helmet cleaner

The Motorex Active Foam works well to get your bike helmet clean and smelling fresh.

Okay, no schoolboy jokes about helmet care, please. This stuff really works. Judging by the picture on the front, it is aimed primarily at motorcyclists, but it works equally well with cycling helmets.

What you do is spray the stuff and it immediately foams up. It looks like hair mousse, if you're the sort of metrosexual individual who knows about such things. You leave it to work its magic for a couple of minutes then wipe it off with a dry cloth. Easy-peasy.

Muc Off foam fresh is a helmet and shoe cleaning product. Muc off seem to be aiming it more toward helmet liners and pads than other items of cycling apparel but its uses to extend beyond this.

I have used it to clean and refresh the pads in my Giro Ionos, Giro Prolight test helmet and my girlfriend's Specialized Chamonix. It works well, gives a nice, clean smell and dries relatively quickly. A quick scrub of the foam reduces any odours and removes dirt.