Sound - The sound your tyres make when you pump the trail, plus the sound of fat tyres on tarmac and the sound of a hope Pro2 going faster
Smell - Used pads - just makes me think of riding.
GT85
Pine forest on a hot day.
Fast proII hubs. (Not ProII's being pushed due to a puncture. :cry:)
Tyres through fresh snow.
fresh rubber
Smell - GT85, bike shops
Sound - Ringle hubs, tyres crunching over gravel
hot aluminium after winding off a crank arm.
the hollow rumble of tubeless tyres on dry ground.
and I really truly hate the smell of GT85.
The freshness of spring time on my local trails, the smell of wild garlic and bluebells and me sweating....nice.
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I quite like the sound of me giggling when i just got away with something that could have gone badly wrong 🙂
GT85 smells like fly spray! yuk
Smell: the yellow buds on gorse bushes, just lovely.
Sound: the swishing / swaying noise of wind in the high pine trees (whilst wild camping on the pine needles below - which is another glorious smell, full of memories)
sounds - my number being called at the tea shop and ripping the p**s out of each other on rides.
smells - not my manky shoes or musty van.
Taste: Donuts. It's something I really associate with cycling now. If I'm driving somewhere to cycle I'll usually stop in at Greggs and get a pack of donuts.
Soundz: The hollow thud and crunching of twigs in natural woodland trails.
Smells: Oily bike smell
The tinkle of cow bells as you anticipate your next alpine descent, it just gives you that summer feeling, good times with friends.
Pine forests for me too.
Those early mornings when you Can actually smell the summer.
That almost made me cry (what a wuss!)
Can anyone else smell summer coming at the moment? I tell you, she's on her way and this year she's got a bigger smile.
Wet forest smells great.
I love the sound of tyres rolling over fresh snow that is just right for riding on.
Spanish pre-ride coffee.
Sound: The quarry slate on the lakes when descending on it, it just says welcome back.
Smell: I was tempted by a lube but honestly it's the smell of outdoors be it woods, fields, water or good old sheep. Just the smell makes me happy and gives me a sense of freedom and no worries.
Ti29er - Member
Smell: the yellow buds on gorse bushes, just lovely.
Yes - just like coconut.
Sound: the swishing / swaying noise of wind in the high pine trees (whilst wild camping on the pine needles below - which is another glorious smell, full of memories)
And the call of Ravens - and they make so many different ones.
The sound of their wingbeats as they fly overhead on open moorland.
"Can anyone else smell summer coming at the moment? I tell you, she's on her way and this year she's got a bigger smile. "
- thanks Robdob. That just made my day reading that! I keep thinking I can.....
The fox poo you just rode through as it flicks onto your face....
The skin leaving your knee as you slide along the trail....
The pop of a knee as you take a high speed dab....
All great in their own special way.
But I had this earie silence whilst on a great decent and all I could hear was a perfectly setup bike and rider in harmony, the front tyre gently buzzing and tap tap taping on the rockery in a full high speed gnaaarr.
Feel free to add to the next verse of this classic Jam song
GT 85 and the silence of jumping
Tyres through fresh snow and disc brakes burning
That's entertainment, that's entertainment.
the sound of tyres ripping through fresh crunchy snow 🙂
the smell of wild garlic in the Spring
I always like the smell of new mown grass / hay, 'oft in that early evening dampness (I live at the bottom of a hill) you get when the dew starts to form. That to me is a summer smell.
sound - the crisp crackle of snow / frost under the wheels
smell - the slow cooker cooking up a casserole on returning home from a long ride
Strage but I just zone out when riding.......
Unless stationary I couldn't tell you about any specific smells or noises.
Hmm.
Must pay more attention 😆
Sounds - Deep, deep breathing as you reach the top of a technical/any climb. The splash as you careen through puddles when you know dry clothing is minutes away!
Smell - GT85
i love the sound of peeps down the trails (DJ)
that vrrroooom as they hit the compression, followed by a silent click click click click...
vroom
click click
vroom
and repeat.
I love the smell of muddy grass and wet leaves in autumn and early winter - what I call the cyclocross smell. (Cuz that's what I associate it with - even though I haven't ridden cross for years.)
Sound - knobbly tyres at high speed skipping down a gravelly trail.
Sound - birdsong as I climb up through woodland.
Smell - pine resin as I swoosh down through a continental forest towards the sea. (thinking back to rides in Greece & Spain).
I had my first whiff of wild garlic today though on the ride into work and that's probably my second favourite.
Sensation - the breeze ruffling through my leg hairs as I stand at the edge of a seacliff on a coastal trail, listening to the sound of the gulls and the sea.
Last weekend I was liking the hum of knobblies on the slats of a couple of little wooden bridges.
[u]Sounds[/u] - The silent purr of a well maintained bike. Everything running smoothly, with no annoying clicks. Goes double for a SS.
[u]Smells[/u] - The smell of trees/sap in the spring. The woods are full of it right now......nature bursting at the seams!
I'm with the OP, bike lube or GT85 for some reason is a wicked smell.
Tyres breaking traction on dry trails - like proper almost binned it lock ups where you end up fluking your way through a section quicker than ever even though you essentially cocked it up.
I love that earthy, peaty smell of damp forest, the sound of a proII getting faster and faster and the feel of the first bit of muddy water hitting my shins.
