Washing Shoes...

Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

 

On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 23:56:20 GMT, "Tacomaboy" <[email protected]> wrote:

|Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial |riding. They tend to get
pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

I have never, ever, cleaned a pair of riding shoes.

Just ride. Who cares if your shoes are dirty?

 

Tacomaboy wrote:
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
>
>

Hose them off if they're really caked with mud. Dry them in front of a fan. Try to plan it so
they've got time to dry out completely before you wear them again.

If they stink, try setting them out in the sun for a few hours with the laces undone and the tongue
pulled out. I wouldn't put foot powder or anything like that in there. It'd be likely to turn to
dough when it mixes with so much sweat from riding.

Kathleen

 

Hmm.. With enough heat, you could make toe-bread to go with your toe jam.. An efficient and tasty
trail snack! Danny ;-)

"Kathleen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Tacomaboy wrote:
> > Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> > pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
> Hose them off if they're really caked with mud. Dry them in front of a fan. Try to plan it so
> they've got time to dry out completely before you wear them again.
>
> If they stink, try setting them out in the sun for a few hours with the laces undone and the
> tongue pulled out. I wouldn't put foot powder or anything like that in there. It'd be likely to
> turn to dough when it mixes with so much sweat from riding.
>
> Kathleen

 

Ed. Note.. Upon second reading, (and after I posted of course), I realized that this may seem
directed to Kathleen. It is not.. it is directed at all of us.. yes, even me. Your humble and
irreverant nonsense poster.. Danny

"Danny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hmm.. With enough heat, you could make toe-bread to go with your toe
jam..
> An efficient and tasty trail snack! Danny ;-)
>
> "Kathleen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Tacomaboy wrote:
> > > Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to
> > > get pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hose them off if they're really caked with mud. Dry them in front of a fan. Try to plan it so
> > they've got time to dry out completely before you wear them again.
> >
> > If they stink, try setting them out in the sun for a few hours with the laces undone and the
> > tongue pulled out. I wouldn't put foot powder or anything like that in there. It'd be likely to
> > turn to dough when it mixes with so much sweat from riding.
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
>

 

Tacomaboy wrote:
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
>

Find some more water crossings! If they have any leather, it's best to wear 'em dry (vs. the sun or
a fan) -- old Boy Scout hiking tip.

David

 

Tacomaboy wrote:
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

Ride till they fall off or evolve into something that can walk off on its own.

Gyp
P.S. Before they walk off try to remember to get the cleats back..

 

Tacomaboy thoughtfully penned:
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

1. wear clean socks for each ride.
2. Whack them together to knock the dirt off.

Penny

 

Penny S. <[email protected]> spoke thusly...
> Tacomaboy thoughtfully penned:
> > Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> > pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
>
> 1. wear clean socks for each ride.
> 2. Whack them together to knock the dirt off.
>
> Penny
>
>
>
>

But some people just have really wet feet. i put on a clean dry pair of socks before each ride, and
by the time i get back, they are as rank as if i wore them for a week, and just as moist. needless
to say, my shoes don't exactly smell like the finest French fragrance. they are just cheap sneaker
though so i just toss them in the wash now and then.
--
~Travis

travis57 at megalink dot net http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/

 

"Tacomaboy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

Try putting them inside a mesh laundry bag, the kind designed for 'delicates' (which these are not).
I usually put them in, twist the bag and then wrap it over again. The double layer of bag keeps the
metal bits front whacking away at the inside of the washer.

We have a front load so it works well. With a top load I don't think it would work as well.

RS

 

Technician thoughtfully penned:
> Penny S. <[email protected]> spoke thusly...
>> Tacomaboy thoughtfully penned:
>>> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
>>> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
>>
>> 1. wear clean socks for each ride.
>> 2. Whack them together to knock the dirt off.
>>
>> Penny
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> But some people just have really wet feet. i put on a clean dry pair of socks before each ride,
> and by the time i get back, they are as rank as if i wore them for a week, and just as moist.
> needless to say, my shoes don't exactly smell like the finest French fragrance. they are just
> cheap sneaker though so i just toss them in the wash now and then.

the only shoes you can really "wash" are sneaker types with fabric or synthetics, not leather. Throw
'em in the washing maching on warm/cool and line or air dry. I have been know to put a lot of
sneakers in the dryer without problems, but I sure wouldn't do this to bike shoes.

Oh, and don't sniff your shoes.

Penny

 

On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 23:56:20 GMT, Tacomaboy wrote:
> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to get
> pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?

How clean do they need to be? "Whacking them together", as Penny mentioned, is pretty much the
entire cleaning regimen I've ever used.

--
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Penny S. <[email protected]> spoke thusly...
> Technician thoughtfully penned:
> > Penny S. <[email protected]> spoke thusly...
> >> Tacomaboy thoughtfully penned:
> >>> Whats the best method to clean your shoes after a month or so of trial riding. They tend to
> >>> get pretty funky and dirty... Any ideas?
> >>
> >> 1. wear clean socks for each ride.
> >> 2. Whack them together to knock the dirt off.
> >>
> >> Penny
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > But some people just have really wet feet. i put on a clean dry pair of socks before each ride,
> > and by the time i get back, they are as rank as if i wore them for a week, and just as moist.
> > needless to say, my shoes don't exactly smell like the finest French fragrance. they are just
> > cheap sneaker though so i just toss them in the wash now and then.
>
> the only shoes you can really "wash" are sneaker types with fabric or synthetics, not leather.
> Throw 'em in the washing maching on warm/cool and line or air dry. I have been know to put a lot
> of sneakers in the dryer without problems, but I sure wouldn't do this to bike shoes.
>
> Oh, and don't sniff your shoes.
>
> Penny
>
>
>

like i sad, they are just cheap sneakers so i don't worry about them. my front rapid-fire shifter
cost more than these things.
--
~Travis

travis57 at megalink dot net http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/