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Washing your helmet
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:24 pm
by Ninjachica
No - not that!
Your helmet lining!
How often do you wash yours? I’ve just read a article that says you should do it every 3 rides.
Re: Washing your helmet
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:00 am
by Piglet
Washing the shell or the liner?
Re: Washing your helmet
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:03 am
by Piglet
Piglet wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:00 am
Wearing another layer between your head and the helmet (I have a Lycra Wick-It) greatly increases the interval between liner washings. In cool weather my linings would rarely need washing, but in hot and humid summer weather the linings will start to smell after a few days of commuting.
Re: Washing your helmet
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:32 am
by Ninjachica
Yeah. I probably ought to go back to doing that.
I’ve got a couple of skull caps somewhere
Re: Washing your helmet
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:36 am
by Ninjachica
Washed the innards of one in Spain, and all the sponge had broken down.
Might treat myself to a new one. I think the shoei is 4 years old now anyway.
Re: Washing your helmet
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:14 am
by CantCorner
Probably need to wash the liner more often than I do but certainly don't do it every three rides . When touring we carry a spray bottle of Febreeze for jackets and helmets , not ideal but it does hide the pong until we get home .
