Originally Posted by
GlennR
https://www.sugoi.com/en-US/product-care
6. Do not use excessive heat when washing or drying. For the majority of our apparel, we recommend hand or machine washing on the delicate cycle in cold water (not exceeding 30 °C/86°F). Refer to the care label for recommended washing temperature of your specific garment.
8. Line/air drying is generally the best option.* If you need to use the dryer, be sure to use a low or no heat setting. Do not use dryer sheets. Check on the clothing regularly through the cycle to minimize friction from time in dryer. Always refer to the care label for full drying instruction
Wash them as you wish. Most of the supposed “delicateness” of Lycra (and other polyurethane based elastomer fabrics) is based on the idea that Lycra is rubber. It isn’t. I wash and dry mine in a machine and have not had any problems in multiple decades of doing so. I don’t have time to hand wash all my bike clothes. This, for example, is two days worth of winter time bike clothes.
2015-01-24 10.24.52 by
Stuart Black, on Flickr
Most all of it contains lycra and is nylon. I don’t have time to wash shorts, bib tights, a short sleeve jersey (Cool Max), a long sleeve base shirt (with some Lycra in it), a long sleeve jersey (or 2), wool socks (with Lycra) and a nylon outer jacket times perhaps 4 to 5, depending on days that I ride. I particularly don’t have time for line drying between 32 and 40 items per week, especially in winter. None of the clothes in that pile are new and most of them are at least 15 years old.