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  1. #1
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    afterthought ,its not my dodgey feet kids,its more a case of road spray,cow muck,builders road debris combusting with the damp climate thats caused them to create their own microclimate......
    who is driving your bus?

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    Me too....

    Between my mt biking shoes and my trail runners, my laundry room is starting to smell like swamp thing....I put mine out in the sunshine whenever possible.

    I gotta tell you...they stink!!!!

    Maybe I should stop playing in the mud?

    Ruth

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    I know you said any other ideas besides fabric freshner...but stuffing the shoes with a few sheets of fabric softener sometimes do the trick. Maybe spraying them with fabreeze?

    Honestly, shoes sometime just stink...I say keep 'em in a closet until you need them. Once they're on, you're outside anyway and shouldn't smell them.

    Good luck!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hellosunshine View Post
    afterthought ,its not my dodgey feet kids,its more a case of road spray,cow muck,builders road debris combusting with the damp climate thats caused them to create their own microclimate......

    Have you tried waterproof shoe covers? They work great for keeping off rain, road spray, and all those grotty contaminants from the road.
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    I bet you could do something with baking soda. It works in the refrigerator and in litter boxes. Maybe put some in an old sock and put it in the shoe?
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    Charcoal gets rid of the pong too. Over here we can get charcoal insoles. Haven't tried them personally, but my brother (of the humming feet) did and they work.
    There are a lot of unwanted, unloved bikes out there - go on give a bike a good home

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    The best thing I have found for absorbing odors is Ground coffee (not coffee grounds)

    I find it works better than baking soda

    Just dump some in and let it sit for a few days

    Let us know what works!


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