Irulan said:

if you must use woolite, use baby shampoo instead. It's mild and will not harm your fabrics either, and it's cheaper. Woolite is actually somewhat harsh, and then they add all these conditioners to it to make your stuff feel soft.
Is it harsher than regular stuff like Tide, or just harsher than one would expect?

Also, how much baby shampoo to use? Our front-loader generates tons of suds from not very much detergent at all ... I'd hate to flood the house!

Is it a good idea to use baby shampoo on all delicates, not just bike stuff?