How to wash and dry your cycling bibshorts

You just bought a pair Red shorts and now you’re thinking about how best to take care of them. Don’t worry, this guide has you covered. (founder, Yuva) regular century ride and start RedWhite Apparel 2014. I focus entirely on designing overalls that help racers overcome extreme distances like the Paris-Brest-Paris, the Transcontinental Race and the 24 Hours of MTB. Most of RedWhite’s Customers Count on us for a comfortable ride all day long. “Helps clean and prolong the life of your shirt. This guide is written in 2 parts: Washing & Drying Part 1: Washing a Cycling T-ShirtYou have 2 broad options. For maximum longevity, nothing beats Classic Hand Wash. However, not everyone has time for that (myself included). The Next Best Thing is Delicate Machine Wash Part 1a: How to Hand Wash your Bibshorts, and washing overalls is hard work. Don’t let anyone say otherwise. Hand washing once or twice is fine, but washing short sleeves 3-4 times a week after a long trip is an absolute problem. Especially when you’re pounding and tired. That being said, since this is the “gold standard”, go ahead.Step 1: Soak your shirt in the sinkTurn the shirt inside out and put it in the sink. Throw in some detergent or even body soap (the mild one without softeners, chlorine, anything strong). Fill the sink with cold water. Squeeze and massage the camisole until the water is bubbly and feels like soap. Let the shorts soak there for 15 minutes. Soaking in cold soapy water is very important. This solution basically kills bacteria in no time. The way this is done is fascinating and involves interactions between the soap molecules and the bacterial cell membrane. this is a New York Times article about it.I recommend soaking for 15 minutes as this gives your shirt time to saturate and deodorize properly. I tested 5-minute, 10-minute, 15-minute, 20-minute, 25-minute increments and more. The benefit of soaking for more than 15 minutes is negligible. So don’t waste your time doing that.Step 2: Rinse your overalls in the showerRead more: How to Be a Teenager This is best done while you’re in the shower. You save water this way. Turn on your shower (cold water please). If cold water bothers you, Here is an article on why cold showers are great. While the shower is running, let the water splash into your soapy shorts and rinse off the soap. Massage and squeeze out the water and soap until the soapy feeling is gone. Let the clean water soak the shorts and squeeze out the water. Repeat this until you are satisfied that it is clean. camisole. That’s completely fine. That’s what I do. Washing machine technology has come a long way in the past 10 years, and there’s no reason to be afraid to use it. above technique. On average, I find that my hand-washed bibs last about 15-16 months and my machine-washed bibs about 12-13 months. You will decide if that additional 3-month period is worth the extra effort. Some customers can squeeze more life out of their shorts, and some less. It really depends on how much you ride. (I average 150-180km/week)DON’T PUT YOUR SWEET BIBSHORT EYES IN THE BAG AND LIST IT BEFORE RUNNING YOUR WASHING MACHINE. Your bra will literally rot. Lycra soaked in sweat is a perfect habitat for bacteria. The bacteria will eat the minerals in your sweat and excrete acids that damage your lycra. Your Lycra will deteriorate possibly becoming translucent.If you don’t intend to wash your shirt right away, wash off the sweat at least and let it dry somewhere.Read more: how to remove scratches from dirty bike plasticStep 1: Turn the shirt inside out and put it in the laundry bagFlip the shirt inside out. This will expose the backing and ensure it cleans smoothly.You must use a wash bag. If you don’t have a laundry bag, Order online or go buy one from your local store. Get one with an interior that’s smooth and won’t be abrasive to the touch. There’s no reason not to use a wash bag! Washing a shirt without a garment bag will cause the garment to come into contact with the metal drum of the washing machine and other clothing. This is not good because exposed zippers (from your jeans), velcro straps (from gloves perhaps?) have the potential to tear your expensive camisole.Step 2: Install your washing machine. Use the “Delicious” setting.If your machine is old and doesn’t have a sophisticated setup, I’m afraid machine washing won’t damage your shirt. Setting “Delicates” on my Samsung washing machine lowers the water temperature, does 2 Wash cycles and spins the clothes at 400 rpm. It takes a total of 36 minutes, your shirt will be a little wet and you will need to squeeze out any excess water. If you do a full wash, please note that most of your other clothes will not dry as you would like. Good. That’s a relatively large load. Part 2: Dry your cycling clothesDrying your shirt is a simple process. All you need to do is squeeze out the water by hand and hang it in the house to dry. Do not wring out the shirt in your washing machine. Do not forcefully squeeze the water out, it is not a dish towel. And please do not dry it in the dryer. Lycra of camisole is made of nylon. Nylon is wonderful to the touch and very stiff. It is not good at heat treatment unfortunately and will melt…. . . . I hope this guide was helpful and that you learned something new or reaffirmed some good care habits that you have developed over the years of driving. For me, shorts are the most expensive item in my wardrobe and the most used item. It’s probably for you too. For this reason, we should all give our clothes some extra TLC. I always welcome comments. If you have any helpful personal tips on caring for your overalls, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.DON’T PUT YOUR DELICIOUS BIBSHORT EYES IN THE BAG AND LIST IT BEFORE RUNNING THE WASHING MACHINE/HAND WASH. Your bra will literally rot. Lycra soaked in sweat is a perfect habitat for bacteria. The bacteria will eat the minerals in your sweat and excrete acids that damage your lycra. Your Lycra will deteriorate possibly becoming translucent.If you don’t intend to wash your shirt right away, wash off the sweat at least and let it dry somewhere.Read more: how to remove scratches from dirty bike plastic