How often do you wash cyling (shirts, bids, shorts) gear?
08-04-11, 01:21 PM
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How often do you wash cyling (shirts, bids, shorts) gear?
How often do you wash cycling (shirts, bibs, shorts) gear? Do you really wash them with soap/detergent like other clothes or just rinse them as it has only sweat after 1-2 hours of use?
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The same as you do any other athletic clothing. Have you ever done anything athletic before?
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08-04-11, 01:26 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
If I wear them they get washed in the washing machine with detergent and then hung to dry.
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Every time I wear them, with regular detergent, regardless of how long the ride was. Also wash my gloves regularly (they aren't leather). Sweat not only starts to smell bad, but also is acidic, and is hard on your clothes if left for a long time.
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My cycling clothes stay on until I am in the shower where they are then handwashed, and left to dry. Never smell bad, last a long time.
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After any ride, I throw both shorts/jersey into the "light cycle" laundry bin. Hang them up to dry after they've been washed. I'd rather have a pair of shorts that wear out a little faster than get some nasty stuff growing in the treasure island region.
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Hygiene...FAIL!
08-04-11, 01:35 PM
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Worn once and washed in the gentle cycle, liquid detergent, and hung to dry overnight. Thankfully, I have enough to last a week before the batch needs to be done. Socks get worn once and go in with the rest of the whites. Gloves get hand washed about every other use, basically just rinsed out in cold water and left to dry on the kitchen counter.
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Anybody seriously asking this question is not a clean individual. Wash your clothes man.
08-04-11, 01:51 PM
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How often do I wash them ? Never, my wife does it, and she has a pretty humiliating process in which she sprays the crap out of them (No pun intended) with some sort of Tide odor iliminator before she puts in the washer. Really?? Do I smell that bad ?
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Correction
Guys: I did not expect such a rosy response to my bit naive question.
As I said earlier I am used to compression UW under shorts. So question was about shorts. and second question was washing or just rinsing it so NO smell.
As I said earlier I am used to compression UW under shorts. So question was about shorts. and second question was washing or just rinsing it so NO smell.
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08-04-11, 02:28 PM
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You don't really need to shower more than once a season, and tooth brushes are only good for separating fools from their money. Also, toilet paper is highly overrated.
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Always wash after use.
Hang dry. DO NOT machine dry socks/bibs.
Your stuff will last long, smell clean, and feel good.
Hang dry. DO NOT machine dry socks/bibs.
Your stuff will last long, smell clean, and feel good.
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