for the MTBers, courtesy of the icebike list:

"Ok maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet this morning but that really sound like a great idea, so much so that I thinking I could use that method to bring back a pair of shoes that got odour/ruined during an offroad swampy ride. Can it be as simple as putting soap in my funky smelling shoes and heading out on a wet ride?

BTW, about that smell, ever wonder about the rain rehydrating and vehicle tires remobilizing the nearly invisible flatten remains of roadkill and your wheels accelerating tiny morsels to embed in your shoes/clothing and equipment?

Can I get some marmalade with that order of toast please?"