Newspaper in cycling shoes - an old wives tale?

ashleymp777

Have just returned from a relatively wet ride, so needless to say all my clothing went straight in the wash the minute I got through the door, which then left my beloved month old riding shoes. After giving them a wipe down I seem to remember reading somewhere that if you stuffed them with newspaper that'll soak up any risidule moisture, as well as leaving them in a well ventilated area.

Does anyone on BR do the same thing after a wet ride?

bartimaeus

Yep... it's the best way to get your shoes properly dry. If they are really soaked it's worth replacing the newspaper after a couple of hours.

Yossie

Yup - works for me. In the winter I end up doing it most nights (oooeeerrrrr).

Remember to change the paper after a couple of hours to maximise the benefit of the absortion de papier

Helps hold the shape of the shoes as well as they dry out.

Monty Dog

Does help with leather, less so with modern synthetics like Lorica. Mine just get put in the cupboard with the heating boiler and hot water tank.

ashleymp777

Brilliant, cheers guys, just what I wanted to hear.

cycologist

Just remember to take them off before stuffing them with newspaper - it makes it so much easier.

Yossie

cycologist wrote:

Just remember to take them off before stuffing them with newspaper - it makes it so much easier.

And, conversely, to take the paper out before putting them back on otherwse you could end with with a crazy panic attck thinking that you feet have gone from a size 10 to a 200. :evil:

prawny

I t works really quickly too, I used to ride to work in the pouring rain, stuff my shoes with a metro at the office and they'd be pretty much dry by home time. Overnight, bone dry every time.

pauldavid

Tried this last night with good and bad results.

Firstly shoes are lovely and dry this morning.

Annoyingly though I could barely read any of my paper yesterday, the bit near the top of the shoe was fine but I couldn't read the bit near the toes atall. :shock:

This needs a rethink

pottssteve

I also use the old skool newspaper trick. However, it occurs to me that digestive biscuits absorb tea very well so maybe you could try crumbling a couple of these in for extra-fast drying....

rubertoe

pottssteve wrote:

I also use the old skool newspaper trick. However, it occurs to me that digestive biscuits absorb tea very well so maybe you could try crumbling a couple of these in for extra-fast drying....

Surely a Hob Nob would be better - Or some Oats so Simple.

Would else could we use that is super absorbing

Stewie Griffin

Juan Sheet.

Chrissz

Rich Tea work the best :!:

stimpy_76

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Juan Sheet.

Is it only me that's noticed this sounds remarkably like he's saying "one sh*t is plenty"?

pauldavid

stimpy_76 wrote:

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Juan Sheet.

Is it only me that's noticed this sounds remarkably like he's saying "one sh*t is plenty"?

I have a mate who's cycling shoes smell like the local land fill :shock:

Anything to tell us Dave????

You been doing the Juan Sheet trick, and if so did you break off half way through to split it between the shoes or is it Juan Sheet per shoe???????

garrynolan

Lady towels (or those tuby ones for narrow toe area)?

motdoc

I'm too cheap to buy fresh newspapers, so I flatten them out dry them and re use them.

One (broad) sheet does it all.

Drysuitdiver

cheapo cat litter works well too and can be dried and reused many many times. i used newspaper in the boots of my dry suit when it leaked and it became a very damp suit.

Gizmodo

Drysuitdiver wrote:

cheapo cat litter works well too and can be dried and reused many many times.

Clean or used cat litter?

Maybe that's why pauldavid has a mate who's cycling shoes smell like the local land fill

LeDomestiqueTours

If they are really soaked I always rinse them under the tap and then stuff with newspaper and leave in a warm place. The rinse seems to minimise the stink once they are dry.

greasedscotsman

Surely there is quite a simple way to work out if newspaper is effective or not, you do have two shoes, right?

Gizmodo

greasedscotsman wrote:

Surely there is quite a simple way to work out if newspaper is effective or not, you do have two shoes, right?

You are far too logical for this forum. Immediately change your moniker to Spock.

DavidBelcher

Drysuitdiver wrote:

cheapo cat litter works well too and can be dried and reused many many times.

Best keep the shoes out of view of the cat, though - it might get the wrong idea about what constitutes a litter tray....

David

gmacz

Pour the porridge oats into the wet shoes, the porridge soaks up the moisture and it leaves it fully moist for cooking. Cooking time is quicker and you get a softer texture and a better breakfast. No need for added salt as it is taken care of in the shoes.