Originally Posted by
cyclopath256
Thanks to all your answers. Okay, I'll bite the bullet and buy another pair of cycling shorts. That way one pair can be washed in the evening and the second pair worn during the day while the first pair dries.
Which brings another question: given how slow the padding dries, how do you dry it? Ideally I would like to hang it up somewhere on the bike where the wind would act like a dryer, providing it doesn't rain of course. Do you have any experience with that?
Hang them inside out, preferably in the sun, with them stretched out some. I tour with two pair. Sometimes I hang the from the bike bars.
If they don’t dry over night you can strap them to your rear rack if you have them. Wind and sun will dry them pretty quickly.
And wearing unwashed shorts won’t mean the end of the world for you.