Bring on the FUNK!

A couple of weeks ago I went for a spirited bike ride on a Saturday morning. It was hot. It was humid. The ride was challenging. Now, normally I only ride from my house so I don’t have to pack up the bike and gear. But these Saturday morning rides are off of the trace.


It is not a big deal to have to drive to get to the ride but I hate the idea of driving to ride. But that is not the point of this post.

Immediately following the ride I loaded up my bike and stowed my gear in my car. I put my flippy floppies on and walked over to chew the fat with the other cyclists. We chatted for a few minutes and then it was time to drive home. When I got back to my vehicle the smell from my cycling gloves and my cycling shoes was horrendous! I actually put the gear in the bed my truck they were so bad.

You see, I rarely wear socks when I ride and often I do not wear socks when I run. The entire funk of the session eventually ends up in the shoes. There is no avoiding it. But what do you do?

Rinse out a 5 gallon bucket.

Gather up the funk - gloves are soaked through!

Filly shoes - they should be more silver than grunge.

Add your detergent of choice - this is Oxiclean

Add gear to bucket and agitate

Notice the sparkling white!

The funky water - it was worse last time.

This guy was helping out in the garage!

I later placed the gear inside next to a fan.  The smell was gone.  The shoes were clean.  Order was restored with the cycling gods.