Stinky Doyles

cb71x · Ollie Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 62 City: Alexandria

When I started wakeskating, I wore my chucks and they seemed to work fine. Quick drying and light, they served the purpose. As my skills progressed, I could'nt help but think that a good pair of purpose built shoes would be a good thing, so I ordered a pair of Doyle 2's. Man these things hold a ton of water within the padding. When I get home from riding, I hand dry all the water from the padding and immediately put them in the sun to dry. No matter what I do, these things really stink of wet, sour shoes. Anyone have this problem...What to do??? Its probobly too late for these, but maybe I can make provisions in the future...

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

Mine hold water but they dont stink

Fryguy · Posted: Jun 10, 2008 7:43 am Post subject:

I stick my shoes over the ac vents in the house after rideing, they dry out quick and never seem to stink, prob wouldnt try with a stinky pair might gas the place out!

Fryguy · Posted: Jun 10, 2008 7:45 am Post subject:

if your kicks are already Parlament Funkadelik toss em in the washing machine with a little detergent and oxyclean, dont put them in thge dryer, works like a champ.

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

go back to the chucks

NickL · Ollie Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 57 City: bradenton

probly has something to do with the water you ride
because around where i live if u ride the bayou your shoes reek but if you ride the island they dont

NotSoBueno · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 1806 City: SoCal

Wash your feet....once a month whether they need it or not. Will work.

BARoNTiERi · Posted: Jun 10, 2008 10:01 am Post subject:

mine don't stink either but they don't dry out fast for sure, here in Montreal the water was still really cold just 2 weeks ago so I was wearing neoprene socks which stinks really bad... so the first 2 times my shoes used to stink even after washing them, but now that the water warms up I don't wear those anymore and it's fine.

LemonWake · Posted: Jun 10, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

Not sure about the water logging problem but for the smell take a Bounce static dryer sheet that you use for laundry and rip it in half and put each half in each shoe. Kills the smell, works wonders.

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

my doyles stink..but i think thats cause my lake is nasty... Smash