White sadle is stained!! Help :o(

[Irulan]

Other than the "looks cool" effect, why would one put a white saddle on a bike? Just curious.

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Other than the "looks cool" effect, why would one put a white saddle on a bike? Just curious.

Isn't that the ONLY reason? :-)

(I have a white saddle AND white bar tape)

[ilima]

Isn't that the ONLY reason? :-)

(I have a white saddle AND white bar tape)

Yep. I'm rocking the white saddle and bar tape combo myself. And it does, indeed, look cool.

[Andrea]

...the "looks cool" effect...

This.

[Cataboo]

Other than the "looks cool" effect, why would one put a white saddle on a bike? Just curious.

Because when I wanted a specialized jet 155mm, the cheapest I could find was white. So I deal with it.

[tantrumbean]

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!

[AnnieBikes]

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.

[Skierchickie]

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.

[duffiegrl]

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.

[indigoiis]

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.