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jerry3571
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 213
Location: United Kingdom
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 Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:24 pm |
Hello,
Someone had to ask so it ought to be me- is there any cure for cycling kit that is used frequently where there is a general clammy smell.
I try to use environmentally freindly stuff but wondered if anyone had a cure for this stench?
Cheers Jerry
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GavH
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Lisburn, N Ireland
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:27 pm |
Have you tried washing it? 
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Slow Downcp
Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Posts: 2468
Location: Walsall
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:33 pm |
It's a problem with synthetic fibres - using Merino wool base helps
Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos |
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ride_whenever
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 8174
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:34 pm |
off and wash.
If you want to be environmentally friendly then wash it with tennis balls instead of detergent. If you don't want to wash it then try to dry it as quickly as possible.
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jerry3571
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 213
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 10:35 pm |
Are we talking real Tennis Balls or those green ball things you get in health food shops?
-Jerry
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ride_whenever
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 8174
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 10:46 pm |
if you mean the green balls with the studs used for impact washing then i meant those, but tennis balls work just as well.
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mickmc9
Joined: 04 Nov 2009
Posts: 2
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:00 pm |
One third of a cap full of dettol disinfectant - Put it in one of those round ball things you get with washing detergents and put it in on top of the gear in the washing machine.
Obviously fabric conditioner and eco washing powder is a given.
Don't leave it in the washing machine when it's finished - cloths get smelly if left in the washing machine. Ie take them out to dry straight away.
Domesticate yourself.........
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jerry3571
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 213
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:35 am |
What a conversation to have with us men (well, some of us maybe).
I feel as though we are the repressed sex and should go out and burn our 2 for one vouchers and let our women get back to washing machine themselves!!
Be honest though, my woman doesn't know how the machine works and she'll put my cycling gear on at 60c cos it smells. She's best left in bed; now where did I put those Tennis Balls??
Thanks chaps!
-Jerry
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LittleB0b
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Posts: 252
Location: Scotland
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:25 am |
The season may be passed now - but drying in the sun helps. UV light is pretty powerful at killing bugs (however it also bleaches out colours).
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andyp
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Posts: 7428
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:55 am |
| LittleB0b wrote: | | The season may be passed now - but drying in the sun helps. UV light is pretty powerful at killing bugs (however it also bleaches out colours). |
Wash and dry coloured clothes inside out, thus preventing colours having that washed out look.
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BeaconRuth
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 1383
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:01 pm |
| andyp wrote: | | LittleB0b wrote: | | The season may be passed now - but drying in the sun helps. UV light is pretty powerful at killing bugs (however it also bleaches out colours). |
Wash and dry coloured clothes inside out, thus preventing colours having that washed out look. |
You're sounding very well domesticated these days Andy. Have you learnt the art of putting a duvet cover on a duvet yet? - I seem to recall that domestic challenge was baffling you on one of the trips we did though I can't remember which one.
Ruth
ps. I saw Tony the other day and he, Ken and Dave all went touring in France again this summer.
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andyp
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Posts: 7428
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:17 pm |
| BeaconRuth wrote: | You're sounding very well domesticated these days Andy. Have you learnt the art of putting a duvet cover on a duvet yet? - I seem to recall that domestic challenge was baffling you on one of the trips we did though I can't remember which one.
Ruth
ps. I saw Tony the other day and he, Ken and Dave all went touring in France again this summer. |
I wasn't baffled by it, just couldn't do it without getting inside the duvet cover.  Thankfully I've now mastered that one.
Will email you separately about Tony et al.
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Pross
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
Posts: 650
Location: South Wales
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:25 pm |
| BeaconRuth wrote: | | andyp wrote: | | LittleB0b wrote: | | The season may be passed now - but drying in the sun helps. UV light is pretty powerful at killing bugs (however it also bleaches out colours). |
Wash and dry coloured clothes inside out, thus preventing colours having that washed out look. |
You're sounding very well domesticated these days Andy. Have you learnt the art of putting a duvet cover on a duvet yet? - I seem to recall that domestic challenge was baffling you on one of the trips we did though I can't remember which one.
Ruth
ps. I saw Tony the other day and he, Ken and Dave all went touring in France again this summer. |
I managed to teach the mother-in-law how to change a duvet cover, can't believe she had never discovered the art of turning it inside out and rolling it over!
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andy_wrx
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2091
Location: Cheshire - soft underbelly of the North
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:17 pm |
| mickmc9 wrote: |
Obviously fabric conditioner and eco washing powder is a given.
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Read the washing instructions on your stuff - technical clothing regularly specifies NO fabric conditioner as it makes waterproof stuff not waterproof and makes breathable stuff stop breathing
| mickmc9 wrote: | | Don't leave it in the washing machine when it's finished - cloths get smelly if left in the washing machine. Ie take them out to dry straight away. |
This is the main thing. Get it dry quick, or it'll start to smell like a wet dog that's been in a canal.
In Winter it'll happen if things are allowed to dry slowly - generally more of an issue with thicker stuff like towels rather than quick-dry cycling stuff.
Worth putting stuff on the radiator or running the dehumidifier if the weather won't let you dry it outdoors, if it otherwise will take a day or two to dry indoors
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Sigline added back for Nick :-
Because it comes from French, the event is called a 'sportive' (or cyclosportive);
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JGS
Joined: 14 Sep 2008
Posts: 148
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:30 pm |
I've found washing it with bicarb of soda instead of washing powder helps remove bad smells. Works best for stuff that's got that generally horrible "old sweat" smell, but also works for stuff that's been left to dry too long. I don't have a proper airing cupboard, but I do hang stuff in the recess where my boiler is and it helps dry stuff without being in direct contact with the heat (hanging on radiators is not recommended).
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frazerbrown
Joined: 21 Aug 2009
Posts: 13
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:12 pm |
I wash my cycle stuff at 30c and add a cupful of cheap vinegar when the kit starts to smell. I don't know what it does but it stops it the damp wool aroma more effectively than just detergent alone.
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Brixtonbiker
Joined: 03 Aug 2005
Posts: 81
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:21 pm |
Second the vinegar (put it in with the wash liquid or in the fabric conditoner tray)and dont use fabric softner (basically its cheap corn oil and cheap perfume)
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dennisn
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Posts: 4128
Location: Toledo, Ohio USA
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Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:33 pm |
| LittleB0b wrote: | | The season may be passed now - but drying in the sun helps. UV light is pretty powerful at killing bugs (however it also bleaches out colours). |
Stink and look pretty or be a little faded and people won't avoid you.
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spanspoon
Joined: 18 May 2009
Posts: 9
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:27 pm |
i spray on some tesco anti bacterial kitchen cleaner on the armpit area, works a treat!
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k-dog
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
Posts: 512
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Posted Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:01 pm |
Base layers and the like smell like a wet dog if you use regular detergent - no matter how often you do it. It's because the detergent gets trapped in the fibres.
You need special stuff - Basewash is good. You can get it from ChainReaction or in hiking shops. A capful of that and all your stuff smells great.
I'm left handed, if that matters. |
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