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Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes
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 2009-07-20 5:28 PM |
Expert 658   |  Subject: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike ShoesI went on a long bike on Sunday and my cycling shoes were all sweaty and wet. I put them into the hot water cupboard to dry out but now they smell really bad... What do you put in yours to stop the smell? Same applies with sockless running shoes. |
| 2009-07-20 5:32 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
Master 2621  Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes Soap and water. Thats all and air dry. |
| 2009-07-20 6:43 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes Put bike shoes upside down alone without insole in the dishwasher with normal dishwashing soap. Wash but do not dry them and then when done, put newspapers or towels in to get water out as much as possible then if you have a boot warmer that dries winter boots or the like put them on that. Works great for any wet and smelly bike shoes. I wash mine 3-5x a year..after races when I pee on my bike for sure. Running shoes go in wash machine don't dry them. Edited by KathyG 2009-07-20 6:44 PM |
| 2009-07-20 7:48 PM in reply to: #2297285 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes KathyG - 2009-07-20 7:43 PM Put bike shoes upside down alone without insole in the dishwasher with normal dishwashing soap. Wash but do not dry them and then when done, put newspapers or towels in to get water out as much as possible then if you have a boot warmer that dries winter boots or the like put them on that. Works great for any wet and smelly bike shoes. I wash mine 3-5x a year..after races when I pee on my bike for sure. Running shoes go in wash machine don't dry them. Dishwasher / bike shoe thing works great. Running shoes accumulate a funk that defeats washing machines after a few washes. You'll get another month out of them after each wash, but the cumulative body of funk in the shoes will eventually take over... |
| 2009-07-20 7:58 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
Master 1572 PA | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes supa-powa - 2009-07-20 6:28 PM I went on a long bike on Sunday and my cycling shoes were all sweaty and wet. I put them into the hot water cupboard to dry out but now they smell really bad... What do you put in yours to stop the smell? Same applies with sockless running shoes. What is the hot water cupboard? I too wear mine without socks and they get NASTY! |
| 2009-07-20 8:14 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
Extreme Veteran 346 Honolulu, | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes Soap, water and sunshine. The UV rays from the sun actually will do alot of the work for you getting the funk out. |
| 2009-07-20 8:27 PM in reply to: #2297459 |
| New Haven, CT | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes Just rock your stink and leave the stuff in the garage. Seriously, Fabreeze them down liberally, then stuff newspaper in them overnight. When dry you're good to go. |
| 2009-07-20 9:03 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
| Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes I prefer to stink. it keeps people from drafting... |
| 2009-07-20 10:32 PM in reply to: #2297170 |
Expert 1116 Thornton, CO | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes crumble up newspaper and put it in the shoes. No joke. It's the one thing newspapers are better at than the internet. It's an old-school trick, but it does the job, and much cheaper than fabreez. It's an old trick I learned from my father who used to work construction and had some smelly water/mud drenched workboots. |
| 2009-07-21 12:49 AM in reply to: #2297763 |
Member 182 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes agreed on the dishwasher thing, worked wonders on some shoes I had that were humming pretty bad |
| 2009-07-21 1:36 AM in reply to: #2297424 |
| Expert 658 | Subject: RE: Sockless Cycling and Smelly Bike Shoes gopennstate - 2009-07-21 2:58 PM supa-powa - 2009-07-20 6:28 PM I went on a long bike on Sunday and my cycling shoes were all sweaty and wet. I put them into the hot water cupboard to dry out but now they smell really bad... What do you put in yours to stop the smell? Same applies with sockless running shoes. What is the hot water cupboard? I too wear mine without socks and they get NASTY! It's the cupboard where your hot water cylinder is for the hot water in your house. It's nice and warm, and dries out everything. |
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