Wet bike gear smell

[Akzle]

Would spray on silicone work too?

that sounds like something you'd find in an "adult store"...

i would imagine it would, just make sure it doesn't have any acidy-shit in it (like stuff that evaporates as it cures...) that would probably be detrimental to stitching.

i recommend natural waxes, bees, carnauba, even rendered animal fat (a la yurts/canvas tents) etc

[Ratti]

dont waste your time and money with spray on stuff. Textile is inherently porous, look at how coarse the weave is, the water dribbles in between the threads. If your gear is leaking its because the inner coating and/or waterproofing layer has cracked.
Dont use oilskin dressing, animal fat or vegetable oils on your gear,it won't work.
A dose of dressing wax might work, one of my customers asked me about this the other day. I told him to give it a shot, he had nothing to lose except feeling soggy.

[oneofsix]

Would spray on silicone work too?

that sounds like something you'd find in an "adult store"...

Sounds like you are thinking of spray on latex, umm now that might work, like those spray on condoms the Germans invented :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U18xI...yer_detailpage

[Ender EnZed]

is there anyway to stop my textiles smelling like rotten fish when I arrive at work?

I usually just soak mine in petrol. That gets the fish smell right out.

[pritch]

My Spidi jacket has a leather binding around the edge of the collar, it smells when wet. I guess the only good news is that it doesn't take long to dry.

Some scary advice earlier: don't use detergent to wash textile riding gear, use the proper products; don't put Dubbin anywhere near any seam that you don't want to rot.

[Tigadee]

I usually just soak mine in petrol. That gets the fish smell right out.

You must be popular whenever someone lights up near you...

[Maha]

With all the rain we've been having in Auckland is there anyway to stop my textiles smelling like rotten fish when I arrive at work?

Theres only two things that smell like fish.... and one of them is fish...

[Maakz]

LOL Maha...hehehehe!!!

[Maha]

LOL Maha...hehehehe!!!

Well.. now, apparently there is three....

[Tigadee]

Well.. now, apparently there is three....

Man asked woman "Why do you have a tattoo of a seashell on your inner thigh?"
Woman answers, "If you put your ear to it, you can smell the ocean."

[Usarka]

Smells like fish, tastes like chicken, you don't know what you been lickin, oh boy.

[nerrrd]

Can anyone who has a textile jacket with a removable waterproof lining confirm or deny if it gets less of that I've-been-damp-for-ages smell, or is easier to air out than one with a built-in liner (like mine)?

[FJRider]

Can anyone who has a textile jacket with a removable waterproof lining confirm or deny if it gets less of that I've-been-damp-for-ages smell, or is easier to air out than one with a built-in liner (like mine)?

Removable liners are better.

[nerrrd]

Thought they might be, thanks for that.

[CookMySock]

... but pretty much ruins the water repellency.

This is not correct. I throw my jacket and pants in the washing machine all the time, and there is nothing wrong with their waterproofness, in fact these (Mohsin) are FAR drier than my dri-rider gear I had.

I got sick of fucking around with smelly gear so I just ignored all the alarmist bullshit advice and just machine washed it. The result is nice-smelling gear that looks clean and new and it's dry as a chip.