What’s the best thing to use to get the smell of urine out of your bike shoes after a race? I am sure to expect some snarky comments on this question- so bring it on.
Soak them with spray lysol then I used to put mine in the dish washer- worked every time…
Wash with 50/50 Vinegar/water solution. Rinse thoroughly with water after and leave outside to dry (not in direct exposure to sun). Also, before the smartpants remarks show up, there’s no residual smell of vinegar. Thorough rinsing and breeze take care of it.
Didn’t someone post to put them in the freezer after you watch them? To kill bacteria?
Or did I make that up in a dream or something?
BTW, in this link on the fine art of on-bike evacuation it says you’re supposed to avoid the shoes altogether:
Scott Tinley echoes Spencer. Stand up, scoot it off to one side of your shorts, brace one leg against the top tube, and go. But whatever you do, make sure it doesn’t roll down into your shoe. That’s bad. You’ll never get it out.
How exactly are you supposed to do that???
48 hours in the freezer should do it…no washing needed
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My wife said to buy a new pair!!!
As you race and don’t piss, your body absorbs the urine and passes it out your skin like a shark.
I’ve never tried it on my shoes, but I would think that sprays for removal of pet urine from carpets would work.
What’s the best thing to use to get the smell of urine out of your bike shoes after a race? I am sure to expect some snarky comments on this question- so bring it on.
$350. Buy new ones and stop pissing in them
$350. Buy new ones and stop pissing in them
That’s a pretty poor solution.
Take insoles out, open, put on top rack of dishwasher facing down and open, wash w/o dishes using dish washing detergent, do not dry, remove put newspapers in to get out most of water then put on boot drier.
Fabric softner sheers in the shoes, all the time. Take it from an x motocrosser.
Just rinse them… you peed in them, live with it, wear it like a badge…
Cleaned my stinky shoes with water and fabric degreaser. They look almost new and don’t smell like garbage. Make sure to put some WD-40 on your bolts under the shoe so they don’t get surface rust and look like shit. Wipe off the WD-40 right after you spray it on.
Scuba dive shops sell “sink the stink” used to remove urine smell from wetsuits… It works for that
what gonzo bob suggested…this stuff works great
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Stop drafting.
x2 – after I rinse and scrub, and dry the shoes and insoles
48 hours in the freezer should do it…no washing needed
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Soak them overnight in a mixture of 1/4 cup Tide Ultra laundry detergent and water. Rinse them thoroughly to remove the soap from the lining and you should be good.