Washing bib-shorts

how do people wash theirs

at the moment i just shove them in the washing machine with some persil powder, low temp wash and no conditioner

just got some assos shorts which come with a little sample of the assos cleaner and a wash bag

so who bothers to use a delicates bag for their bibs?

is the assos cleaner really worth it at £10 a bottle, certainly left everything smelling nice after a wash - but that is probably the same effect as when my clothes are washed by someone else - my nose is used to the detergent at home so the smell of a different one seems more marked.

or would something like woolite do the same job for a fraction of the cost

what is the best supermarket detergent for cleaning bibs

Delicates bag + non-bio powder on low temp.

I used to use the little bag for mine and whatever detergeant was going.

I used to use the little bag for mine and whatever detergeant was going.

...but now you don't bother washing them? You're clearly becoming English...

Bit of white vinegar and bicarb as a pre-wash. Anti-bac.

...but now you don't bother washing them? You're clearly becoming English...

No I don't...

Mal does.

i just scrape the residue off mine every week and bottle it.
they sell it in Harrods, it's called Sex Panther.

i just scrape the residue off mine every week and bottle it.
they sell it in Harrods, it's called Sex Panther.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpS1mPvdFLo

in the assos bag or a pillowcase. non-bio 40°non-fast coloureds program but turned down to 30°
no fabric conditioner/softer. (that's for girls)

in the assos bag or a pillowcase. non-bio 40°non-fast coloureds program but turned down to 30°
no fabric conditioner/softer. (that's for girls)

Thx, Mrs Myth.

i just scrape the residue off mine every week and bottle it.
they sell it in Harrods, it's called Sex Panther.

Dibs.

i wash mine inthe shower. no play. i just get in the shower with my regalia on and then undress. so i guess i wash it with aveda shampoo and lightly massage it with my toes.

one in a while i put it in the wash with my other clothing.

special like

I washed my new Assos in the washing machine in the little bag, 30 minute cycle with delicates detergent. When I emptied the machine, they were no longer in the bag....

The Assos blue stuff is only for handwashing, and I can't be arsed with all that shit.

i have a collection of delicates bags, so that is not a worry

do people put all their lycra in delicates bags or just bibs?

Thx, Mrs Myth.

no probs. with you being an anal left-brainer i thought you might appreciate the details.

Put em in the microwave for 2 mins, kills bacteria

i don't use the bag, but i wash on delicate, with ecover delicate detergent. i wash my dress shirts the same way.

Granny's soap flakes. 30 deg.

Oh, and what does the label say?

Definitely no higher than thirty degrees and on a delicate wash, using ecover or similar.
If you don't have a full load of lycra then handwash your shorts/bibs, jerseys et al can go in the machine on a normal wash (Which I still do at thirty degrees).

All my cycling kit... ecover delicate soap, 30degs. I use the bag for my Assos bibs, only coz I'd be gutted if they shrunk to half their size and I hadn't.

I do all my stuff at 30 degrees with some woolite. Don't bother with a delicates bag etc.

Mrs Smallfurry is very particular about using the correct programm, and sorting clothes into colour groups.
I just chuck all my sports kit in together, and put it on 'sports wash', which seems logical. The sides of my favourate bibs are now pink :(

have always used 30 degree wash and no conditioner

may start to use the delicates bags more often

I'm sure many of the people you meet on your commute would tempted to kick you in your delicates bag.

delicates = soap flakes
normal stuff = washing soda