I am so with Adventure Girl on this one!Originally posted by Adventure Girl
Can you believe we have 2 pages (22 posts) about dirty laundry?
Bike gear is...gear. Sports gear (running, swimming, riding, skiing etc etc) is a tool . Tools are meant to be used. Care for them, but don't treat 'em with kid gloves.
Bike shorts are exposed to extreme temperatures all the time. They are also exposed to salt, blood, mud, gravel, bugs, snot, UV rays, sunscreen, pb&j, Cytomax....the list goes on and on. The Lycra breaks down with simple movement and the friction caused by thighs-meeting-bike-seat.
Life is too short and there are way too many trails and roads to explore to waste time worrying about "ruining" bike clothes. A little known fact about bike clothes is that the worst thing you can do to 'em is to leave them stuffed in a drawer; unused and unloved.
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10-21-2004, 06:56 PM #1
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Re: Forget the laundry... Go ride your bike!
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03-20-2005, 10:01 AM #2
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Amen!
Wash normally together in regular det. and dry in fluff or low heat dryer. Enjoy the ride, sweat and dirty them all over again then wash and fluff/low heat again. Clean is what matters to me, will not worry about breaking them down. They are used with love!
Originally Posted by pedalfaster
I am so with Adventure Girl on this one!
Bike gear is...gear. Sports gear (running, swimming, riding, skiing etc etc) is a tool . Tools are meant to be used. Care for them, but don't treat 'em with kid gloves.
Bike shorts are exposed to extreme temperatures all the time. They are also exposed to salt, blood, mud, gravel, bugs, snot, UV rays, sunscreen, pb&j, Cytomax....the list goes on and on. The Lycra breaks down with simple movement and the friction caused by thighs-meeting-bike-seat.
Life is too short and there are way too many trails and roads to explore to waste time worrying about "ruining" bike clothes. A little known fact about bike clothes is that the worst thing you can do to 'em is to leave them stuffed in a drawer; unused and unloved.
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03-20-2005, 10:17 AM #3
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I wash mine with my feet.
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03-20-2005, 10:38 AM #4
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Veronica
Is that in the same vat you're stomping grapes in for wine?
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03-20-2005, 10:51 AM #5
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You betcha!
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03-20-2005, 11:01 AM #6
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I'm picturing it like the "I love Lucy" grape episode. There, that dates me.
Trek, doing my bit for CA cyclists: went outside to do weeding, it started to rain, came inside, it stopped.Last edited by Trek420; 03-20-2005 at 11:03 AM.
Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/
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03-20-2005, 11:07 AM #7
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You saw it in reruns - not the original.
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