Read a book and learn how bacteria / germs etc. can and can't make you sick. Don't cry because you think something's "gross" because you're ignorant and still hold the same views you did as a child.

So

By cybah on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 8:27pm.

So we can say that you'll the first to ride on that hubway bike that was used without any clothes on also?

There was some stern advice on this

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 8:45pm.

As in "bring antibacterial wipes and wipe down the equipment when you are done".

Glad that I got my city bike back from the shop, though. If I do use a hubway, I'll give it a good wipedown first. At least, unlike the T, the seats aren't absorbent!

Note that while clothing will take care of most worries, you do have to touch the seat to change the seat height ...

You know

By cybah on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 8:52pm.

I was trying to be funny since the anon post was snarky. But whateves.

I know all about germ transmission, this is also why I have zero issue with using (most) public rest rooms, while others get grossed out at the thought. Except Backbay, I will *ONLY* stand up at Backbay *shiver*

And yes you SHOULD wipe down a hubway bike before use. Its like gym equipment. Sweaty, Dirty, Hands.. maybe not so for the germs but just generally sticky and sweaty.

I was just being a dick I am

By Theallegedanonposter on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 9:23pm.

I was just being a dick I am far from a germophobe but it is pretty disgusting to ride a bike naked because of how the seat is shaped. Seems like it would kinda... get in there. If we lived in a country where people used bidets it would be different but most people are waking around with nasty swampy butt caverns.

Also I know you guys love to hate I anonymous posters but I have tried to sign up for this site twice and i never got the email with a sign up link. You can tell who I am by my unnecessarily long posts and equally unnecessary vitriol for people I don't even know and topics so trivial they don't even warrant discussion

Thanks for reading

Sincerely yours
The guy you see at machine by himself not talking to anyone the whole night

AdamG

By cybah on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 7:08am.

well let me tag AdamG in this post, and maybe he'll look in his sign up queue. I think sometimes he doesn't get notification when he needs to approve new accounts and/or the system is a bit quirky.

If he doens't reply. send him a message on here.

My apologies

By adamg on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 8:13am.

Do you recall the user name you tried to set up?

The things you miss

By Chris Rich on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 9:19pm.

..when you just walk.

In shape != buff

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:08am.

You'd think all bikers would be in better shape!

Not every cyclist will be superfit - some of us are just vastly more fit than our relatives (and much of US society). By my age, nearly everybody in my immediate family weighed in over 300lbs. I credit cycling with keeping me out of that club.

Fitness is not the same as thinness anyway. You can be thin and not be fit; you can be fit and not be thin.

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How is this legal?

By Deb_B on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 6:55am.

Not to be a prude, but aren't there laws against public nudity? Do they have to get a nudity permit or something?

The naked truth on display

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