tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post505872004593392088..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle Chic®: The Five Cycling Senses - SmellColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-51259533726694622352010-03-31T17:08:37.705+02:002010-03-31T17:08:37.705+02:00When I finally made the move from public transport...When I finally made the move from public transport to cycling last year, the first thing I noticed was the wonderful smell of Madeira cake baking in a local factory on my way home.tilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797726841983424413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-88811060633703660482009-09-17T02:26:43.091+02:002009-09-17T02:26:43.091+02:00One of my secret favorite parts of being a bike co...One of my secret favorite parts of being a bike commuter is smelling not just the good smells, but the BAD ones! So much of the time (in America and probably Europe, too), we're hermetically sealed in vehicles, homes, offices, etc. Nothing has much of a smell to it, really, except the chemical smells of air fresheners and grooming products. <br /><br />But riding a bike is like a buffet of very real smells. Fresh cut grass and bakeries, sure, but also the fish shop, the horses in the park, the East River... I wouldn't give the ranky smells up for anything!Sara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515632013123513841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-19662235755731897272009-05-11T18:11:00.000+02:002009-05-11T18:11:00.000+02:00Another one I just thought of recently is jasmine ...Another one I just thought of recently is jasmine bushes. I pass one outside someone's house on my way home from work in the afternoon, and right now the smell is almost tangible it's so strong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-40282942030129954062008-11-06T04:49:00.000+01:002008-11-06T04:49:00.000+01:00Love this entry. Fabulous comments. Totally ROFLed...Love this entry. Fabulous comments. Totally ROFLed at Anonymous's existential thoughts on November 1. :D<BR/><BR/>My favorite smell is that of the chocolate mixture wafting from what must be Chicago's last inner-city chocolate making factory, Blommer's. Well, I think small, local, city producers of any such food products (like those peanuts!) are so rare nowadays in the States. I come within about 1/2 a mile of Blommer's on my ride home and if the wind is in my favor, the sweet smell of chocolate comes my way. It always makes me want to forgo dinner for chocolate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-56090810784857323912008-11-03T17:45:00.000+01:002008-11-03T17:45:00.000+01:00Oh, pipe smoke! I hadn't even thought about smokin...Oh, pipe smoke! I hadn't even thought about smoking my pipe while riding... I may have to give that a try. Though I should probably get better at puffing without holding onto it first :)Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-37534669251020926662008-11-03T08:01:00.000+01:002008-11-03T08:01:00.000+01:00Wonderful to read all these comments.Wonderful to read all these comments.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-9589363628023532512008-11-03T04:14:00.000+01:002008-11-03T04:14:00.000+01:00I can echo many of the aforementioned scent sensa...I can echo many of the aforementioned scent sensations.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite experiences is reflected in Melancolic Optimist's statement, "cold, crisp air of autumn and winter does heighten the smells." Indeed.<BR/><BR/>Another favorite is a slightly different take on the aromatic signs of seasons: I love catching scents of different plants as they come into bloom. It's easier to do while walking places, but by far a more accessible experience while slow-bicycling versus car-riding.<BR/><BR/>Blooming scents are not so available in some cities, but I'll take 'em when I can get 'em.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678583602218462320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-89031552545067691322008-11-02T16:34:00.000+01:002008-11-02T16:34:00.000+01:00Many of the smells already described are part of m...Many of the smells already described are part of my experience. I ride in a residential area in St. Louis and I often get the smell of fabric softener from homes I pass. While not a natural smell, it is rather pleasant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-67154624333670543622008-11-01T18:11:00.000+01:002008-11-01T18:11:00.000+01:00I smell both great things and gross things. I pass...I smell both great things and gross things. I pass a candy store, which makes it´s own caramel, so every morning it smells like melted sugar, but closer to the trainstation is a chickenfarm, and it stinks of chicken poop and dead chickens, but fortunately that´s only for a few seconds as I pass the farm.<BR/><BR/>In autumn, it always smells of wet, decaying leaves (not a bad smell by the way) and in summer I can smell the grass and the corn (corn smells great, very sweet and fresh).Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303232666607267415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-29712846041438984202008-11-01T07:17:00.000+01:002008-11-01T07:17:00.000+01:00The smell of peanuts being freshly roasted right t...The smell of peanuts being freshly roasted right there in the Planter's Peanut store.<BR/><BR/>Of course that is a memory of youthful cycling adventures, as such things never happen anymore. Hermetically sealed plastic packages of peanuts roasted hundreds of miles away who knows how long ago are available at the "drug" stores I pass. For my convenience.<BR/><BR/>It has recently come to my attention that there are those who will go out of their way to follow me around for a time if I happen to be smoking a pipe. Yes, when slow cycling such things are possible.<BR/><BR/>Of course all of this may soon belong to the fond past memories of many of us if certain people get their way:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ei-resource.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Could-a-widespread-fragrance-ban-happen-.html&Itemid=153<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the problem will be solved with integral helmet/gas masks (which we will all be compelled to wear all the time, for our own safety):<BR/><BR/>http://calorielab.com/news/2008/07/27/gas-masks-for-city-biking/<BR/><BR/>Help me, Mr. Wizard! It is time for this one to go home.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime there is still the smell of a recently passed thunder storm; and coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-42535656865617836002008-10-31T23:10:00.000+01:002008-10-31T23:10:00.000+01:00ha! fresh cut grass and people's cooking! that was...ha! fresh cut grass and people's cooking! that was what I was going to add!<BR/><BR/>I'll go with fireplace-smoke in the winter - I love riding home and smelling the smoke in the air from the odd house, knowing that whenI get home I can go out the back and bring in some wood for the fire...brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869829234179236355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-27391388591897184222008-10-31T22:16:00.000+01:002008-10-31T22:16:00.000+01:00M.O. hit this one on the head describing smells in...M.O. hit this one on the head describing smells in Portland. The smell of the leaves in fall is my personal favorite. I would be remiss to fail mention of the fact that I pass both a coffee roaster and a brewery on my commute (route depending)!CrowMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032043331595630274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-48725381605115283032008-10-31T20:52:00.000+01:002008-10-31T20:52:00.000+01:00Pete and MO, I forgot about food smells! I love r...Pete and MO, I forgot about food smells! I love riding through my neighborhood and imagining what everyone might be having for dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-34051299166324905142008-10-31T18:51:00.000+01:002008-10-31T18:51:00.000+01:00Ooh - in London I used to cycle past the place whe...Ooh - in London I used to cycle past the place where Costa roasted their coffee beans. Mmmmm. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm out of London the smells are more agricultural, especially just now with all the sileage. Who'd've thought that London would be the more fragrant? Ask me again in SpringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-44660445659989260182008-10-31T16:53:00.000+01:002008-10-31T16:53:00.000+01:00Have to agree with Katie the smell of freshly cut ...Have to agree with Katie the smell of freshly cut grass in the summertime is so nice. <BR/>A big fan of when you catch a waft of perfume from female cyclist. <BR/><BR/>Cycling down the main street in my suburb on the way to work you can smell the bacon from all the cafes - yummy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711284726813947456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-91311862548563053902008-10-31T16:49:00.000+01:002008-10-31T16:49:00.000+01:00Portland is arranged in neighborhoods everywhere b...Portland is arranged in neighborhoods everywhere but in the very center of the city, and so much of my commute to and from work is through neighborhoods of houses, and in the autumn, I love to smell the smoke from people's fires coming from the chimneys, the smells of things cooking in their kitchens - of course the rain and the leaves and the trees all have particularly earthy smells in the autumn. Fog and mist have distinctive smells as well. The cold, crisp air of autumn and winter does heighten the smells, I think.<BR/><BR/>Usually in Portland I don't get close enough to other cyclists to smell cologne or perfume (I ride much slower than 80% of the cyclists I ride with, and our infrastructure just doesn't keep cyclists together), but I do on occasion smell my own cologne as it wafts up.<BR/><BR/>Urban cycling certainly does make you appreciate cars with low emissions :) (especially when, like in Portland, you're forced to ride in traffic behind them frequently).Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-34924142260788294052008-10-31T15:57:00.000+01:002008-10-31T15:57:00.000+01:00In the summertime, freshly cut grass while riding ...In the summertime, freshly cut grass while riding through the suburbs.<BR/><BR/>In early fall, freshly mown hay from farmers' fields.<BR/><BR/>In winter, salty slush and that cold metallic taste from riding in below-freezing temps.<BR/><BR/>In spring, all measure of flowering trees and plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-80869014088479434402008-10-31T12:03:00.000+01:002008-10-31T12:03:00.000+01:00Great videos espacilly the first one.What is the n...Great videos espacilly the first one.<BR/>What is the nice music?Luchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358736665283366676noreply@blogger.com