My Smartwool base layer is machine washable (on cold, delicate). I think most of them are.
Re socks: I was quite happy wearing wool hiking socks the last time I went out in the cold (it was above freezing, but not much).
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10-11-2010, 02:08 PM #1
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10-11-2010, 02:11 PM #2
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Thank you!
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10-11-2010, 03:06 PM #3
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I don't buy much of anything that isn't machine washable.
I do have a front-loader, which helps, and I put the lightest ones in a lingerie bag, and the delicate cycle for all of it. I dry them flat (which I just had to order some more drying racks because no one has them at retail any more, not even Lehman's non-electric store
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10-27-2010, 02:25 PM #4
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A quick update - I visited a bike shop today and have bought a machine-washable merino wool long-sleeved base layer and some 3/4 length shorts (knicker?) I'm looking forward to getting back home now and trying them out. And of course ebaying some more things to buy tights, jerseys, shoes and jacket!
Thank you again for all the help.Dawes Cambridge Mixte, Specialized Hardrock, Specialized Vita.
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