Am I the only one

[ebrandel]

that likes to take a shower before I go for a ride? I also do the same thing before I go for a run (not that I run that much...).

My wife calls it strange, but I just like to feel fresh and clean before I get all smelly and dirty. :D

Anybody else do that?

[gopherhockey]

Anybody else do that?


No... always after tho.

I might if I just came back from trailwork and were going to go for a ride or something... maybe...

[Paul Swenson]

It's weird but not that weird.

I prefer to exercise when I'm clean. Less chance of chafing and sweat dries faster. It's just more pleasant.

I can definitely see the advantages, but I doubt my lazy gene would tolerate it.

[berrywise]

Not for me. I don't like to drink beer before I ride but I love to drink while I shower.

[Nickel]

My partner does it and I think he is crazy.

[Paul Swenson]

My partner does it and I think he is crazy.

Females are naturally cleaner than males. It's a scientific fact. Something about the XX chromosome being more "soapy"..

[manual63]

Depends on how I feel. If I feel yucky, I will shower first. It's nice because then your sweat isn't super salty and sticky.

[gopherhockey]

It's nice because then your sweat isn't super salty and sticky.

:sick: This is all drawing such wonderful images in my head...

[qheuie]

-1 for pre-ride showers.

do you shower after the ride, too? that's way too much work. my sensitive skin can only take so many washings a week, i have to allocate them very carefully :)

[Heuy]

I have to shower afterwards, can't do both, doo much showering makes my hair HUGE:etard:

[ebrandel]

-1 for pre-ride showers.

do you shower after the ride, too? that's way too much work. my sensitive skin can only take so many washings a week, i have to allocate them very carefully :)

Yeah, two showers total.

And anyways... that's why they invented moisturizing body lotion! :p
How's that for getting in touch with my feminine side? At least it's not scented...

[Kosk]

What a colossal waste of water, energy (water heating), and money.

Do the earth, our energy resources, and your pocket book a favor and just take one shower afterwards.

A little dirt never hurt anyone, makes you and your immune system tougher.

[MisterClaw]

What a colossal waste of water, energy (water heating), and money.

Do the earth, our energy resources, and your pocket book a favor and just take one shower afterwards.

A little dirt never hurt anyone, makes you and your immune system tougher.

This reminds me of some of the more "fragrant" riders I encountered on the greenway Sunday...Smelled them before I saw them...:sick:

Weekly showers please! or at least a quick swim in the lake!

[Danimal]

What's a shower? :sick:

[ebrandel]

What a colossal waste of water, energy (water heating), and money.
Colossal? Let's not get too dramatic here.

See, the issue for me is that sometimes, if I don't do it, my whole body starts to itch like mad when I go out running or biking. And it's completely random when it does happen, but it happens when I've showered before the ride.

We're probably getting a little too into my showering and personal hygiene here, but this doesn't mean I shower three times a day. I work at home now, so I don't typically shower first thing in the morning anymore. I just do it either A. right before I ride, or B. before I leave the house. Heck... if I don't get too nasty during a ride, sometimes I don't even shower afterwards :p

[bakkeb]

Heck... if I don't get too nasty during a ride, sometimes I don't even shower afterwards :p

Yuck!!! It may not feel nasty but the crotch area has to be. No good.:confused::sick:

[ebrandel]

Yuck!!! It may not feel nasty but the crotch area has to be. No good.:confused::sick:

I was thinking more of a ride on a cool October day than one on a 95 degree July scorcher.

[simpkins]

Yuck!!! It may not feel nasty but the crotch area has to be. No good.:confused::sick:

Spend a week in Moab without showering, wearing the same pair chamois. Can you say STOKED

[EDahl]

that likes to take a shower before I go for a ride? I also do the same thing before I go for a run (not that I run that much...).

My wife calls it strange, but I just like to feel fresh and clean before I get all smelly and dirty. :D

Anybody else do that?

I have to say eric...I'm with the wife on that one.

[bakkeb]

I was thinking more of a ride on a cool October day than one on a 95 degree July scorcher.

I hear ya. Its a big difference when the temp. is in the 90's than when its in the 50's. I still shower after....:etard:

[Paul Swenson]

What about 2 a days, do you shower before and after each session? If so that could add up to a ton of time in the shower.

[ebrandel]

What about 2 a days, do you shower before and after each session? If so that could add up to a ton of time in the shower.

No, that would probably just be three showers then, even if there was some time between shower #2 and ride #2.

[Pandl]

The only time I would shower before a ride is if the ride was early morning. I shower before charity rides. My wife thinks it is strange. But, it wakes me up, opens my eyes. After work, I wouldn't shower before a ride.

[FarmerBEN]

What a colossal waste of water, energy (water heating), and money.

Do the earth, our energy resources, and your pocket book a favor and just take one shower afterwards.

A little dirt never hurt anyone, makes you and your immune system tougher.

if a little dirt makes it tougher my immune system must be chuck norris. I try to shower daily but there are days when I get done working and I am shot, and I think "why shower when I will be waking up in six hours just to get dirty again right away" I guess I would have to say the same thing about pre-ride showers although if I smell real farmy and am going to ride with others I usually shower before but not if I am riding alone.

[jitterjepp]

People take showers? Why?

[stoneage]

Less chance of chafing
That's big for me. Saddle sores don't come from wear and tear; they develop from bacteria. If you've never had one, consider yourself lucky. Multiple daily rides or stage races, when I raced on the road, dictated 2-3 showers a day. As for wasting, I'll post my lap times for the shower if you'd like.;)

[EDahl]

That's big for me. Saddle sores don't come from wear and tear; they develop from bacteria. If you've never had one, consider yourself lucky.

Amen... Keep your action clean:D

[Stonehenge]

That's big for me. Saddle sores don't come from wear and tear; they develop from bacteria. If you've never had one, consider yourself lucky. Multiple daily rides or stage races, when I raced on the road, dictated 2-3 showers a day. As for wasting, I'll post my lap times for the shower if you'd like.;)

If you cant shower and still would like to clean up....try anti bacterial wipes or baby wipes. They fit in your bag easy and are very nice to do a quick clean up - a couple wipes and a minute or two and you will notice a differnce

Fast - cheap- very easy !

[stoneage]

baby wipes
Always carry them. Good for cleaning a dirty road or trail rash too.

[ebrandel]

Amen... Keep your action clean:D

But you were saying that I shouldn't be showering before my rides! Now you've got me confused.

And as for wipes... I'm assuming those Lysol Disinfectant kitchen and bath wipes would probably be a bad idea?

[stoneage]

those Lysol Disinfectant kitchen and bath wipes would probably be a bad idea
Not if your disinfecting the bath and kitchen. :p

[Paul Swenson]

Not if your disinfecting the bath and kitchen. :p

Is "bath and kitchen" a euphemism for something?

[chervianne]

Always carry them. Good for cleaning a dirty road or trail rash too.

Baby's diaper remedies solve our problems, too. In addition to the wipes check out the Desitin. Chafage (i.e. chafing) be gone!

[Stonehenge]

But you were saying that I shouldn't be showering before my rides! Now you've got me confused.

And as for wipes... I'm assuming those Lysol Disinfectant kitchen and bath wipes would probably be a bad idea?

There is a difference between disinfectant and anti bacterial. If you need disinfectant then you also may need a pressure washer!

If the baby in baby wipes keeps you from using them then head to Target and pick up a plain old anti bacterial wipe. Not just for the area consealed by your shorts....face, arms, legs too if need be.