Most of us have a strange ability to wear an obscenely smelly helmet or set of gloves without even a second thought, but I admit that I sometimes find it a bit worrying that it doesn't bother me that much. I would never eat anything that smelled that bad, nor would I ever wear a t-shirt with that stench or get into bed if my sheets had the same mix of salty and dead animal smells that emanate from my gloves and helmet. I do have a few different pairs of gloves in the rotation, and I do wash them now and then, but that doesn't apply to my helmet pads, shoes, or knee protection. So, like any normal man, I just put up with the smell. Muc-Off's Foam Fresh only asks that you give those items a quick spray (after knocking the mud and dirt off), though, which I managed to do even at my laziest. It comes out as expanding white foam that you let sit for a few minutes before wiping away any excess. The product works as advertised, quickly and nearly completely erasing the funk from your gear, which is a fact that will probably have many wives and girlfriends running out to buy a few dozen cans. My helmet pads, gloves, and shoes did all smell much nicer than before, but the so-called 'Fresh Citric Burst' is more chemically fake than like someone actually squeezing a bunch of fresh citrus fruit over all your gear. Think really strong household cleaner rather than bowls of fresh fruit. Because of this, I was likely to use the spray for my shoes more often than on my helmet or gloves, and it did well to cover up that cat pee-esque muskiness that shoes get after awhile. The Foam Fresh spray is certainly a luxury item that you don't need, but it does help to keep things smelling more sanitary. - Mike Levy |
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TADAAAM
Camelbak? empty it and put it in the freezer till next ride.
tadaaam agaiiin
Remember to empty your bladder (?! ;-D ) just after use, rinse with water, and leave open untli dry and this will not be necessary
When using pure water it has been abused to hell and never developed any smell/stain in two years.
Maybe I should worry about the cheap old plastic desintegrating with time?
But like the others, I usually throw it in the freezer. Still give it a good cleaning every once in a while.
Though I would not use this foam nonsense, I wonder how it would feel when it gets in your eyes as your sweat drips from the pads? My eyes don't usually fair well with soap in them.
Really though, the deodorant helps.
Removes the smell rather than just cover it over. Knee-pads, gloves and clothing goes in the washer and shoes in a bucket.
I mix the bakingsoda with the powder and just pour the vinegar in the machine.
If its super smelly, I let it soak in a bucket with the mix in.
60% of the time it Works every time.
Luckily I got removable pads in all of my helmets so I just throw them in the washer with the rest of my gear. Comes out nice and fresh.
Try and think of this discussion not as an attempt to blow up a huge ‘feminist issue’; rather, think about how easy it would have been for Levy to have written correctly ‘partner’ or whatever rather than ‘wives and girlfriends’.
Mountain biking’s supposed to be friendly. I don’t understand how the people on this website, even if being men in the vast majority, can so easily dismiss a mistake which could only help to make women feel more excluded.
Takes a lot of guts to post something like that on this site.
Get 'em girl!
Neg prop away meatheads!