AEO

wash it with baking soda or diluted bleach.

DropDeadFred

buy new shoes

deep_sky

I accept paypal, DDF. $350 ought to cover new shoes

DropDeadFred

I keep my stank ass vibrams outside...

mark1974

take a bath

San Rensho 

Put them in the clothes washer, let them air dry. Unless you have leather somewhere in your shoes, nothing will happen to them by washing them in the washer.

LowCel 

My shoes are leather and carbon. That would be a $500 mistake. I'm sure the washer would not appreciate the cleats either.

ellenman

deodorizers for shoes work really well. You can get them at big 5 for like five bucks

deep_sky

Yeah, I am not gonna put my shoes through the wash. When I get my car back I will go get some lysol and some shoe deodorizers and see if I can knock the stench down some.

fstshrk

Buy some of these socks:

https://www.feeturesbrand.com/

and use these.

AEO

that stuff is mostly baking soda, and that's about $1.50 at a grocery store.

LowCel 

When I only ride 2 or 3 days a week I have no problems with my shoes smelling. It's when I ride 6 days a week, some of those days in the rain, that I start having a problem. I imagine that a lot of the people here having these problems are probably doing the same thing.

Riding like that makes it pretty tough to air them out, especially during the summer when I get home from riding at 9:30, go to bed at 10:30, off to work at 6:00 am the next day.

hhnngg1

Dunk them in a fairly concentrated bucket of laundry detergent - preferably one of the oxidizing 'sport-washes' that they sell at REI or other sporting stores. Give it a good full two days in there. And then dry it quickly - stuff with newspapers, and preferably keep over a warm air vent.

That'll free up most of the gunked on bacteria in the hard to reach nooks that keep coming back when there's moisture. It's not perfect, but it's as good as you're going to get.

With the no-socks Vibram FiveFinger sneakers, you get some incredible STENCH after some regular use - this method, coupled with throwing those in the washer (can't do that with bike shoes duh) really make a huge difference.

deep_sky

Started with odoreaters spray. Went to town and sprayed the hell out of each shoe. Doesn't smell like foot anymore, smells like odoreaters. Put em in a warm dry spot with the baking soda socks. If they don't stench tomorrow, then I guess I've found something that works. Just gotta stay on top of it, I guess.

AEO

The best way possible to dry shoes would be to stick a pipe into the shoes that blows a steady stream of dry air, but failing that, I think pointing a dehumidifier at the shoes is the next best thing.

jolly_ross

Kill the bacterial bloom. Maybe try putting them in the washing machine on the hottest setting, plenty of detergent. Then dry them quickly as poss. Sitting them on top of the hot water cylinder is a good way.

After that *never* leave them damp after a ride. Once again - leave them on top of the hot water cylinder overnight at least after every ride.

If I leave my shoes damp it's guaranteed that they go manky, conversely the hot water cylinder seems effective at always preventing this. hth.

TheHen

This, although vinegar (dilute acetic acid) is indeed a chemical. And stick to white vinegar, unless you want to flavor or add color to the shoes. Just submerge the shoes in a bucket of cheap white vinegar for an hour or so, then dry them out. Include the insoles. It's probably not a bad idea to do the same with your feet from time to time.

busdriversrock

I saw a lady on T.V. that had super bad foot odor, and used everything she could. She found a solution by using dilute formaldehyde and water, and soaked her feet in it, I think every few months or so. I never tried it, but my shoes aren't Y3K compatible either. Hockey equipment (probably football) manufacturers sell good anti-stink stuff too.

Rutnick

Like it was mentioned here earlier, just put each shoe in a ziplock bag ad stick them in the freezer overnight. You can hand wash the shoe inserts with some soap and water if you wish.

rkwaki

My feet stink like you cannot imagine - I wash my shoes in the washing machine (never dryer) - I do them with a load of jeans or sweatshirts and have never have an issue. They also look like new all the time.

BarracksSi

One convenient way to dry them out would be to put them on the floor at the base of your refrigerator. Whenever it turns on, it draws air in through that vent, pulling airflow over your shoes. I've also put damp shoes under the old-style convector unit for our heater/air conditioner.

And a big +1 to anything that will kill bacteria. I'd also like to try washing shoes; anything special needed to account for Velcro straps attaching themselves to other fabrics?

fasthair

An old timer gave me this tip many moons ago (25+ years) and to this day my foot odor is a thing of the past. Powdered Boric Acid. Just sprinkle some in your shoe like you would any foot powder every couple of days before you slip you shoes on and it will positively stop foot odor. I kid you not. It is used any many foot care products (Dr Sholl's etc.) and has many uses for health care. The stuff is very cheap and can be found at almost any drugstore.

fasthair

mark89unc

fasthair is correct. Also, use lysol spray in the shoe regularly to kill the bacteria. If neither of these suggestions work, you will probably need new insoles or new shoes.