Clean bicycle shoes?

While riding some limestone trails I got caught in a rainstorm today.
My shoes are caked with sand and other crud. How do I clean them
without ruining my only pair of shoes?

(TekBuf) wrote in
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While riding some limestone trails I got caught in a rainstorm today.
My shoes are caked with sand and other crud. How do I clean them
without ruining my only pair of shoes?

If your shoes are synthetic, you can just hose them off and let them dry in
the sun. Most mountain bike shoes are synthetic.

If they are leather, use a damp cloth. Towel off excess moisture. Stuff
with newspaper and let them sit in a dry place to completely dry. Apply a
leather polish if you want.

heater wrote in news:3f0f79d1$1_3
@news.chariot.net.au:
Don't dry them in the sun. The sun is bad for anything synthetic. Stuff
'em with newspaper and dry 'em in the shade.

Your use your shoes outdoors, right?

heater wrote:

The sun is bad for anything synthetic.

Just about everything I wear when I cycle is synthetic -- shoes, socks,
shorts, shirt, and the shell on my head. Given that the Colorado Front
Range has something like 300 days of sunshine each year, I'm looking at
seriously curtailing my cycling activity in order to prevent sun exposure.

RFM
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