Dumb question from newbie. Can bike shorts go in washing machine?

[Eden]

I wash all of my bike stuff on cold in a front loader so I don't have to worry about delicate or not, and dry them in the dryer on the no heat setting. I haven't had any problems other than the logos on the shorts coming off (and I don't really care about that). Heat is the enemy of lycra - breaks down its elasticity- so as long as you keep them away from a hot dryer you should be fine. It takes about 2 hours to fully dry everything (no damp chamois) on the "air" setting for me v/s overnight for line drying. I've also found I like woolight (gets out the sweatyness better) over the powder detergent that I usually use on all of my other laundry.