So I was trying to be nice when..... it just... EWWWW

[polly4711]

So, my wonderful BF is coming into town for all of next week and I was making sure that he had a spare tube and CO2 in his seat bag thingy... I bent down so I was at eye level to the bag and EWWWWW oh my goodness, it smelled so bad!! It was his seat! It is DISGUSTING!!! I don't doubt that it was, it makes common sense when you've had the seat/bike for multiple yeas, done multiple MS 150s on it... but still...

Is there anything that I can do to help the smell???? :eek:

[snapdragen]

Are you sure it wasn't the seat bag?

[Zen]

It's probably the seat. That's why I stopped being a seat sniffer.

[Kiwi Stoker]

Tell him to use a nice smelling chamois cream- it normally leaches through the chamois and "greases" the saddle. That's what our saddles smell like...

[ridebikeme]

When I come across repair bikes in that same situation, I generally put a fabric softenener sheet in them.(either underneath on the rails or in the cutout if they have one) It certainly makes the shop smell a bit nicer(and there can be many , many bikes in at the same time with the same problem) And hopefully it smells a bit better when the customer picks up the bike. This is short of a new saddle:rolleyes:

[OakLeaf]

That isn't actually the reason why I always give myself a little localized sponge bath if I'm riding in the morning (i.e., if I haven't had a shower yet that day - I'm not going to waste the energy and water on a full-body shower immediately before a ride).

But I'm sure my saddle smells better for it. :p

[polly4711]

OakLeaf- That's Hillarious! I baby wipe sometimes too!!!


OK... I'll put some dryer sheets around it... and one in the saddle bag!!!

He doesn't use Chamois cream! (I KNOW!!) but maybe I'll spray his rear with Febreeze or something before he gets on! hehe


Thanks everyone! :cool:

[Zen]

He doesn't use Chamois cream! (I KNOW!!)
Not everyone needs to.

[Biciclista]

can't you just wash the saddle?
even leather saddles can be washed.
(note to self, do NOT sniff DH's saddle)

[polly4711]

can't you just wash the saddle?
even leather saddles can be washed.
(note to self, do NOT sniff DH's saddle)

How do you clean it with out taking it off the bike? I don't want to mess up his fit...

[Biciclista]

you can't clean it ON the bike? with a sponge? a wet rag?

[Mr. Bloom]

Have you considered something like Febreze - on the seat, not his butt - (or Lysol)?

[lauraelmore1033]

I've been known to spritz a little Fabreeze on the saddle before taking the bike into the shop. If my gloves can get unbearably stenchy, the part that I sit on gets even worse!

[gnat23]

That's why they make saddles with that cut-out, as it let's the farts go *through*, where they are then dispersed by the rear wheel.

-- gnat! :D

[smilingcat]

Don't think I would be sniffing my bike seat. Its bad enough that our dogs and cats sniff each other. Besides, none of my bikes have saddle bag anyway.

And I haven't given it a sniff test (not about to either). Somethings are best left alone. :D

Fabreez in my short, I think not. I can just imagine when I'm in ER again.

[RolliePollie]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

Thank you everyone...I needed a good laugh! Mr. Silver and gnat23, your posts have me rolling!!!

OMG, I can only imagine how bad a seat might stink! Mine smells like Cocoa Butter because currently I'm using Queen Helene Cocoa Butter lotion as chamois cream. Earlier in the season, it smelled like baby lotion. I have no idea why I know what my saddle smells like. I swear I don't sniff it regularly or anything.

[jesvetmed]

I'm cracking up reading this, but realize that it is likely a serious problem. Makes it hard for me to refrain from going and checking mine.
I... .will... NOT... get ... up! :p

[sgtiger]

ROTFL!

I just don't do sniff tests. Of anything. Period. If in doubt, I wash, whether it looks clean or not, or throw it out. But why is it after Dh sniffs something unpleasant, he has the need to call me over to prove to me how stinky something is? I've already witnessed his reaction and believe him wholeheartedly, yet he adamantly insists that I share in the experience. Is that a guy thing? Or is there something wrong with him? I suspect the latter.:p

[wackyjacky1]

That's why I stopped being a seat sniffer.

OMG! :D :D :D That made me snort. :D :D :D (At least I wasn't brushing my teeth this time.)

[Loraura]

ROTFL!

I just don't do sniff tests. Of anything. Period. If in doubt, I wash, whether it looks clean or not, or throw it out. But why is it after Dh sniffs something unpleasant, he has the need to call me over to prove to me how stinky something is? I've already witnessed his reaction and believe him wholeheartedly, yet he adamantly insists that I share in the experience. Is that a guy thing? Or is there something wrong with him? I suspect the latter.:p


Our husbands must be twins!

It seems he almost enjoys the stench of a bad smell. He'll go back and re-sniff! It's disturbing!

I forgot the key for my lock today, so my bike is in my cube. I'm resisting the urge to sniff the saddle!! I can see sweat stains on it, so I'm guessing, it isn't gonna smell like roses!

[OakLeaf]

Okay, after all this I just had to smell my saddle. :p

I'm none the worse for wear.

I wonder if (besides the issues that spring immediately to mind) it has something to do with how you sit on the saddle. If your -ahem- smelly parts are far enough from the saddle, then less of a problem.

One of my riding buddies, who's not even particularly thin, sits so high on his saddle that I can literally see through his cut-out when I ride behind him. I'm guessing his saddle does smell like roses. Not that I've checked. :cool:

[VeloVT]

I had to go check too.

All three saddles (two mine and one bf's) smell more or less like new saddles. They have all been ridden for at least a season, one for about three years. Maybe the cover material makes a difference? These are all synthetic leather (Fizik microtex).

[Biciclista]

hmm, maybe someone needs to start a saddle smelling poll?
would the Original Poster please tell us what kind of saddle that was? Leather, plastic, foam?

[TrekTheKaty]

Mine's leather. No smell. But I can bet a padded seat that doesn't dry out after a ride could really smell, ie. hot garage (see the camelbak thread :confused:). I know my jerseys don't smell pretty after a ride. And my sister has forgotten to wash her gloves--wish I'd been there for that accidental sniff.

I agree--a no sniff policy is best--but you guys broke me down :D

[cylegoddess]

Ohmygod! Ive been recovering from a sprained neck and inflamed shoulder tendoncombo plus chronbic fatigue attack AND mutiple colds( and its too damn cold to ride outside or Id be crying my eyes out missing my cycle!)- and this cheered me up!
Apparently, from what I am told( as I dont get too close to most cyclist men, Im too slow!) alot of guys dont wash their shorts as much as the girls.
:eek:

[VeloVT]

OT, but it's AMAZING how gross and stinky gloves can get. :eek:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

hmm, maybe someone needs to start a saddle smelling poll?
would the Original Poster please tell us what kind of saddle that was? Leather, plastic, foam?

Kinky.

[gnat23]

OT, but it's AMAZING how gross and stinky gloves can get. :eek:

"Cumulative snot volume":
http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/06/12/question-of-the-weekend-cumulative-snot-volume/

-- gnat!

[badger]

I never noticed any smells emanating from my seats so I couldn't resist and had a sniff test.

I have a Brooks that I've had for some time now (18 months?) and I'm happy to say it smells just as it did when I got it - like leather.

I don't use chamois and just commute with whatever I'm wearing that day so I guess it never gets much of a chance to get funky.

[Ann G]

I'm pretty sure that wanting other people to share in the experience of sniffing an obnoxious odor is a guy thing. Jeff Foxworthy did a whole routine on this being a difference between men and women on the Blue Comedy Tour (or maybe the BCT rides again). I believe the routine is called "Courtesy Sniff." You know, a guy will get something out of the refrigerator that has blue fuzzy stuff growing on it, will take a big whiff of it, and make a big face. He'll then present it to a guy friend, and invite him to take a sniff. The friend will do it after watching his face, and a third guy will do the same thing. It's actually very funny. :p