Shoe cleaning, but on the inside

[g19]

Well yes, there are good and bad bacteria's, but knowing that there is a lot of pressure when cycling on ones feet and there for injuries can occur quit easily in case of infections than the smell is the least price to pay, but it's just not good the step in and out and in and out etc. in cycling shoes without cleaning them.

Cleaning ones cycling cloths is not just for the dirt because most times it's not dirty, but the sweat is the main reason why it's get cleaned.
However the smell of sweat is being caused by these bacteria's and i don't feel good about it to do nothing about it.

I feel it's like not sleeping in clean bedsheets although one might sleep real well it's just not healthy and that's something everybody will agree on.

However i read some good tips in what to use which i will try out and see what 's working best.

Thanks everybody for the input.

[alpinerabbit]

Yeah the tips were good but honestly, I would stop worrying about infections on your feet. I've never, ever gotten an infection on my feet, not even on an open blister. And I've never gotten a blister from my cycling shoes.

I have picked up nail mycosis once but that was waaay before I cycled.

Are you being a bit obsessive, perhaps?

The smell in cycling clothes is also less from the bacteria and more from the fact that wicking fabric "ultraconcentrates" your sweat when it evaporates.

I've never thought about sleeping in elderly sheeting not being healty...

I think you worry too much.

[g19]

Well maybe i am being obsessive maybe i'm not, but what is a fact that my english is not my home language and this also playes part in not being able to use the correct words.

Anyway i read the posts and i'm gonna try the tips and enjoy cycling despite being maybe obsessive about this one

[Blueberry]

Wear cycling sandals?? I love mine - and one can easily scrub them when they get icky

I've never had a problem with my cycling shoes, though. I do try to leave them open to dry when returning from a longish ride.

CA

[HillSlugger]

How often do you change your bed sheets and sleeping garments?

[lph]

I dry my shoes either open in the sun or with a cold-air shoe dryer, so they don't get so funky. Never washed them though. If you're reasonably clean once you put the socks and shoes on you don't actually *create* any new bacteria from sweating in your shoes, you just give the bacteria already there a warm and damp environment to thrive in Drying them out fast will take care of that.

Likewise with my rock climbing shoes - the only times they get really smelly is if I walk around barefoot before using them and bring gunk into them, or if I don't get them dried fast enough after use.

[aicabsolut]

Yeah, just let them dry well. take out the insoles if you want to really let them air out. I suppose you could wipe down the insoles occasionally too, but i would just use a mild soap. I can't imagine using Lysol! Ugh! I am far more sensitive to cleaning products than I am to a little dried up sweat. I would get contact dermatitis on my feet from Lysol. I've never gotten a foot infection either, even when I've had nasty blisters. Just have clean feet, wear clean socks and let the shoes dry well.

I guess you could do a light dusting of Odor Eaters powder or something similar in there to help keep them and your feet drier. Even a little baby powder might help. Of course, those things can make the shoe more slippery, so if you have any issues with heel lift, that could be a problem. Plus, cycling shoes are vented on the bottoms, so you might loose bits of powder along the way. I do not know how that could affect the cleat system. For cycling shoes, I've never bothered with anything like that. I'm sure I get much more funk in there from riding in rain or through puddles full of road grime, and there's really only so much you can do.

Never ever put them in a washing machine.