Wet shoes. How to dry?

bluedoggy

Ok. So I've bought some Sidi Ergo2's. After a wet ride (even with overshoes on) how do you dry them?

Anonymous

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alihisgreat

Stuff them with newspaper which will soak up a load of water.. you can take it out and re-stuff if you want.. but I usually leave it for a few hours then take the paper out and stick them somewhere warm.

oh and take the insoles out too.

bluedoggy

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Stuff them with newspaper which will soak up a load of water.. you can take it out and re-stuff if you want.. but I usually leave it for a few hours then take the paper out and stick them somewhere warm.

oh and take the insoles out too.

That sounds wise. The last thing i want is them to smell musty.

Strith

When my sidis start to smell I stick them in the freezer for a few hours then leave them somewhere warm to thaw out. Works ok, and still going strong after 3 years of daily commuting and cycling in foul weather.

ilm_zero7

leave them out in the sun for 8 hours - Bingo, dry and warm, even crispy

sungod

depending where i am, i dry my s-works ones...

on top of radiator
with a fan blowing air in/over them
dangling a safe distance over a heater

removing insoles speeds things up a bit

if they've had a real soaking with road sludge i use the shower to blast clean water through them before drying

amaferanga

Newspaper (or paper towels if I get wet feet on the way to work) are very effective at speeding up the drying process.

Ron Stuart

ILM Zero7 wrote:

leave them out in the sun for 8 hours - Bingo, dry and warm, even crispy

This guy lives in the UK right and round about now it's 4C here at 1pm in the afternoon, most likely thing to happen is either they get even wetter and/or they freeze :roll:

BigJimmyB

Stuff (and then maybe restuff a few times) with newspaper and pop them in the airing cupboard.

Phil_D

Ron Stuart wrote:

ILM Zero7 wrote:

leave them out in the sun for 8 hours - Bingo, dry and warm, even crispy

This guy lives in the UK right and round about now it's 4C here at 1pm in the afternoon, most likely thing to happen is either they get even wetter and/or they freeze :roll:

Not at 4 degrees they won't

schlepcycling

BigJimmyB wrote:

Stuff (and then maybe restuff a few times) with newspaper and pop them in the airing cupboard.

+1

Ron Stuart

Phil_D wrote:

Ron Stuart wrote:

ILM Zero7 wrote:

leave them out in the sun for 8 hours - Bingo, dry and warm, even crispy

This guy lives in the UK right and round about now it's 4C here at 1pm in the afternoon, most likely thing to happen is either they get even wetter and/or they freeze :roll:

Not at 4 degrees they won't

Just don't leave them out tonight..... http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... ab=fiveDay

bluedoggy

Good tips thanks.
Do any of you chaps have 'Best' shoes for dry days? Reason I ask is because I have some SIDI Ergo 2's and I don't want the rain to ruin them. Or if I follow your tips they will be fine? My misses is buying me some new overshoes for Christmas so maybe they will help? Ones I have get soaked and are crap.

diy

Surely all overshoe will let in water through the holes?

lostboysaint

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Stuff them with newspaper which will soak up a load of water.. you can take it out and re-stuff if you want.. but I usually leave it for a few hours then take the paper out and stick them somewhere warm.

oh and take the insoles out too.

That. Works for every kind of wet footwear.

alihisgreat

Bluedoggy wrote:

Good tips thanks.
Do any of you chaps have 'Best' shoes for dry days? Reason I ask is because I have some SIDI Ergo 2's and I don't want the rain to ruin them. Or if I follow your tips they will be fine? My misses is buying me some new overshoes for Christmas so maybe they will help? Ones I have get soaked and are crap.

Don't bother, the second pair will either be less comfortable so you won't use them.. or more comfortable so you won't use the 'good' pair any-more.

either way you'll have one pair of shoes sitting around not being worn.

It might be worth getting winter boots though.

When its damp in the summer I use some nice thin Prendas oversocks to keep the muck off, then wipe off any that gets through straight after the ride.

rajMAN

^^^ This

ddraver

Newspaper and a warm place

Just use the shoes, SIDI's last for ages and the more you ride them the more comfortable they ll become. I have some MTB ones and they re still going after 5 years of bi-weekly abuse in conditions far worse that you ll ever see on road.

Ron Stuart

These for winter... http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... hoes-44414

These for the summer/spring/autumn wet.... http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/shimano-pro- ... prod21295/

And tarmac over aerofoils when it's near freezing

Herbsman

The instruction manual actually tells you how to dry the shoes. Did you throw it away?

bluedoggy

Herbsman wrote:

The instruction manual actually tells you how to dry the shoes. Did you throw it away?

Got the instructions yes, but they don't give details if they get drenched.

TakeTurns

Whatever you do, DO NOT put them in the microwave.

Mate did it and his shoes melted within a minute.

crankycrank

Can't remember who told me this but they said to fill a pair of socks with uncooked rice and put them in wet shoes. Rice absorbs moisture. When done give the rice to one of your less favourite co-workers as a Christimas gift.

ddraver

If you re a shoe pimp you could get some of these...



http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=25202

Arguably if you don't read newspapers, they might pay for themselves over a year...

turbo_hamster

Stuffing wet shoes with newspapers works, but slowly. Take out the insole if possible.

I use clean rags instead of newspaper. (And every cyclist has an endless supply of rags for bike cleaning.)
Newspapers cover your hands and the insides of the shoes with newsprint. Radiators are a desperate measure, when you need the shoes for a ride within an hour.

Clean cotton rags, like old socks and cut-up t-shirts, suck loads of water out of the shoes within 20 minutes. Then change the rags and let them do their clever stuff for another hour or so. By then, you can remove the rags and let the last dampness in the shoes disappear overnight. This works on running shoes that have been washed in a bucket.

Don't forget the shoes and leave them with festering wet rags inside them: the smell will not be pleasant.

Ron Stuart

Can't understand why so many riders in wet and/or cold weather insist on riding with expensive cycling shoes and socks when they are the only thing covering their feet.
If you want to ruin your socks (black brake deposit plus general road crud) to say nothing of nice cycling shoes this is a great way of doing it. To avoid this cover them with lightweight waterproof overshoes when it's mild or thicker ones when it's cold.
Another tip in cold/wet weather if you have legging loops that would go under your feet is to arrange them so that they go under the shoe rather. This helps take a lot of the wet that drains down leggings to bypass the inside of the shoes, just pop the overshoes over and the jobs a good-un.