Smelly Helmet

[JDoughnut]

I have heard ALLLL the jokes.... but I really suffer from a smelly helmet.. I sweat loads... and currently wear a Ionos and it stinks... of a kind of wee smell. I hose it down and fabrieze it etc.. still stinks... is there anything I can use?

Cheers

 

[Cheule]

I have heard ALLLL the jokes.... but I really suffer from a smelly helmet.. I sweat loads... and currently wear a Ionos and it stinks... of a kind of wee smell. I hose it down and fabrieze it etc.. still stinks... is there anything I can use?

Cheers

Would you be able to get away with tying it up in a blanket or some such, and bunging it in the washing machine?

 

[JDoughnut]

Would you be able to get away with tying it up in a blanket or some such, and bunging it in the washing machine?

mmn expensive helemt to take a chance on.... the felt bits come out,... still stinks tho

 

[battered]

How about chucking it in the sink with some soapy water and just giving it a wash with a soft sponge?

(you can do the same with your bike helmet)

 

[palinurus]

Not another smelly helmet thread!

 

[palinurus]

Has it got removable pads inside? remove and wash.

I clean the straps by allowing them to soak in a bowl of a solution of washing powder overnight, then rinse them afterwards. You could add a bit of milton to the water perhaps.

 

[ianrauk]

Wear a buff or cyclehat underneath your helmet.

 

[4F]

Go commando

 

[Kirstie]

Replace the helmet pads - husband has just done this. LBS should be able to order them in for you.
If the originals have been there a long time they've probably got permastink and are past it. New pads solves the problem!

 

[Norm]

Be careful spraying stuff into a helmet, you could react with the polystyrene and reduce its protective qualities.

 

[Maz]

I say remove the felt pads and throw them away. Don't put replacement ones in.
Take the helmet into the shower with you when you have a shower. Hang it out on the washing line to dry out.