Originally Posted by
Nightshade
Best ,and cheapest, way to de-smell your clothes is to line dry them in the sun. The ultraviolet sunlight will kill all the smell causing bacteria leaving you with really fresh smelling clothing.
Prior to sun drying, soak sweaty clothing in bucket with washing detergent and water. Do this after each and every ride. While its soaking, do a wipe down of the bike using the same detergent and water in the bucket. Then go back to the clothing, agitate it a little and then ring out and do a rinse with clear water. Then hang dry. That will take maybe 15-20 minutes.
The used water goes into the grass or garden. You get the discipline of cleaning the bike after each ride, the clothes don't get smelly, the washer/dryer gets less usage, no special kind of detergent is necessary.
I use the big bucket the kind at Home Depot near the paint department.