Washing your cycling shoes

[drgynfyr]

Can you wash them in the washing machine like tennis shoes?
Any tips?

Thank you!

[shootingstar]

I wouldn't want to try because of some the materials that cycling shoes are made of.

Actually I've never thrown shoes into a washing machine in my life. And I probably never will unless it's a cloth slipper, a simple constructed thing.

When I saw it being done by others, I thought it looked abit gross.

But then I come from a family that took off any shoes that we walked around outdoors before we entered in a house. Either slippers, socked feet or bare feet. To this day, those are my habits.

[Becky]

I'm not sure that I'd want to subject cycling shoes to all that tossing and tumbling. I usually just hose them off if they're in need of a cleaning. It's usually just my mountain shoes that get that dirty. I don't think my road shoes have ever needed cleaning.

[tulip]

I suppose it depends on the shoes. I would not want to put my leather cycling shoes in the wash, but I would clean them with saddle soap like other leather shoes.

I would imagine that the metal parts might rust after being exposed to detergent.

Instead of the dryer, pack the shoes with newspaper to dry them.

[OakLeaf]

Just hose them off if they're really muddy, then pack them with newspaper to dry and put them in a well-ventilated area, but not directly over a furnace vent (too hot).

[drgynfyr]

Thank you all!