easy answer: Black Shorts.
All my bikes have Terry Butterfly saddles and I've never noticed leaching because I always wear black shorts. Always. Haven't noticed any smell...but I haven't made the effort, either.
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10-14-2009, 02:51 PM #1
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10-15-2009, 04:43 AM #2
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All my shorts are black, many of them have a lighter chamois, like the Cannondale which is orange... now grey LOL. I am not so much worried about my chamois, but the die leaching on my skin...
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10-15-2009, 05:01 AM #3
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Originally Posted by Resi
I had a pair of cycling shoes that turned my feet purple-black for days, every time it rained.
Thank goodness I never had to deal with that, with my @ss!
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10-15-2009, 05:27 AM #4
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I had some PI gloves that did that to my hands. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I had a pair of cycling shoes that turned my feet purple-black for days, every time it rained.
Thank goodness I never had to deal with that, with my @ss!
I assume the saddle was a black one? Good luck with it. I'd be hesitant to exchange unless I had some assurance the materials were different, or if I could be reasonably assured that treating the original with Scotch Guard or some such after initial problems would be ineffective.
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10-15-2009, 06:01 AM #5
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I'd exchange it for a new saddle and put a neoprene saddle cover on it. There are a few companies that make them. Trisports is one place that carries them. They run around $20.
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10-15-2009, 06:27 AM #6
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+1. I have noticed the dye changing the color of my chamois. Originally Posted by Resi
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10-15-2009, 08:37 AM #7
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And what saddle do you have? Originally Posted by greenbeanvw
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10-15-2009, 08:41 AM #8
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It is a Bontrager... but I am not sure which model. Maybe I have weird sweat too?
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10-18-2009, 04:59 PM #9
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I had a pair of Lakes that leached red dye onto my socks and feet in the wet. I don't wear them anymore.
You would think cycle shoe companies would test materials before they use them for colourfastness.
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