My work shower is currently under construction and hopefully I'll get to use it on Tuesday morning .nitecheck wrote:No shower... ............I am still working on this.... I'm VERY relaxed with securing bikes & multi parking motorbikes....but getting basic facilities is a real chore.... who would think this is 2009 & we that have climate crisis, dependency on oil, a recession & it's "trendy" to be "green" .......PLUS half a dozen car spots that a vacant each day!
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby nitecheck » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:04 am
Boognoss wrote:My work shower is currently under construction and hopefully I'll get to use it on Tuesday morning .
Well...
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Postby trailgumby » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:10 pm
x 2! I work in a complex that spreads throough 3 buildings, 2 of which share a common car park with a big bike cage and showers, and the third has another bike cage and set of showers. The only downside is that my commute is now 30 minutes longer each direction since the relocation.Doc63 wrote:Our facilities are fantastic. We have a huge bike cage in the underground car park, plenty of hot showers & lockers. We seem to be spoilt!!!
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby rmgrimes79 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:19 pm
since i have told the girls at work about the showers i have got 5 regulars to start riding and now there is a regular 'how was your commute' session
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Postby Burner » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:33 pm
All I have to do is pick my form of transport each night, pushie, co. motorbike or co. car........... lucky me lol!!!
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Postby wintal » Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:08 pm
Last time I was interviewing it was a question I asked during the interview. If they don't have facilities, then you don't take the job. I think saying "I won't consider offers unless you have bike facilities" is probably a bad thing to say directly thoughjustD wrote:I've been wondering about this. I'm in Newcastle now but may want to move to Sydney at some point.
I'm a computer programmer and generally my skills are in fair demand, but how do you say "I will only consider job offers from companies with good shower/cycle facilities"?
The company I'm with now have a shower and are fairly relaxed about parking our bikes inside the office. Thought I may have to retire with them as I'm not giving up commuting ever!
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby gavinr » Mon May 04, 2009 2:31 pm
So that bit about not stopping to collect personal possesions doesn't apply to bikes?!casual_cyclist wrote:Someone at my work was told he could not keep his bike in this office because it is a fire hazard. I was a bit surprised because he keeps it out of the way and it would not block his exit in case of fire. They told him that if there was a fire it would block exiting employees in the stairwell if he carried it down the stairs
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby casual_cyclist » Mon May 04, 2009 3:38 pm
Not if it is a ~20 year old pub bike equivalent that won't fit down the stairwell in a fire emergency I asked the guy and he said in a fire, that bike is the last thing he would be thinking of. On the other hand if it was worth a couple of thousand, then maybe... let me see... bike - life - bike - life...gavinr wrote:So that bit about not stopping to collect personal possesions doesn't apply to bikes?!casual_cyclist wrote:Someone at my work was told he could not keep his bike in this office because it is a fire hazard. I was a bit surprised because he keeps it out of the way and it would not block his exit in case of fire. They told him that if there was a fire it would block exiting employees in the stairwell if he carried it down the stairs
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby CommuRider » Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:19 am
No contest besides the obvious - good reason to upgrade.casual_cyclist wrote: Not if it is a ~20 year old pub bike equivalent that won't fit down the stairwell in a fire emergency I asked the guy and he said in a fire, that bike is the last thing he would be thinking of. On the other hand if it was worth a couple of thousand, then maybe... let me see... bike - life - bike - life...
Re: topic, our facilities are pretty new, only half a dozen people are using it regularly so I feel like a kid in a candy store. The cage is next to the carpark. Showers and lockers are the definite plus although they could be bigger and wider though. Also one toilet in the changing room and for us females that's going to be a foreseeable challenge when more people use it...
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:46 am
Now we have six showers divided evenly by gender. We also have a large room that accommodates around 25 bikes for those who do not take them to their office. It is all lockable.
But the best is we have 70 lockers, mostly lockable. That represents around 1 for every 5 staff. There are three fat lockers for community use for those without lockers.
On what it cost - The room itself is a convenient outbuilding that has limited options for use due to it's heritage status. So other than the cost of fitting out some modern showers, the cost would have been modest -
Most of the lockers are scrounged or picked up second hand.
I know about fifteen who ride all year around, and there would be many participants in our corporate wellness program as well. Despite the huge numbe of lockers (I manage these) there is a constant need to reallocate as we have much demand all year around from cyclists, joggers and exercisers and this has balooned out only in the three or four years since it was all put together.
I hope this demonstrates to building owners and employers that there is genuine and persistent demand.
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby CommuRider » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:10 am
I agree and when it comes to cycling facilities/services I go with the old adage of "build it and they will come". Sounds good that your org has everything sorted out nicely. Good lead there.ColinOldnCranky wrote:I hope this demonstrates to building owners and employers that there is genuine and persistent demand.
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby il padrone » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:41 pm
Zip. Nothing at all.
You'd think an educational institution would be...... well, better educated
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby Aushiker » Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:52 am
We have a gym, bike cages, u-bars and showers on both metro campuses. I am lucky in that I can park my bike in my office. On the downside we have drying room.
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Postby kiso » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:33 pm
lockers for anyone who wants one and 6 showers (3M + 3F) scattered around the building.
I'm the only every day cycle commuter, and there are a couple of other semi-regulars. I never have to wait for the shower.
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby CommuRider » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:13 pm
Just another episode to make me super-paranoid about the security for my bike. Some thoughts: why did the bike owner not park it in the bike cage (probably not as convenient because s/he has to go AROUND to the back of the block), it's going to be a long walk home for said owner, and if you see someone wearing a trenchcoat and it looks as if it's too bulky for his person (and no it's not because he's glad to see you), he's probably got a hidden boltcutter.
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby thomashouseman » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:45 am
Am I crazy in wanting a workstand/air compressor in the bike cage area?
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Re: Work Facilities
Postby queequeg » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:07 am
I just go a cheap track pump and stuck a note on it saying it was there for all to use, and I just leave it in our lockable bike cage. We'll see how long it remains there!thomashouseman wrote:I work at Homebush and we have a shared bike cage and one shower on each floor (have access to 4 floors).
Am I crazy in wanting a workstand/air compressor in the bike cage area?
Oh, we have 20 showers (10 Male + 10 Female), approx 200 lockers (for day use only, you have to hand over your security pass to get a key), plus bike racks for approx 230 bikes. We also have one disabled shower on each floor in the building (19 floors), but have been told "not to be used unless you are disabled". Methinks building management just doesn't want to clean them, since we currently have no disabled staff using them (most of use the disabled to change into our gear before going home, since it avoids having to go down 10 floors to use the change rooms, then come back up to drop off clothes, then go down again to get the bike)
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