how many shorts / tops per week?
fatsmoker
Posts: 638
Those who commute 30 or more miles a day and presumably get sweaty, how many changes of base layers do you own and use per week? My missus is moaning that I spend too much on my cycling clothes. It ain't top end branded, but it does quickly add up.
0
Posts
I use: one jersey and one pair of tights. Wash every Sat morning, that's it.
I own a maybe 3 jerseys but tend to wear always same one.
I own 5 pair of tights, use according to the climate, but 3 of them are almost never used.
The exception is merino wool base layers, they can go several commutes without ponging so I just wash them as they need it, normally at the weekend. So after 3 return commutes.
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
Use a fleeced long sleeve jersey all week and under that a normal short or long sleeve jersey which is changed on a daily basis. Have a couple of base layers but never seem to bother unless it is really cold. Seem to cook in them. Socks are changed daily but I just commute in my normal socks and wear them for work.
+1 ;
17 miles each way, have 2 of everything, wash socks, bibs, baselayers each night and rotate, the only items I don't wash after each use is the jacket, buff and gloves (weekly wash) though I still have two of all these items as well.
Try this method and your wife will start complaining about the high usage being put on the washing machine and the amount of washing detergent being used
It dries quickly anyway - so no reason not to do it ...
I get around this by being the house laundryist/ironist...
Fresh kit every day without fail.
Own 3 pairs of bib tights that are on rotation, 5 Under Armor base layers (from playing golf).
Once the summer arrives (cannot come soon enough) I have two pairs of bib shorts on two jerseys so need to get some more of these.
I have way to much cycling kit. but I still tend to do a wash on a wednesday. Jerseys fresh one every day, 2 in the summer.
Jackets, go in the wash once a week depending on the weather (I have 3).
Gloves get changed every couple of rides
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
P.S. Put your kit on a 30 minute quick wash yourself when you get home, hang it up and it's usually ready to go in the morning. A spare set of kit is not excessive, you don't only have one set of work clothes, socks and underwear do you?
That sounds pretty disgusting...
Cube Attain
Sorry to say that I actually wear the same kit every day, Mon-Fri and wash it (most!) weekends.
I got my girlfriend to smell my tights the other day (yes, really) and even she had to admit that they were not in any way odorous. That said, I only do 13-14 miles a day, about 25-30 minutes each way.
How you get your kicks of of no concern to others.
I'd much rather have one pair of Assos shorts that I wash daily than several cheaper pairs.
My summer shorts are Assos and are now nearly 3 years old and probably have 8000 miles on them. They aren't quite as black but still in amazing nick.
I wear underwear, and I wash my cycling gear every Saturday.
Long sleeve tops last 2-3 days
tights will be used for a week.
commute is 35-40 mins each and i do get sweaty.
Tights get washed every couple of days in winter (I don't wear them in summer)
Change my t-shirt (which is sometimes long sleeved) when I feel it's got sweaty. Usually everyday in summer, in winter it depends on how much effort I put in!
Fresh socks daily, one pair for cycling one pair for work and the evenings.
I am not sure how the washing regime in your house works but we have stuff going into the washing machine each day. I have found that having three things takes into account the delay of it being washed and dried. Two sets tends to require good timing whereas with three if there is some sort of hiccup in the washing things should be okay.
I dry my stuff throughout the day in a store cupboard on arrival.
<center><font><b>My Kinesis</b></font></center>
1h10m each way on mine. Fresh kit daily, whether that's washed or alternate. Anything else is just grim, and judging by some of the smelly commuters that I encounter, there's a lot of 'anything else' out there, or they just need to go on embarrassing bodies.
If you are someone that sweats a lot I can understand daily changes.
Ditto here. Buff and skull cap and tights get washed each weekend.
Decathlon sports briefs on underneath clean every day.
Winter: Emmelle 1980's Reynolds Steel retro
Summer: Specialized Secteur Elite w. upgrades.
Commuter: Fausto Coppi San Remo