Febreze SPORT - The Stink Patrol: Best Way to Get Rid of Stink

I use bicarb soda & leave my shoes out in the sun.

I've seen sporting goods stores like olympia offering special sports detergent. I've never used it though but you might want to try that. Has anyone here tried it and gotten results?

Use wool. Both Icebreaker and SmartWool are great brands of marino wool gear. It doesn't stink, so you don't need to wash it nearly as often. Thus, much better for the environment. Also, the wool stuff has a much larger comfort-range; meaning it's more comfortable from a colder to a warmer temperature than either cotton or plastic. Since buying wool stuff, I have thrown away all my poly and cotton.

I've used the special detergent for the clothes... the kind you buy at running stores... with good results.

Baking Soda for me.

Usually all of my running/swimming/biking gear gets thrown in the wash together. A heap of detergent and baking soda, and I'm good.

Works like a charm!

I do a separate load each week of our workout clothes and add Borax to the water. It can be found in any laundry isle of a grocery store and is a natural stain and odor fighter.  As well, we don't use fabric softner in that load.

I am a walker, but I think I will be trying out bike riding with my son in the spring or summer, and I will def have to get that baking soda going LOL and try to go walking/strolling when it's cool out.  :)

Try  putting your gear in a big ziplock bag in the freezer overnight.  This has worked for my running shoes (I also use baking soda inside the shoes). Might want to warn the family before they open the freezer door.  The first time I tried this my kids went to the closet where I keep my gym bag looking for the groceries thinking "Mom's confused again!"

i found that adding vinegar to the wash helps with getting stink out.  works on shoes as well...

When I start w/ a new pair of sneakers, I put baby powder in em after every run. They always end up smelling like ONLY baby powder.

I leave my shoes in the sun -- seems to bake the stink out...

i'm really surprised that no-one has mentioned soap?! all the technical running gear you get these days should not be washed in detergent, but should be washed in soap. doesn't matter if it's wool, poly, microfibre etc, any technical running gear that should wick will get clogged with detergent if that's what you use to wash it. fabric conditioner will also clog it so stop using that too.

if you've been washing in detergent though, all is not lost. start washing in soap flakes and the detergent will eventually disappear. eventually, the smells disappeared and i guess it was when the detergent disappeared. some of my old kit was revitalised.

in the uk, i've used granny's soapflakes and ecoballs.

as for shoes, i don't wash them. wash them just to get them covered in cowshit again 2 days later? not worth it!

Rubbing Alcohol.

Put some in a spray bottle, then apply in generous doses to your armpits and groin before excercising. Apply also to armpit area and groin area in your clothing BEFORE excercising.

 Since alcohol dries quickly, it can be used on the road too.  I had the misfortune of arriving on to a group ride with my dirty jersey, which I didn't notice until I took off my jacket. haahaha! I went to the nearby convenience store, bought a bottle, then dosed the armpit area with the alcohol. It was dry within 5 minutes. Of course, I had the pleasure of explaining to everyone why my armpit was wet.

As for feet... I don't know what to do with shoes. As a cyclist, I wear very thin, highly breathable socks and my shoes let lots of air through... but i imagine i might spray some alcohol on my feet too.. :p

 

 

I keep my cycling shoes, knee warmers, helmet, etc in a hard shell case in my truck. I placed one of those pine tree shaped car fresh scent things in there and, low and behold I look forward to opening my gear box... works great and that scent stays with me in my helmet for several miles before dissipating. I also put one in my gear bag with my running stuff and it will get you through for a while, but there is only so long you can go until you have to use the above advice.

I also use Oxyclean. It works great!!

I recently became aware that some cloth is being woven with nano strands of silver.  It turns out that silver kills bacteria and bacteria is what created the odor as it feeds on your dead skins cells.  The bacteria grows best in dark moist places like armpits shoes, and groin areas so that is why those stink most often.  It seems that wearning a "silver woven" shirt, socks, or underwear will actually help prevent the bacteria from growing and avoid the smells.  If you look around I think you'll start to see garments with silver woven in.

I did find these but I'm sure there are other brands too

http://www.x-socks.com/

I soak all my exercise clothes in the sink with a scoop of Oxyclean for at least 2 hours.  Then I squeeze them out and wash them in regular detergent with another scoop of Oxyclean.  Then hang to dry.  I was using Gain, and still noticed a faint smell once they're dry.  I recently switched to Tide, and notice no stink at all.

I may try soaking in vinegar, instead of the Oxyclean, since someone on this list mentioned that it stops working after one or two times.

1)     Either let your clothes dry out (e.g. hang them). Do not leave them bunched up or in a bag.

2)    Get a front loading washer... once we switched to a front loader, we use A LOT less detergent (~ 1 Tbs / load) and it cleans the clothes much better. (Stay away from fabric softeners in front loading washers).