embarassing question

[KSH]

Towards the end of the ride she still looks amazing, smells like some sort of nice spray she put on before the ride, no sweat running, nothing. Whats' up with that???? I mean, doesn't she smell bad, sweat, etc. I was jealous

Did you check her to see if she was HUMAN?!

Gosh, I WISH I smelled good after a ride. No matter how much deodarent I put on... after 3 hours of being in the sun... my smell can rival that of a man's!

Oh well, we may stink... but at least we are out there doing it! HA!

[mimitabby]

how close to her did you get? I heard rumors of a blowup doll being on bike rides near your neighborhood!

[FreshNewbie]

Hmmm, and I thought it was somewhere next to you Let's just say that among other 15 male riders and me she looked like she never rode with us. I guess some are just that lucky. Ohh, well, off to drugstore to buy another gallon of deodorant

[rheidis73]

I was hoping there were other women out there that sweat as bad as I do! It is quite scary sometimes! I feel better now...KSH..at least we won't have to worry then about the ride! ....LOL I agree...if a person is not sweating that bad or not sweating at all...it could be the concept of the blow up doll...that is very feasible!

[Nanci]

I do something better than sweating- I turn beet red. I look like I'm _dying_ when I actually feel fine! People are always, _always_ asking me if I'm ok. I guess I just have skin that does that...(English, light and freckly, but luckily not _overly_ freckly and I can still tan.)

I don't sweat too much while I'm actually moving, (but I hate it when it drips off my face and onto my cue sheet and makes it run) but when I stop, it's like someone turned on a faucet.

[ACG]

Undies, wore them for a very long time under my cycling shorts. Do not do that any more, just dont tell my mom and my highschool principal.(a Nun!)

Cycling Bras, have several of them, no underwire for me. I try to get the kind that make me look like I have headlights. Champion makes one I like, I don't remember the style.

Smelly women:There is one woman in my group who always wears makeup and way too much perfume, her choice I guess. After about 20 miles, most of it is gone. I have to say I don't smell too bad, no worse than anyone else.

My hair is a big issue, I have a lot of curly/wavy hair so I tie it back and wear a terrycloth head band. Otherwise it is all in my face and it sticks to my head.

I say you won't know what works till you try it.

[cherinyc]

nanci - you sound like me. I turn BEET RED! However, I am Swedish decent (my freckles make me think an Irishman jumped in somewhere along the way). One of the reasons I wanted to start cycling initially, was so I could commute to/from work. After the first ride my bf and I took, I saw how red I was and freaked that I would be sitting at work looking lobsterlicious for 2 hours w/ people asking what's wrong. My bf said to reply to those who asked, "my face is red because I rode my bike to work, what have you done this morning fat@$$?"
'sigh'....wouldn't it be great if I really could say that? I can't wait to have my own business.

[eclectic]

I do something better than sweating- I turn beet red. I look like I'm _dying_ when I actually feel fine! People are always, _always_ asking me if I'm ok. I guess I just have skin that does that...(English, light and freckly, but luckily not _overly_ freckly and I can still tan.)

I don't sweat too much while I'm actually moving, (but I hate it when it drips off my face and onto my cue sheet and makes it run) but when I stop, it's like someone turned on a faucet.

I can relate to the beet red. And to give it even higher contrast my eyebrows are white blonde and get whiter as my face gets redder

My friends always used to think I was dying and constantly asked if I was OK. And I too feel just fine. I am Swedish and Norwegian, very fair complected and it takes a lot to get me to sweat but like you Nanci - when I stop look out. Now that I live where there is a little more humidity (a whole 28% today ) the sweating is coming along better.

Yes I definately think the one who never wilts is a blowup doll or careful - a Stepford Wife