White saddles. Is yours going yellow?

on-yer-bike
on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
edited April 2010 in Road buying advice
Recently bought a white Romin SL and its going yellow. Is this normal?
Pegoretti
Colnago
Cervelo
Campagnolo

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  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    Only when you keep pissing on it :wink:
    Bianchi. There are no alternatives only compromises!
    I RIDE A KONA CADABRA -would you like to come and have a play with my magic link?
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    babywipes.
    Cycling weakly
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    skyd0g wrote:
    babywipes.

    cruel
    :wink:
  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    Errrrggg, no! :oops:

    Mine still seems to be a white as they day I bought it!
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    skyd0g wrote:
    babywipes.

    Tried them but didn't work.
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
    Cervelo
    Campagnolo
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:
    Only when you keep pissing on it :wink:
    :!:
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
    Cervelo
    Campagnolo
  • leejdavies
    leejdavies Posts: 217
    My Specialized toupe is going slightly yellow/pink (red bits are wearing off). Thankfully though its starting to match the rather patchy yellowing of my Wilier's white finish :roll:

    Disk Brake cleaner seems to work.
    Up: Wilier Mortirolo
    Down: Orange Patriot
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Actually remembered a get me by trick for white bar tape... lots of Mr Sheen furniture polish and a clean towel to get it off.. sadly no use for saddles unless you want frictionless seating
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    leejdavies wrote:
    My Specialized toupe is going slightly yellow/pink (red bits are wearing off). Thankfully though its starting to match the rather patchy yellowing of my Wilier's white finish :roll:

    Disk Brake cleaner seems to work.

    Wilier will change your frame if you complain. I had an Izoard that went yellow and they changed it. So did others on this forum. The paint also came off too easily.
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
    Cervelo
    Campagnolo
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,336
    Could be a case of acidic sweat or the lube you use.

    Just replace your chamois creme with thick bleach and it'll stay as new
    left the forum March 2023
  • must-tri-harder
    must-tri-harder Posts: 219
    3500 ish miles on my white toupe team and its still white enough to be described as white, if it had gone yellow it would have been binned. i am considering going fizik and looking for excuses.

    ha ha, yeah change your lube WTF, i don't generally lube my ass (ever!) but whilst cycling certainly nothing other than naturally generated sweat and hair. lovely.

    actually i'm telling lies, i do own a stick of bodyglide which is wonderful stuff for those afflicted with triathlon-ness.
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  • weeve
    weeve Posts: 393
    my 80 quid sella italia slr something or another went yellow after about 10 rides. It now looks shxt and no amount of baby wipes is going to change it. well hacked off.

    oh good ..so thats more money on unnecessary replacement bike parts in the near future then....

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