General Cycling Discussion - Ever had a banana in your pants?

Maybe this is common knowledge, but I was surprised today when a friend told me that professional bikers use to put a banana in their pants before a ride. He said they like the feeling of a mashed banana between their bum and the saddle. My god, was this friend pulling my leg or what?!? He said that it was something that a lot of cyclists did but no one talked about. What’s your experience, have your heard of it? Ever done it? And why? I gotta try...

:eek: :rolleyes: :p

:roflmao:

I'll have to give it a try.

:D :eek: I'll be interested if anyone has done this...:p

Uhhhhh... I promise I haven't... I swear, really :rolleyes:

Originally posted by velo
:D :eek: I'll be interested if anyone has done this...:p
I'd be interested if anyone admits to having done this. :D

Are you sure they didn't mean a banana skin? I've got a vague recollection of hearing about something like this, but I could be imagining it. I can't imagine why anyone would ride with a whole banana in their pants. It'd be like going for a ride in a full nappy (and who amongst us hasn't done that?)

eeewwwww......

Originally posted by Allister
Are you sure they didn't mean a banana skin?
Yes I’m sure, cause I asked the same! Maybe it’s a myth. Or maybe it’s something for the big races. I’m getting more and more confused, I thought you professional guys would know! ;)

Originally posted by swekarl
I was surprised today when a friend told me that professional bikers use to put a banana in their pants before a ride. :eek: :rolleyes: :p

Tell us, swekarl, was your friend British?

I am always amazed at the new and unusual things the Brits come up with...

Originally posted by mike
Tell us, swekarl, was your friend British?
I am always amazed at the new and unusual things the Brits come up with...
Haha! But no, he’s Swedish, like me. I’ll keep you updated when I ask him again!

Sounds more like someones pulling someones leg.

:crash: :confused: :p

Should i put the bannana in a plastic bag so i dont ruin my shorts or seat? And do i dare eat the bannana at the end of the ride for a quick energy boost? ;)

Bananas in your shorts? Freds? It never ceases to amaze me the education I'm getting here!:D

Originally posted by Joe Gardner
Should i put the bannana in a plastic bag so i dont ruin my shorts or seat?
I asked that too and he said no, you just put it in your pants without a plastic bag.


And do i dare eat the bannana at the end of the ride for a quick energy boost? ;) [/B]
:eek: :lol:

OK, I'll do it since no one else did. ;)

Is that a banana in your riding shorts, or are you just happy to see me?

Sorry.

Cheers...Gary

A haaa, that explains why I regularly see the local roady club hurtling down the local by-pass hotly pursued by a troup of hungry looking chimps, I've often wondered what was going on :lol: !

Originally posted by swekarl
Maybe this is common knowledge, but I was surprised today when a friend told me that professional bikers use to put a banana in their pants before a ride. He said they like the feeling of a mashed banana between their bum and the saddle. My god, was this friend pulling my leg or what?!? He said that it was something that a lot of cyclists did but no one talked about. What’s your experience, have your heard of it? Ever done it? And why? I gotta try...

:eek: :rolleyes: :p

:roflmao: :lol:

Jersey pocket, YES, in the pants, NO! Yucky!

New definition of a banana split! Oooooh, I just had a visual!

Oooo, I just had one too, think I'm gonna faint...


...*THUD*










:o Sorry, just couldn't resist !

I don't think I'll put a banana in my pants.

I'll probably end up on a new thread called, "It happened again, for the third time," in which the banana got run over...

Swekarl, Does this same friend have a suspicious fondness for black rubber as a clothing material ?

Originally posted by LittleBigMan
, "It happened again, for the third time," in which the banana got run over...

Sadly I didn't run over a banana last week. My streak is ruined

Oddly enough the latest issue of Cycling+ had a letter asking about this. They claim that it was the skin (soft side to bum) that was used as a cure for saddle sores...

Richard

I'll have to try this with an avocado...just think of the guacamole!!!

This whole thread is redefining the phrase"racing stripes"