How minging are you?

[HaloJ]

Undergarments everyday with T-shirts every 2 days and cycling trousers every week. But gloves?! Do you all have sweaty palms?

 

[chillyuk]

I just wait till it rains.....

 

[Davidc]

Please "share" your glove washing routines.

Shove 'em in the washing machine every so often.

That do?

 

[gbb]

Shove 'em in the washing machine every so often.

That do?

Same here...

Funny, i was only thinking the other day...i'm not a sweaty person, even in the height of summer a couple of years ago, 30 degrees, 35 mile hard ride, sweated like the clappers but still didnt smell.

Generally undergarments, socks etc, change every day without fail, but the rest...every so often will do.

 

[MacB]

well the annual CC get together should be easy to spot, it'll be the crowd of people underneath the big swarm of flies

 

[Keith Oates]

I wash my cycling clothes after every ride or at least the machine does. When commuting normally wear the same kit each way but have a spare set ready for the return journey in case it doesn't dry fast enough through the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ranger]

Everything except jacket and gloves every day, (they get done weekly) don't you people have to share a work space or something???

 

[BentMikey]

Especially those of you riding longer distances on saddles - do you not think how bad it could get if you ever experience bottom problems. Clean shorts are a must IMO. Now, do I post a link to an audaxer's terrible bottom photo? (It requires mindbleach afterwards).

 

[knonist]

change my base layer everyday (1.5hr@ 12mph)
socks everyday.

I wear office gear on my bike,

Since most of my sweat absorbed by the base layer already,the shirt get wash once every 1-2days and bottom once every 3-4days.

 

[Dan B]

Any garment worn next to the skin is changed every time I ride. Shorts especially so.

 

[thomas]

My light jacket reeks and I'm still wearing it

Might get it washed today, but need it dry for tomorrow!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

clean base layers (top and bottom) every ride. i have had 'saddle sores' (not thru being a minger tho) and i simply don't want to encourage that problem. as for those that don't change every day...you dirty disgusting barstewards!!!!

 

[mr Mag00]

you dirty disgusting barstewards!!!!

couldnt have put it better myself

washed everytime, except maybe gloves depends on snot content

 

[Moodyman]

The bacteria on the body causes more harm than that stored in the
clothes.

Hence, I shower at either end of the commute and wash clothes weekly.

Works for me. Might offend passers by, but hey, I can live with that.

 

[Tynan]

blimey and I thought I was bad

I aim for every two days for shorts although I'd prefer every day, defo the pad wants keeping clean, if I push my luck I start to get skin irritation from sweaty lycra/whatever and I've had the odd saddle sore

that said the higher quality shorts I have now seem to be much more forgiving

no idea at all how anyone can ride five days, I've done four and there's a lively hum that is almost audible