Other than the "looks cool" effect, why would one put a white saddle on a bike? Just curious.
Other than the "looks cool" effect, why would one put a white saddle on a bike? Just curious.
Well, I picked up a tip from work, which so far, has brought everything white back to white where oxi, etc failed (although I haven't tried it on a saddle yet). Good old dishwasher tablets...let one dissolve in a bowl of hot water, pop in whatever you want whitening and leave for a few hours. Obviously this might be more difficult with a saddle, not sure if just wiping it with the solution will work, but maybe leave a cloth soaked in it on the saddle for a while? Might be worth a try!
Last edited by tantrumbean; 06-02-2009 at 02:50 PM.
One day, I'm going to buy a cottage in a small village and become its idiot!
Well, my bike CAME with white bar tape and white seat. I rode the seat for 350 miles and could not get used to it...ended up with a black seat...![]()
As for the tape, I used degreaser on them for the first time last week, after checking on this forum for solutions to the problem and it worked like a charm. They are good as new and I have 900 miles on the bike now.
Mine came with the white saddle & tape, too. I would never have bought a white saddle, but it sure does look cool! And, since it is the first "right" saddle I've found, I wasn't going spend $130 on a different color. Other than those tights, nothing else has been a problem with it. I think on a road bike white should be mostly fine. DH's mountain bike came with a white saddle!
I'll have to try the dishwasher tablets. I think I'm nearly ready to attack it with the Shout again - just looks a little dingy in one area. Not worse than when I left off, I just got sick of working on it, and biking season was winding down.
The shout is fading it and it is alot better than it was. I may try the dishsoap tab next.
I personally love the white combo but hear about how impractical it is all the time.![]()
Before shipping off my bike to its new home, I slathered the filthy white bar tape in a solution of herbal essences shampoo and water with a little white vineagar thrown in, let it soak an hour, and then scrubbed with an old soft toothbrush. It cleaned it right up.
I can do five more miles.