What do you use to hand wash your kit?

[mjalder2]

Hi folks,

What kind of soap do you use for hand washing cycling kit?

It's been a rainy, busy racing season so far this "summer", so I'm looking for soap recs to clean jerseys and bibs in the sink.

Thanks!


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[jmoore]

Regular detergent with borax added to destinkify. Wash on gentle.

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[Johnny P]

Wash with regular laundry but bibs/shorts in a mesh bag.

[mjalder2]

What about hand washing? I can't really use a regular washing machine every time I ride living in an apartment building with shared laundry.


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[biker72]

Woolite in the washing machine. "Delicates" setting. Cold water.

[dgauthier]

Originally Posted by biker72

woolite in the washing machine. "delicates" setting. Cold water.

+1

Or try the manufacturer's care instructions.

[madsciencenow]

I climb in shower w gear on and hand wash and then hang dry. Works pretty well. Every now and again I throw in the washer on delicate and then hang dry. If I get grease on a jersey or bibs I typically use shout and then rinse it really well. Shout needs to be applied before water, otherwise there is often a residual stain. As for detergent I don't know. My wife makes it herself in mass quantity and then stores it.


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[Steve in SLO]

I do similar to madsciencenow, but I just use whatever body wash I have and hang dry in the shower. Kit gets plenty clean and nothing has fallen apart yet.

[moobikes]

7th Generation detergent. Extra attention to the sweaty/ stinky bits, rinse well. A bucket would be better than the sink, if you have that.

[jemoryl]

A splash of whatever regular detergent I have into a bucket before I jump in the shower. Haven't needed to use borax, etc. for odor control. IIRC, Woolite has some ingredient to keep wool from getting stripped of oils, which is not really a consideration when washing the synthetics used in most of our kit.

[Black Dog]

My Assos shorts have had at least 200 washes in a front loading washing machine on regular with regular detergent and they look as good as new. I turn them inside out and toss them in with my other laundry. I do air dry them however.

[FlashUNC]

Ivory Snow. Way better than Woolite.

[bking]

mostly Rapha stuff, regular machine wash, warm/cold, hang dry. No fuss and they look fine years later.

[DRietz]

Dr Bronners, yo. My bibs smell like peppermint

[Tickdoc]

Well I used hotel shampoo in the sink yesterday, but normally I just throw it in the laundry basket and prof it gets cleaned. Probably should hang dry, but I'm just thankful my wife does the laundry.