| Many people enjoy cycling, and many people if given | | | | you value your employees. Indirectly your business |
| the opportunity would gladly cycle to work, but there | | | | may benefit - fit and healthy employees will work |
| are a number of factors that stop them doing this:a. | | | | harder, be mentally sharper and have less days of ill. |
| They don't want to sit in cycling gear all day at work.b. | | | | Point's c and d are relatively easy to solve providing |
| They don't want to sit in their own sweat all dayc. | | | | that you have space on your side. Money wise the |
| They don't want their bike exposed to the elementsd. | | | | cost of installing some form of bike storage really is |
| They don't want their bike to be stolen | | | | minimal and it will certainly not have any overhead |
| These are the key reasons why people don't want to | | | | demands like the shower. To prevent your employees |
| cycle to work, it's not because of fear of the traffic - | | | | bicycles becoming corroded by the elements you will |
| they are already cyclists so this wouldn't bother them, | | | | need to provide some form of shelter - whether this |
| it is just down to sheer practicalities. | | | | means you have a specific bike shelter outside or you |
| Point's a and b can be a difficult problem to overcome | | | | reserve some inside space is entirely up to you. In |
| depending upon your workplace. You may not have | | | | terms of addressing point d it is far superior to have |
| the finances to foot the initial cost of having a shower | | | | any bicycles kept inside where they are less prone to |
| installed and if you are limited on space then that is | | | | theft. |
| going to be even more of a problem. It's not only the | | | | Not every workplace has the luxury of space though |
| initial problems though that need considering, you will | | | | and providing even a small area to safely store |
| invariable have to consider the overheads of having a | | | | bicycles may be difficult. If this is the case you will |
| showering and changing facility. After installing the | | | | need to provide some form of outdoor storage, the |
| facility you will need someone to clean the shower and | | | | best type is an actual shed with a lockable door - |
| you may also notice an increase in water bills. | | | | anybody that cycles has a key or a code - so that |
| Whether you go to the hassle of fitting a shower and | | | | their bicycles can be safely locked up out of harms |
| changing area really does come down to how much | | | | way. |