Originally Posted by
JakiChan
This stomping you're doing is more stress on the clothes than a proper hand wash. (And if you're going to be anal, that's what they want you to do. Hand wash. Not foot wash.) Also, what exactly is in your shampoo? Or your conditioner? How do you know those chemicals are not damaging the properties of your clothes? Further more since you're not really soaking things with a proper detergent then I'd be wary of bacteria on the chamois.
Call me +4 for gentle cycle, front load, hang dry.
Nah. Today's gen of sports clothes are really good. Even my cheaper Performance Bike shorts are up to the task. No damage with soap, detergent, etc., and no problems even if you spin cycle them or even stomp on them. (I would though suspect wringing them out would be the most potentially damaging. Even then, I'm sure they're up to the task.)
The manufacturer instructions make them sound like glass. Nothing is further from the truth in my experience.