Washing bike shorts???

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2005-05-07 10:36 AM

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Subject: Washing bike shorts???
O.K. Silly question here. I just bought new bike shorts and I'm wondering how to wash them. They don't seem to have any instructions. I've thrown the tag out that might have. Do I have to hand wash them because of the padding? Or is it o.k. to throw them in the washing machine?

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2005-05-07 10:48 AM
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Subject: RE: Washing bike shorts???
Throw 'em in the washing machine. Been doing it for years. No ill effects.
2005-05-07 11:05 AM
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Subject: RE: Washing bike shorts???
Thanks, I just went for my first long (for me) bike ride yesterday of 30k and they need a wash.
2005-05-07 1:01 PM
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Washing machine - gentle cycle.  Hang dry (they'll last longer than if you throw them in the dryer).
2005-05-07 1:12 PM
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If a piece of my cloths can't handle the dryer then it isn't gunna last for long in my house.
I just bought some cycleing shorts and read the washing instructions then promptly put them in the dryer to see what happens..... so far so good
2005-05-07 7:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Washing bike shorts???
Just throw them in the washer and hang dry for best effects. I will also occasionally dry them in the sun, turned inside out because I had read somewhere that the UV rays help to kill bacteria that may not wash out in the padding. Don't know if it's true or not, but I gotta hang dry 'em anyway, can't hurt to do it in the sun!

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