Washing Kits

[kenyonchris]

Geez. Now I am worried. I wash everything...I mean everything, in Cheer then stick it in the dryer. Shorts and all. Sometimes the chamois is a little crumpled, I stick a book on it and there you go.
Suzy Homemaker I am not. In fact, barely competent at anything domestic. But I would hate to smell funny, and I am sort of germaphobe cleanfreak (a result of handling some really nasty people and really nasty conditions.

[Becky]

There was a really good thread about this not too long ago. I remember that someone recommended Biz, but I haven't found it yet.

Currently, I do our cycling stuff in its own load about once a week. I use my usual detergent and washing soda for the wash, and white vinegar in the rinse to get rid of any soap residues.

It seems to work well enough for stink-busting, even with DH's ripe cycling clothes!

[SheFly]

Geez. Now I am worried. I wash everything...I mean everything, in Cheer then stick it in the dryer. Shorts and all. Sometimes the chamois is a little crumpled, I stick a book on it and there you go.
Suzy Homemaker I am not. In fact, barely competent at anything domestic. But I would hate to smell funny, and I am sort of germaphobe cleanfreak (a result of handling some really nasty people and really nasty conditions.

Not to worry - we have bike clothes in the laundry 5 days out of 7, and I wash them with the regular clothes, in cold, with regular detergent (Tide) and then put them in the dryer. I'm on year 2 of the same kit, and I only have 2 which I wear CONSTANTLY. They don't smell, and they are clean.

SheFly

[crazycanuck]

Hey KC,

Why not just wash your bike stuff then air dry it on hangers? (inside is ok.) We do it all the time.

We don't have a dryer as it's only 3-4 months of the year that we have coolish weather.