Thanks for reading… i know the P4C is much more interesting… BUT
my tri shoes smell like death… i feel bad for my roommate (still in college)
after every use i use news paper (cheap) and this dries them out as well as put ceder blocks in them…and they still smell like death…
any suggestions to make my tri shoes smell better or at least tolerable ?
thanks
who needs a P4 when there is a Lucero to ride >-)
white vinegar.
works quite well and does not leave a lingering vinegar odor once it is dry. try a little in a small sponge and just wipe it around and let it dry. but if you have true death odor going on…it might take more than one application. yikes.
will that work with running shoes as well? I can’t seem to get the stink out of my running shoes. Tried a good rinse & dry, tried rubbing alcohol, tried baking soda, etc. Didn’t think of vinegar. I think it’s lake water stink more than sweaty feet stink… They were new last spring, ran a fair bit early in the year to prep for a half mary, but they didn’t really start to stink until after the first or second tri. The second one was in a state park lake that had a bottom of decayed everything and was really nasty.
My bike shoes don’t really stink, though. weird.
I had the same problem with both my running shoes and my cycling shoes. After trying a bunch of stuff I finally found something that dries my shoes and kills the smell.
oxiclean in the washing machine
this has helped me get my my waders smelling normal (neoprene bootfeet get kinda stanky sometimes)
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There is a product that I got at a local ice hockey store that I’d recommend. Its hockey puck sized de-stinker that you put in your gear. It works great.
should work like a dream.
on occasion my running and bike shoes and even the back of the truck seem like landful lucy staked a claim. basic white vinegar always does the trick. until the next race or longer training day anyway.
so you mention your car . . .are you wiping these various things down with white vinegar, or leaving an open bottle somewhere, or is there some other form (I don’t know, like soaking a towel and leaving it in a shoe? Are you using it full strength or cutting it Thanks. I can’t wait to try this on shoes and car
Buy new soles and wash your shoes. Do you wear socks? I agree white vinegar works well when youre at a smelly point. I also like to use baby powder, if youre a sockless runner/cyclists.
Keau
jeez…i keep this up and i’ll be the new Graham Haley of ST 
i found a small spray bottle at the store and set it to more of a mist than a stream and then just hit everything with it. i think the vinegar needs contact with the stink to work its magic. i normally use half water half vinegar save for those really bad days when i end up cross eyed by the time i get home after a race and then its full bore.
Do this at your own risk, but washing machine worked for me. i did not even remove the cleats… Hand wash cycle so that shoes don’t jump around the washing machine.
Having done this twice, I don’t see any damage to my shoes, and they look like new after every wash.
Once you get them clean, keep dryer sheets in them when you’re not using them
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After peeing in my shoes (both bike and run shoes) at IMFL, they stunk up really bad. I soaked the shoes in a 5 gallon pail with the following added liquid laundry detergent borax powder (u can get this from the laundry detergent aisle). It is usually added to laundry loads to extensively clean stuff. a little bleach
Make sure you mix the stuff up well before adding the shoes into the mix. Let it soak a few hours. Remove shoes, brush the shoes a little. Dry shoes in the shade or near a refrigerator vent.
Do this at your own risk, but washing machine worked for me. i did not even remove the cleats… Hand wash cycle so that shoes don’t jump around the washing machine.
Having done this twice, I don’t see any damage to my shoes, and they look like new after every wash.
I’ve thought of doing this as well since my shoes smell god awful. No issues with corrosion on the bolts?
any suggestions to make my tri shoes smell better or at least tolerable ?
how about washing them?
Take out the insoles, loosen up the tounge and the laces as much as possible, then leave them in the hot sun. It should bake the bacteria.
Step 1: Remove all dead animals from shoes
… I’m not really sure that any more steps are necessary, but you could always try the vinegar thing.
Do this at your own risk, but washing machine worked for me. i did not even remove the cleats… Hand wash cycle so that shoes don’t jump around the washing machine.
Having done this twice, I don’t see any damage to my shoes, and they look like new after every wash.
I've thought of doing this as well since my shoes smell god awful. No issues with corrosion on the bolts?
Nope did not see any corrosion on the bolts (standard look cleats).
Baby Powder.
Cheap and effective.
awesome.
i just got back from thermo class to find many useful and great ideas…
i’ve removed the dead trek TTX road kill from inside the shoe that i must of gotten in there last race when i blew by it …(at least 1 source of the smell is gone)
My shoes currently in the freezer since i heard this might kill the smell as well (trying this first)
ill try y’alls ideas and see what works the best!
Thanks,
Patrick