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Yeah, I'd get that a lot. It's your body eating itself.
Drink more, eat better, yada yada.
https://www.cyclingforums.com/threads/strong-ammonia-smell.408373/
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It is ammonia, when your body goes into starvation/ketosis but you don't have enough fat to burn, your body starts using amino acids (either from food or your muscles) for energy which, by some chemistry, results in you producing ammonia which you should be urinating out but if you are not hydrated enough to do so, you will sweat it out.
@hippy I've also got heavier after touring, it's an excuse to eat way more than you actually need.
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The other day I put a big shift in and ended up camping. No way to rinse bibs, jersey etc so stuffed them in a pannier and cinched it up. Rode another big day in the sun and was too shattered to do anything that night.
When I opened that bag again I almost choked. It sucked the air out of the room, a real chemical smell that was hard to breathe around.....fuq is that? My initial thought was ammonia...but I hadn't pissed myself (I don't think)
Anyone had that. I rinsed the stuff and it seems fine.