Bob Williamson, 62, Brookline
Profession: Senior project manager for Partners HealthCare real estate and facilities
Style: Businessman-professor: light wool slacks, button-down shirt, leather shoes, wire-rims.
Bike model: Functional and unobtrusive: a single-speed Trek road bike with metal fenders and lots of lights.
How long have you been riding around Boston? Has commuted on a bike for the lion’s share of 30 years.
Where do you ride? Brookline to downtown, North Station, Arboretum.
Any places in the city you avoid while on a bike? High-speed roads. "I saw a cyclist on Storrow in the left lane yesterday and nearly fainted," Williamson says.
How to stay clean? Fenders and a chain guard mean you don’t need to roll your pants up, he says. “For the most part I just let my cuffs fly.”
Must-have accessories? Williamson straps his briefcase to a back rack.
Alter ego: He rides along country roads with the UK-based Veteran-Cycle Club, wearing britches, over-the-knee socks, and a wool shirt. “Not a stitch of Lycra required,” he says.