If your New Year’s resolution is to cycle more, but the absence of a shower at work threatens to stop you commuting by bike, why not build your own DIY shower hack for cyclists?
The DIY shower hack for cyclists conceived of by cycle insurer, the ETA, transforms a standard loo into a fully-functioning hot water shower. The design combines an upcycled plasterer’s bucket, chair, chin-up bar and plastic curtain to create a functioning shower that can be assembled in minutes. Once finished with, the shower can be packed away just as quickly.
A spokesperson for the ETA said: “The DIY shower illustrates how creativity can overcome a reliance on facilities – in reality, you don’t need to build anything if you follow a few simple guidelines.”
DIY shower hack for cyclists
- The number one rule when cycling to a workplace without washing facilities of its own, is don’t skip a shower before you leave home. When you arrive at work, find a discreet spot and wipe yourself down with disposable baby wipes
- Cyclists in continental Europe tend to ride their bikes slower when they commute to work – it doesn’t add much to the journey time and you don’t sweat
- The easiest way to get access to a shower if there are no washing facilities at your place of work is to join local gym
- It doesn’t solve the problem of getting clean, but keep a supply of shirts at work. Wool stays clean the longest.
Cycle to work
ETA bicycle insurance covers thousands of commuter cyclists – including many who are part of the Cycle to Work scheme. At no extra cost, it includes new-for-old replacement, cover for accidental damage, third party insurance, personal accident cover and if you breakdown, we will even come out and recover you and your bike. Find out more
Alex Forrest
The obsession with showering after cycling to work could put people off. If one is reasonably fit, wear the correct clothes, it is not sweltering outside and the route is not too hilly, one should not sweat if cycling at a steady pace. A splash of deodorant and a change of clothes should be sufficient for most people. Indeed for shorter journeys such as mine (2 miles) one can cycle in work clothes.