Post-ride shorts care. What do you do?
05-03-06, 03:04 PM
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Spray a little Shout on the pad, and dump in the washer with Wool-Lite shortly after wearing. Air dry, and I'm ready. Takes about 2 days to fully air dry on the thicker pads.
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05-03-06, 03:06 PM
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Machine wash on "hand wash" cycle in Ivory Snow liquid, dry for five mins on low heat, throw over shower curtain rod overnight. Stuff's expensive so it pays to treat it right.
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I throw em down the laundry chute and somehow in a day or so, they end up in my 3rd dresser drawer, clean and folded.
It's either elves or my wife. I am not allowed near the washer and dryer unless they're broken, which is fine with me.
It's either elves or my wife. I am not allowed near the washer and dryer unless they're broken, which is fine with me.
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Originally Posted by HWS
I throw em down the laundry chute and somehow in a day or so, they end up in my 3rd dresser drawer, clean and folded.
It's either elves or my wife. I am not allowed near the washer and dryer unless they're broken, which is fine with me.
It's either elves or my wife. I am not allowed near the washer and dryer unless they're broken, which is fine with me.
05-03-06, 06:56 PM
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Dude... Can y'all not read? lol it clearly says on the tag "HAND WASH in warm water" Why would you put it in the washing machine? Further, if you're like most people and do laundry about once a week, that means your chamois sits there for a week and grows...god knows what. For asses sake, wash your shorts right after you take them off. I just run them under the bath faucet and hand wash them while waiting for the water to get warm for my shower.
And, as somebody said, DEFINATELY take them off as soon as you can... warm+wet+ass = *shudders*
And, as somebody said, DEFINATELY take them off as soon as you can... warm+wet+ass = *shudders*
05-03-06, 06:59 PM
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Dude, a good front loader will far surpass the care needs of anything that requires "hand wash only". 
05-03-06, 07:32 PM
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I do exactly the same. Takes very little time.
Originally Posted by xSandmaNx
Dude... Can y'all not read? lol it clearly says on the tag "HAND WASH in warm water" Why would you put it in the washing machine? Further, if you're like most people and do laundry about once a week, that means your chamois sits there for a week and grows...god knows what. For asses sake, wash your shorts right after you take them off. I just run them under the bath faucet and hand wash them while waiting for the water to get warm for my shower.
And, as somebody said, DEFINATELY take them off as soon as you can... warm+wet+ass = *shudders*
And, as somebody said, DEFINATELY take them off as soon as you can... warm+wet+ass = *shudders*
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Originally Posted by bmunroe
I'm a newbie roadie and have wondered how other riders care for their shorts/bibs and jersey after rides. I know this may seem like a goofy inquiry, and I'm sure it varies greatly from person to person, but I'm curious to hear what others do. Why? This stuff is expensive. It would be pretty easy to make your cycling duds look like old rags in no time if you go about cleaning them the wrong way (or too often). So let’s say you've just gotten home from a big ride and your stuff is all 'sweated' up. Do you...
a) throw them in the hamper and let them mildew, then toss them in the washing machine later?
b) throw them in a sink full of cool water with a little bit of Woolite, then rinse and hang to dry?
c) wear them into the shower, give them a good rinse, and then hang them up?
or
d) none of the above. Instead I ___________________.
After spending a few hundred bucks on this stuff, I just want to keep it looking good and make it last. Your thoughts?
a) throw them in the hamper and let them mildew, then toss them in the washing machine later?
b) throw them in a sink full of cool water with a little bit of Woolite, then rinse and hang to dry?
c) wear them into the shower, give them a good rinse, and then hang them up?
or
d) none of the above. Instead I ___________________.
After spending a few hundred bucks on this stuff, I just want to keep it looking good and make it last. Your thoughts?
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Originally Posted by bmunroe
...a) throw them in the hamper and let them mildew, then toss them in the washing machine later?..
