Glove death stink

[jwfisher3]

I throw my commuter PI full finger gloves (also fabric/leather) in the washing machine at 30/40 deg C at least once a week, and just let them air dry on the drying rack. They don’t look beautiful after the second or third wash, but they hold up fine. I think the key is not to put them in the dryer -that’s death for leather, synthetic or authentic.

[jwfisher3]

@eminva 16497 wrote:

Does anyone know how to clean Pearl Izumi Lobster Claw gloves? They have both fabric and leather, so I am reluctant to throw them in the wash. Dry cleaners?

Liz

I throw my commuter PI full finger gloves (also fabric/leather) in the washing machine at 30/40 deg C at least once a week, and just let them air dry on the drying rack. They don’t look beautiful after the second or third wash, but they hold up fine. I think the key is not to put them in the dryer -that’s death for leather, synthetic or authentic.

[dbb]

@off2ride 16582 wrote:

It is crazy/nasty. I couldn’t believe that it was dried sweat that was flaking off that bike. It’s like flipping a funnel cake upside down and letting the sugar just fall off. Yikes!!!

Photos!

[off2ride]

I’d rather not put photos on this forum. It might be somebody’s bike in here. Ever seen a car with rusty perforations? That’s what the corrosion looks like.

[PotomacCyclist]

Never put wet items in a bag or other enclosed space. Once the mildew develops, you probably won’t be able to get it out.

[mstone]

This thread is kinda making me feel like I’m gonna hurl.

[off2ride]

BTW, another thing that I do to prevent the “stink” on my helmets after a ride is I ball up some paper towels and absorb the left over sweat that is on my helmet pads. That way it dries faster plus minimizes the stink level. I also hang sweaty cycling apparel right away after a ride. Works for me.

[adamx]

hint i found in bicycling or velonews or some sport gear related site…every few washes i ad a splash or three of hydrogen peroxide…seems to do the trick

[creadinger]

@GuyContinental 16455 wrote:

In fact I can smell them now, on the other side of my office 10 feet away draped over my bars… I can only imagine what they smell like to others (think hockey locker room).

It may not be the gloves 10ft away that you you smell but your hands from 2 feet away. When my gloves are a little funky I notice that it’s hard to get the smell off of my hands once I get to work. I wash them of course, but I can still smell it faintly for a couple of hours.

[GuyContinental]

Grrrreat… I’m *that* guy with stinky hands.

[pfunkallstar]

I think I max out my gloves after about two years of daily use, but laundering and then airing out in the sun seems to do the job for a bit. The worst is getting to work and then running into a colleague when you KNOW that your hand smells like a putrefied barnacle.

[brendan]

Another +1 for peroxide (oxyclean powder creates this in solution) for glove-stink. I also rinse off my helmet’s padding and straps when I get home otherwise I get helmet stink and white salt crust on the black straps.

Also, ew.

Brendan

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