Originally Posted by cyclezealot
Do we have a real dilema with washing bike clothes. Guess, doing our Goretex jackets and pants, along with the general laundry might have special problems. WHen I wash my Goretex, every few washings; I like to do a real wash of goretex in a washing machine. That requires special soaps, so as to not stop up Goretex's breathing abilities. I use Nikewax.
I had been blaming the pollution from the outside air where I let it hang out to dry. Well, just sniffed the laundry. Just hung it out to dry. I smell the pollution as I take it out of the washing machine.
Just curious, but why do you wash your Goretex so frequently? I wash my Goretex sailing gear once a year, the only exception to that being if it has been soiled in some way - oil, grease, etc.
Never had a problem with smell.