Would you buy and wear a strangers bike shorts?

[speccy1]

Isn`t that what washing machines were invented for? If somebody is on a tight budget why not??

 

[vickster]

Isn`t that what washing machines were invented for? If somebody is on a tight budget why not??

I'm not convinced washing at 30 actually gets cycle kit to a like new standard. I don't want to be wearing clothes next to my skin that have potentially been soaked in a strangers bodily fluids, or indeed anyone else's bodily fluids

 

[earlestownflya]

I'm not convinced washing at 30 actually gets cycle kit to a like new standard. I don't want to be wearing clothes next to my skin that have potentially been soaked in a strangers bodily fluids, or indeed anyone else's bodily fluids

that's ok...you're of the fairer sex..you're excused

 

[slowmotion]

I'm not convinced washing at 30 actually gets cycle kit to a like new standard. I don't want to be wearing clothes next to my skin that have potentially been soaked in a strangers bodily fluids, or indeed anyone else's bodily fluids

Forget the wretched "eco" boll#cks. Turn the dial up to 50 degrees and kiss somebody else's body fluids goodbye.

 

[speccy1]

I'm not convinced washing at 30 actually gets cycle kit to a like new standard. I don't want to be wearing clothes next to my skin that have potentially been soaked in a strangers bodily fluids, or indeed anyone else's bodily fluids

I don`t wash stuff at 30, may as well not bother, to get stuff clean you need heat, I don`t care a fig what the tree huggers say

 

[vickster]

Forget the wretched "eco" boll#cks. Turn the dial up to 50 degrees and kiss somebody else's body fluids goodbye.

I'm not sure such high temperatures are good for the longevity of synthetic fibres and Lycra? It's nothing to do with the environment. I use a 40deg wash typically

 

[earlestownflya]

I'm not sure such high temperatures are good for the longevity of synthetic fibres and Lycra? It's nothing to do with the environment. I use a 40deg wash typically

how long do you want them to last for?

 

[vickster]

how long do you want them to last for?

Given my cycling shorts generally cost £50+ a reasonable amount of time

 

[earlestownflya]

Given my cycling shorts generally cost £50+ a reasonable amount of time

ooo that's a lot of money....guess i'll stick to sitting in someone elses juices..for £40 less

 

[vickster]

ooo that's a lot of money....guess i'll stick to sitting in someone elses juices..for £40 less

Not really, especially for something that is comfortable, long lasting and hadn't been worn by someone else

 

[earlestownflya]

Not really, especially for something that is comfortable, long lasting and hadn't been worn by someone else

i suppose..ok...you win...take it easy

 

[speccy1]

I suppose we could take this one step further, why buy a second hand bike, when the saddle had been up somebody elses backside? Same difference................

 

[vickster]

I suppose we could take this one step further, why buy a second hand bike, when the saddle had been up somebody elses backside? Same difference................

I don't know about you, but I don't ride my bike naked, there's material between my skin and the saddle. That is not the case with cycling bottoms worn commando. And all my bikes have saddles new to me, even the second hand one

 

[slowmotion]

I'm not sure such high temperatures are good for the longevity of synthetic fibres and Lycra? It's nothing to do with the environment. I use a 40deg wash typically

I'm a long way short of being A Domestic God, but I think that most stretchy bikey stuff is polyester/viscose. That's all probably OK at 50 degrees, I think. Obviously, keep merino well below that.
http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/washing-machines/article/washing-machine-temperature-guide

 

[User33236]

I suppose we could take this one step further, why buy a second hand bike, when the saddle had been up somebody elses backside? Same difference................

Never bought a second hand bike but it would get the same treatment my brand new ones get..... as soon as I get it home it gets the saddle removed and a new (or one that I have owned from new) Fizik Ardea Versus one fitted.