Washing your jerseys
09-14-04, 10:26 AM
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My good jersey says I should hand wash it in cold water. Whatever!! I don't hand wash anything anymore. Besides which, cold water just won't do the job for my nasty sweaty jersey! So...I throw it in the machine on the gentle cycle with warm water. Do people really hand wash their jerseys? Do you? Do you use a special gentle soap like Woolite or just good old Tide?
09-14-04, 10:30 AM
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Cold water, gentle cycle, hang dry. Warm prolly will not hurt. I think the drier does the most damage...
I have jerseys from 1987....
I have jerseys from 1987....
09-14-04, 10:30 AM
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Yeah, I've seen that note about hand washing on the label. What I generally do is to hand wash the jersey and shorts when I'm in the shower following a ride. Every couple of rides, I end up tossing them into the regular wash but I do try to grab them out of there and let them hang dry.
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09-14-04, 10:34 AM
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Gentle cycle warm water and hang dry for all cycling clothes
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I just machine wash in cold and hang dry. I hand washed 2 times and say to heck with that. 
I just use the same detergent as our normal clothes.
I just use the same detergent as our normal clothes.
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Originally Posted by cycleprincess
My good jersey says I should hand wash it in cold water. Whatever!! I don't hand wash anything anymore. Besides which, cold water just won't do the job for my nasty sweaty jersey! So...I throw it in the machine on the gentle cycle with warm water. Do people really hand wash their jerseys? Do you? Do you use a special gentle soap like Woolite or just good old Tide?
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I wash my cycling clothes all togther on the permanent press cycle, warm water. I throw in a cup or so of baking soda for odor control. Then I tumble dry them with low heat for 15 minutes, then with just air until everything's dry. I'll throw in some bath towels to help speed the process. I've been doing it this way for about 5 years now, and everything is still holding up well.
09-14-04, 11:09 AM
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I handwash mine in the shower with me right after my ride. luke warm
09-14-04, 11:10 AM
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everything goes in the same washer (warm water) and then goes in the same dryer. i wash everything all together and i've never had a problem.
09-14-04, 11:20 AM
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like a lot of others here, I throw it all in the washer with cold water on the gentle cycle, and then hang it up to dry. Seems to work like a charm. 
09-14-04, 11:21 AM
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I found that drying is a big no-no. My old shorts degraded much faster than the ones that I air dry now. I just throw them in the washing machine, cold, regular detergent, air dry. I also wash my gloves the same way.
09-14-04, 11:30 AM
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machine wash cold, air dry.
09-14-04, 11:57 AM
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I throw jersey and shorts into my sink full of warm soapy water, swish it around, let it soak, then when I'm in the shower, I rinse it off with me and hang dry. It seems to be working ok so far.
09-14-04, 12:51 PM
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Machine wash gentle, hang dry - everything nylon/lycra/hi-tech fabric drys fast and don't like what heat does to elastic over time. If you're really concerned, buy a mesh bag for washing delicates to prevent the agitation from bashing/stretching your expensive gear, this way, only the bag gets bashed/stretched.
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Definitely machine wash in cold and hang dry. Drying in the dryer will cause the material to start pilling (material starts to have knots appear from drying).
As coolmax and similiar material are 100% spun polyester that will melt, which is why drying in a DRYER NEVER SUGGESTED.
As coolmax and similiar material are 100% spun polyester that will melt, which is why drying in a DRYER NEVER SUGGESTED.
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i just come home, and step into the shower without undressing, unzip the jersey, pour a little shampoo in there, spread it around and zip the jersey up. pour some shampoo into the shorts, do a dance here and there. same with the socks. then i just take it off, rinse off, rinse off my clothes, and hang dry them. ready for use the next day
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09-14-04, 01:20 PM
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My jerseys and my shorts all go in the washer and the dryer - no problems with either...
09-14-04, 01:35 PM
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hand wash in the shower after the ride with whatever soap is in there. Every few rides they go in the washer, cold water and hang dry.
09-14-04, 02:17 PM
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Wait...you mean I'm supposed to wash these things?
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I followed instructions for a couple of years. I have a half dozen jerseys and almost that many shorts. Now, they all goe in the washer and the dryer with everything else. I haven't noticed any accelerated deterioration.
09-14-04, 02:50 PM
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I thought you wore them once and then threw them away and got a new one.....
