Do you wear cologne when you ride?

[kevinmccune]

Cologne makes me sneeze.
I use dilute original Palmolive dish soap to bathe because I do not want to smell like a blueberry, or strawberry, or watermelon, or any other of the 15 food choices body detergent comes in.
On hot days, after a long ride my natural odor is rootabega. Same as my father. They sell the fruit in summer at hardware stores in Appalachia.
One advantage of being post retirement age, odorferous bacteria does not grow on my skin anymore.

like rutabagas one of my favorite root crops,as we get older our bodies actually develop a bit of immunity for things like caries,etc,plus some of the smelly hormones are less and less,it has been noted that the human body can develop a certain level of 'funk" and more or less remain at that level of stench( some of my"bohemian" friends,eg.) it is actually possible to be too clean just as a hospital can harbor some of the worst germs because beneficial and less harmful protozoa and bacteria are held in check and not allowed to crowd the super germs out,did find out one thing though less body hair usually equates to less funk" the days of"alleyop" are over.one crazy development i noted was bathing in the river kept body odor way down ,our natural odors are usually a reflection on diet,bathing habits,laundry,where we work,etc.special forces operatives know this.one thing that always puzzled me was a lot of woman who blanch at the slightest odor of sweat can happily ride a smelly horse all day,i apologize i do not like the odor horses bring or a diary pond for that matter( if you have critters you have drek pure and simple.)

 

[kevinmccune]

I can honestly say I've never smelled perfume or cologne on a ride and when I ride, I am on bike paths and usually around other riders. I don't even wear perfume or after shave on a non riding day! Maybe that's why I cant get a date!

can you smell the palm oil on people in a sunny arena?

 

[kevinmccune]

I used to wear cologne when riding………but I found more dogs than women would chase me!!

Now moving to Plan B!

some types will really draw in the bugs as well.used to work with an old timer who could have given"rancid crabtree" bo lessons dogs didnt like him.

 

[Taylor57]

can you smell the palm oil on people in a sunny arena?

Yeah, I can still smell Coppertone and Hawaiian Tropic at the beach! Covid hasn't jacked my smell yet!

 

[harryS]

When I was much younger, I would smell of Vitalis. Now I smell like WD40.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

When I was much younger, I would smell of Vitalis. Now I smell like WD40.

Same effect on girls?

 

[Kayakguy]

I used to put dish detergent in a Visene bottle to take camping.
It would last a week as my only detergent for washing everything including me.

I use Dawn now, so I smell like a baby duck and ducks aren't a food group until they're full grown.

We do a lot of salt water camping (via kayak), where we may be out for more than a week. Dawn is a remarkable product, in that it suds up great in salt water as well as cold water, and is a very effective shampoo. Even my wife swears by it.

 

[PCeBiker]

Ducks like it too,..

I got a call from a duct cleaning service.
I said that I don't have any ducks, but I've got a couple chickens if you wanna clean them ?

 

[gromike]

Same effect on girls?

I'm still trying to figure out what girls like, though, for me, they're now 60.
Any younger and I would be robbing the cradle.

 

[kevinmccune]

I'm still trying to figure out what girls like, though, for me, they're now 60.
Any younger and I would be robbing the cradle.

[every woman crazy bout a sharp dressed man] who doesnt smell like sasquatch.

 

[6zfshdb]

I'm still trying to figure out what girls like, though, for me, they're now 60.
Any younger and I would be robbing the cradle.

I'm a whizz with duck tape, and it was one of the things that attracted my wife to me.

 

[Sparky731]

Remember when that was the scare? Supposedly if you can smell someone’s cologne you are also breathing their Covid virus. That stinks! Once again, Dr. Fauci, it was only a fart!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I'm a whizz with duck tape, and it was one of the things that attracted my wife to me.

If you find a woman attracted to WD40 and duct tape, marry her on the spot!

 

[mschwett]

If you find a woman attracted to WD40 and duct tape, marry her on the spot!

sticky and slippery at the same time, what a … paradox!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

sticky and slippery at the same time, what a … paradox!

No paradox if you do the slippery part first.

 

[E biker]

I don't use cologne, but I probably should.

 

[kevinmccune]

wonder what the "tour de france" group uses? the only time i go without is when i know i will not be around people( you are supposed to sweat) finally found some effective deodorants,used to have to use womans deodorants finally found some mens that sort of works. funny thing after soaking in a very clean river( considered potable) didnt have no smell for a couple of days,must have soaked some of the funk away.

 

[teskow]

Well, I really take care of my looks (and the smell) when I set off for a group ride. Yes, I wear cologne on group rides.

NO.
You are kidding of course. Or not?

 

[6zfshdb]

I wear Eau de OFF

 

[kevinmccune]

soak in a pure river,flushes away excess testosterone and poisons(if i am not mistaken "t" has a pungent odor)