best bike smell/sound/sight/taste?.

[velomaniac]

Old traditional bike shops, the kind you get down side streets, where you have to climb over the stock some of which has still got old money prices, tyres and wheels hanging from the ceiling, some old geezer hidden at the back reluctantly fixing some kids BMX because thats all that come in anymore. The smell of those shops, all rubber tyres, brooks leather saddles, waxed cotton, bike grease and polish, a hint of pipe baccy smoke. Not many left but when I find one, instantly I'm relaxed, at one with bicycles as they should be, almost shed like and spanner armed
There is one in Stafford I really like behind the old Post office, all the good ones are nearly all gone from Edinburgh.

 

[CAS]

The smell on your hands after cleaning up rusty bike parts

The sound of a rear Hope hub

The sweep of the handelbars on a roadbike and nicely wound bar tape

THe smell of lemon degreaser !

 

[Harryburgundy]

Bunch of pervs on here

 

[CAS]

Bunch of pervs on here

Suppose it shows how sad we all are really??

 

[Raymond_mole]

Ah The smell of the open air
The sound of the Sandbanks Chain ferry heading to Studland
The sight of the Purbecks
The taste of cherry chapstick

would be my input if my GF was looking over my shoulder

Reality is

The smell of a well used Animal watch strap
The sound of a tightly laced Discdrive on a hardpack tyre at 40 PSI
The sight of a gate left open on your favourite downhill section
The taste of mint choc chip ice cream from the little shop in Corfe Castle. after 2 hours of a 4 hour ride.

 

[MrNero50]

Smell - GT85

Sound - Rear Hope hub

Sight - a well tuned suspension fork going through a rock garden watching the rebound just fascinates me!! (obviously I don't watch my own fork - though you wouldn't think so with my current record of crashing :? )

Taste - post ride coffee!

 

[northerndave]

Think I'm gonna have to go and buy some tomorrow...

 

[shovelon]

Smell - Blue Loctite

Sound - The krinking sound of freshly tightened spokes snapping to place as you hop on the bike.

Sight - the Sun at dusk

Taste - That cold brewsky after a sweatfest.

 

[dyna-ti]

The Smell of your own sweat

The Sound that something is amiss in your drive-train

The Sight that is blurred from the dust in your eyes

The Taste of those small flying bugs that gather under trees.

 

[tintin40]

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