velocopedant wrote:Couldn't you just claim that you're a greyhound with rabies?greyhoundtom wrote:Personally I prefer to wash my cycling clothes by hand, as I can then be sure they are rinsed out thoroughly, because I no longer trust a washing machine after wearing my cycling gear that hadn’t gone through a full cycle properly................................having soap suds appear on your knicks and jersey during a sweaty ride is not a good look.
Do Your Bib Nix say hand wash only?
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Postby ezzy » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:24 am
Lol. She must love that machine. Did she paid for it or was it a present?Mulger bill wrote:My kit just goes onto the laundry floor and appears in the basket clean next day. Last time I went to use the GLWs flash new front loader she threw something at me
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:32 pm
I forgot meself and threw a load in last night while she was at work. Hellllloooooo doghouse for not seperating colours
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Postby KatieRich » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:50 pm
Also i had used this bag, and i like this. It's was a smart choice for me.im_no_pro wrote:Mine go inside the front loader as well, usually inside one of the GLW's lingerie bag thingys. No issues so far.Kenzo wrote:me too... Front load washing machine. Runs at 50 degrees celsius! Spins at 1200 RPM. So far.... the jerseys and Knicks have been holding up ok but it has only been three months with this new washing machine. Previous machine was an old top loader which thrashed the crud out of everything.khendar wrote:I just bung mine in the machine with the rest of my clothes.
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Postby queequeg » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:28 pm
Yeah, same here (Bosch). Except I have no magic basketMulger bill wrote:Joint purchase but her research and choice (it's a Bosch).
I forgot meself and threw a load in last night while she was at work. Hellllloooooo doghouse for not seperating colours
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Postby Ross » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:32 am
I tried that and the clothes came out reaking of Dettol so I had to re-wash everything to get the smell out.MikeyD360 wrote:Also - good tip. A capful (30ml) of Dettol in the washer (where you would normally put your fabric softener (but do NOT mix these as they will go gunky in the machine) and you will find your cycle clothes will be much fresher when they get out.
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Postby trailgumby » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:46 am
I find with machine washing knicks that are marked handwash only that the stitching gets damaged in areas like around the edge of the chamois - comes apart much earlier than on knicks without this "warning".
So on those nice ground effect bibs I revewed awhile back, the stitching is in perfect condition. Unfortunately the glued edge of the blue chamois panel has lifted, the foam insert has broken up, and they ain't so comfortable any more.
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Postby warthog1 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:21 am
On the front loader thing, I reckon they are a con. Take ages, don't wash any better and you can't bung in the last forgotten sock or jock at the last minute. Back to a the old reliable and much faster, top loader when this one finishes up.
As far as using the condenser dryer on the current stupid thing, what a noisy waste of time. Takes ages and annoyingly loud as the waste water pump starts and stops at regular intervals. POS
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Postby HLC » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:47 pm
Never leave them in the dryer though, always hang dry.
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Postby Marx » Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:14 pm
A bike and a place to ride.
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Postby queequeg » Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:42 pm
Not all front loaders are created equal. We had to buy a front loader when we moved house, due to the new place not having a space for a top loader. We researched well because I had heard all the stories about how bad front loaders are.warthog1 wrote:LG front load washer/dryer on 30c synthetic cycle. I have never washed them any other way.
On the front loader thing, I reckon they are a con. Take ages, don't wash any better and you can't bung in the last forgotten sock or jock at the last minute. Back to a the old reliable and much faster, top loader when this one finishes up.
As far as using the condenser dryer on the current stupid thing, what a noisy waste of time. Takes ages and annoyingly loud as the waste water pump starts and stops at regular intervals. POS
We ended up with top of the line 8kg capacity Bosch. 1600rpm spin cycle, quiet as a mouse, fully programmable. My cycling gear goes on a 45min cycle and uses next to no water. Depending on the cycle you can pause and add more clothes no probs.
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Postby cyclotaur » Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:49 pm
Way to go...khendar wrote:I just bung mine in the machine with the rest of my clothes.
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Postby DTdotcom » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:14 pm
Then I put knicks through a second rinse cycle, to ensure there is no trace of detergent in the chamois.
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Postby ironhanglider » Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:07 pm
With many good machines you can turn the power off and then on again and it will pick up washing from where it left off. We use this facility in combination with lights timer and start the machine for 1 second and let it continue at 3 o'clock in the morning for the long cycle. That way we can set the washing at night and it is finished by the time we get up in the morning.queequeg wrote: Not all front loaders are created equal. We had to buy a front loader when we moved house, due to the new place not having a space for a top loader. We researched well because I had heard all the stories about how bad front loaders are.
We ended up with top of the line 8kg capacity Bosch. 1600rpm spin cycle, quiet as a mouse, fully programmable. My cycling gear goes on a 45min cycle and uses next to no water. Depending on the cycle you can pause and add more clothes no probs.
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Postby trailgumby » Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:16 pm
How's this for service?trailgumby wrote:So on those nice ground effect bibs I revewed awhile back, the stitching is in perfect condition. Unfortunately the glued edge of the blue chamois panel has lifted, the foam insert has broken up, and they ain't so comfortable any more.
Ground Effect agrees, the chamois should have lasted longer (a year, now) so a new pair is winging its way over as type this
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Postby KatieRich » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:32 pm
khendar wrote:I just bung mine in the machine with the rest of my clothes.
me too... Front load washing machine. Runs at 50 degrees celsius! Spins at 1200 RPM. So far.... the jerseys and Knicks have been holding up ok but it has only been three months with this new washing machine. Previous machine was an old top loader which thrashed the crud out of everything.
Mine go inside the front loader as well, usually inside one of the GLW's lingerie bag thingys. No issues so far.
Also i had used this bag, and i like this. It's was a smart choice for me.
Actually ,the washing machine looks not bad,I like it.
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