Twice in a day???

[smutchin]

When asked, my wife was annoyed at the growing laundry pile

There’s an easy and obvious solution to that problem - one that would allow you to change into new clothes as often as you liked without annoying anyone...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yes, because I would still be wearing it from the first time.

Same here: if it's commuting or short utilitarian rides, I'm not going to change.
If I get soaked on the commute (I wear normal clothes plus a cycling jacket), the clothes will be dry by the time I'm finished, meantime I wear my uniform.
I would change only if I get home wet then have to head out again.
On tour I'll change leggings every day, tops every two days.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Paris Brest Paris in 2015 I wore the same kit for 1250km and 3 and a bit days.

 

[postman]

I don't ride fast enough to 'bloom' Yorkshiremen don't sweet darhling.

 

[smutchin]

Paris Brest Paris in 2015 I wore the same kit for 1250km and 3 and a bit days.

But that’s still only one ride.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

But that’s still only one ride.

Ah but rode to Paris from home and rode back. So three rides, 2000km..

 

[Stephenite]

What’s this “commuting”? Don’t you just come downstairs and stick the coffee machine on?

I'm surfing CC whilst the gf is watching tv. I hear Anthony Bourdain mention wearing a pyjama top and no bottoms.

So what do you wear on your commute?

 

[steveindenmark]

I ride go work and shower and hang my gear up to dry. I ride home in the same gear and it comes in the shower with me. In the morning it is dry.

But you should see the Transcontinental riders when they turn up at CP2

 

[snorri]

What is this "kit" you talk about?

 

[Electric_Andy]

I always did that when commuting - when damp it's quite unpleasant for the first few minutes but when it's next to your body and heats up it's barely noticeable. it won't smell much either, hardly time for the bacteria to start farting, but it may well smell after the second ride but will need washing anyway. I'm all for saving washing.

 

[Ian H]

There’s an easy and obvious solution to that problem - one that would allow you to change into new clothes as often as you liked without annoying anyone...

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Ian H]

Ah but rode to Paris from home and rode back. So three rides, 2000km..

I washed my kit when I arrived, showered & changed halfway round, washed everything when I finished, so had clean kit again on the way home.

 

[marzjennings]

This time of year there’s no way I’d wear my kit for a second time in a day without washing it first. Heat index was 101F yesterday and after only a quick hour sprint my kit is soaked in about 3 pints of sweat. After it’s cooled it’ll be worse that putting on a wet wetsuit. Oh and the smell, the wife barely lets me in the house after a ride in clean kit.