I don't think we're re going to win this battle in the public consciousness. People generally want to dress for their destination, without needing to change/shower, and without sitting in sweat-damp clothing for hours. All the power to sports cyclists, but maybe we don't all want to live the way you live.

 

[nfitz]

People generally want to dress for their destination, without needing to change/shower, and without sitting in sweat-damp clothing for hours. All the power to sports cyclists, but maybe we don't all want to live the way you live.

I'm not sure how you accomplish that, unless you have a parking garage for your air-conditioned car, in your office building.

Many hot and humid days, I come back from lunch, just having walked 3 or 4 blocks, dripping in sweat. And that's the distance to the closest public parking lot too ...

Working downtown, I'd even change to use transit, before the streetcars were air-conditioned.

For some times of the year, showers are cycling infrastructure. They are useful for other things too - I used to shower in the office after having played soccer over lunch hour.