What do you smell when you ride?

[nolemom]

All the rural smells described above
Roadkill
Magnolias
Orange Blossoms during certain times of the year
and if I'm lucky - the really nice smell of one of the guy's in the group - I think it is his sunscreen.

[pfunk12]

Exhaust
Dead fish from the Washington, DC fish market (not so nice on a hot, humid summer day)
Sometimes flowers

[7rider]

There's a guy on one of the rides I do who has HORRIBLE b.o.! I cringe everytime I see him, as he's a wee bit stronger than I, so he's usually in front of me, and I can't drop him!

I love springtime rides when lilacs are in bloom. Now, the honeysuckle are blooming (actually, they may be past), and a bit ago there was something blooming that I swear smells like a wet sponge!

[andtckrtoo]

Interesting question! I'm enjoying reading the responses.

I've smelled much of what others have - including bacon, and other foods (and ITA that it's tempting to knock on doors!) all of the wonderful flora and fauna. And the occasional dead thing, including roadkill

But, what stuck out in my mind when reading the question when when DH and I would go mountain biking and I would pass what smelled like cilantro. DH is Eastern Indian and uses a lot of cilantro when he makes his curries (chicken or chick pea) which are so much better than anything in any Indian restaurant, so every time we would go mountain biking, I would crave his cooking. I think that's why he stopped going.

[lauraelmore1033]

I smell a wide variety of things from road kill to roses, but one of my favorites is the smell of beer being made at Redhook brewery which is across the river from the Sammamish River trail. There's also a BBQ place along there that produces some pretty enticing smells.

On another forum I was just reading how the smell of portapotties reminds someone of the STP. Yeah, Something like that.

[katluvr]

All the rural smells described above
Roadkill
Magnolias
Orange Blossoms during certain times of the year
and if I'm lucky - the really nice smell of one of the guy's in the group - I think it is his sunscreen.

I almost forgot the Orange Blossoms...and Jassmine, too at the right time of year!