Drying cycling shoes & shorts
 

So I rode in to work today and it was raining (of course). All of my gear got soaked and covered in road mud (ick). What is the best way to dry the shoes and shorts? I have my shorts hanging but my shoes are still soaking.

Shorts-clothes dryer.

Shoes-remove insoles, place in front of a fan. Or in the sun, if possible.

Stuff the shoes with newspaper. After about an hour, replace the newspaper (it should be completely soaked). After a few hours your shoes will be dry enough to wear comfortably.

shoes - remove insoles, stuff newspaper into shoes, hope for the best.

In a pinch I warm my oven to about 300 then turn it off, and put the shoes in. An hour later they are nice and dry.

Don't forget to wring them out. If you can place them near circulating air, that will help. If not, just get used to putting on cold, wet clothes. After you've gone a few miles, it doesn't feel bad.

But the carbon fiber is radioactive and melts if the temperature is over 60º!!!!!!!!!

buy a small fan to blow on them. prop up what ever things you want to dry directly in front of air...leaning right on the fan cover even. i have dried gear for many, many years this way...helmets, gloves, goggles, boots, etc, etc...

the newspaper trick definitely works for the shoes.

+1 on the newspapers suggestion (also works for your kids when they come in with sodden shoes after playing in snow or rain or whatever). I'd post the question on the commuting forum as there are some expert all-weather riders there.

if the shoes have any leather on them, do not put them in the sun or near the heat. Shoe trees would be best, but the newspaper will do the trick as well.

I tried the fan trick and it worked for the shoes perfectly. I put the fan right behind my computers at work so there was warm air. The pants just never dried out though. Was a "joy" to put them on for the ride home.

Tell your boss to pony up for a clothes dryer at work.

what kind of pants? lycra should have dried too.

You guys must live in a humid climate. I just hang up my clothes and towel around my cube, and they're dry in a few hours. Anything to keep my co-workers happy.

bring a towel to work, wrap your shorts in a the towel and wring it, the towel will absorb some of the moisture and you should be able to wear them comfortably in a few hours.

Top of a CRT is pretty good unless you've upgraded to LCD.

I live in Seattle so we don't see the sun much :-) Good idea about the towel but I wouldn't want to short out the monitor.

They are just performance century pants. But the were definatly not dry.

I find that the top of the 480v transformer in my data center at work dries mine nicely... :D I would not recommend this if the clothing/shoes are WET, but damp.