Biggus,my No1 son used to cycle 8 miles from Elgin to Lossie every day and later occasionally from Corsley,just west of Warminster to Boscombe,20+ miles. Yes there were showers at work.
My personal hell, 49 weeks stationed at Lossie and cycling in every day from Elgin. I lost count of the number of times I fell off due to ice on the cycle path and the journey was never anything better than awful. On the last day I cycled as far as the main gate, got off the bike, lit a fag and walked the whole 8 miles home. It was about a year before I got back on the bike.
Driving in every Sunday with enough uniform to last the week and NO shower, but you tell the kids of today......................................