Smelly riding clothing

[Birddog]

Google "Merino wool" for more info. "Smartwool" is a brand and uses Merino taken one step further. It is very good stuff IMO. I have started to use mainly wool socks, they just feel better, wick better and stay warmer when it's cold and wet. I also use wool arm and leg warmers, much prefer them over synthetics, esp the leg warmers. They have a wider comfort range. I'm also gradually shifting to Merino wool base layers. Additionally, I have an Ibex wool jersey. It's great for multiday use, but the pockets are on the smallish side, and if loaded, they make the jersey sag like a mini dress. It and all wool, perform at their best in cold and wet conditions. Those are conditions that I try to avoid, but sometimes it's nec. to have the stuff just in case. In choosing base layers, be careful, so far I think you get what you pay for. I have one base layer that claims to be Merino that I got from STP for cheap, and it's worth darn near every cent. I also have an Icebreaker from them, and it's in a different league, but then I paid more for it. For base layers, I buy zip T's as I also use them for skiing. I almost forgot, I also have an Ibex wool jacket (at least it has some wool in it) and I like it mucho too.

Birddog

[false_Aest]

Originally Posted by Dustin

Another vote for getting rid of the plastic and buying some merino wool. The stuff is just flat out comfortable, never leaving you feeling clammy, and it doesn't stink. Seriously. I can commute in the same merino wool t-shirt all week long, and at the end of the week the reason I need to clean it is not because it stinks, but because you can see salt on it from all the sweat.

That advice doesn't help--AT ALL Especially since I have hundreds of FRNs tied up in clothing already. DIGGIT?

I'll deal with the smell before I run out and drop $$ that I don't have on clothing that I don't need.

[OperaLover]

I have had some success with hanging my stinky jerseys outside where they get some sun exposure. The UV, even in the winter, seems to work.

[Idris Icabod]

I've found that a scoop of Oxiclean (the stuff advertised ad-infinitum on the television by Billy Mays) does the trick on smelly biking clothes. You can buy it from Target. Just add it along with your normal powder and wash normally, I think it is on a warm wash but my wife bought a washer with about 3 million settings, so not sure about the exact temperature.

[cadence231]

Originally Posted by Idris Icabod

I've found that a scoop of Oxiclean (the stuff advertised ad-infinitum on the television by Billy Mays) does the trick on smelly biking clothes. You can buy it from Target. Just add it along with your normal powder and wash normally, I think it is on a warm wash but my wife bought a washer with about 3 million settings, so not sure about the exact temperature.

+1!

After hearing another forum member recommend this "oxi-" type of product I went to the store and got some "oxibrite". I have used it for about 4 loads now over the last 3 weeks...I am a single guy. The results have been amazing. I have had a problem with stinky dish rags and towels and they now have no foul odor to them!! I have even seen some of my whites getting whitter!!! The stuff is no joke. atmo.

[steelrider]

Originally Posted by markie

Throw them out.

Buy some merino jerseys.

+1. Mother nature's high-tech fabric.

[Dustin]

Originally Posted by false_Aest

That advice doesn't help--AT ALL Especially since I have hundreds of FRNs tied up in clothing already. DIGGIT?

I'll deal with the smell before I run out and drop $$ that I don't have on clothing that I don't need.

Stink away then. But I'll stick with my merino.

[shinomaster]

The pits on my cross racing skinsuit reek. I guess I smell bad when I race.

[Elefantino]

Do you line dry or machine dry?

[false_Aest]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

Do you line dry or machine dry?

Line usually but not always outside. If I do machine dry I use a low "fluff" setting.