Washing the ol' Gear...

WarlKicken

HulloThere!

I have been brilliant and purchased a load of Rapha cycling gear! Great spend up that was, I loved the in-house coffee as well. One thing is, how do I wash it to ensure I don't ruin it?! After spending the same amount as a small car, I drew the line at the extra tenner on a 'Apparel Wash'. Ha. The gear is so so nice and I'd advise it if you can get it, the staff super friendly to boot BUT....how do I wash to ensure all the waterproofing stays as such, to ensure I don't shrink anything?

I know there are labels but that's just temps etc. I plan on a decent delicate wash at 30 (economical!) but in terms of detergents?

This is probably the most boring question ever asked on this forum and for that, I am eternally sorry but...well, what better place?

Thanks All!!!
WK

drlodge

Just use a gentle or wool wash with slow spin at 30 (or 40) degrees.

WarlKicken

drlodge wrote:

Just use a gentle or wool wash with slow spin at 30 (or 40) degrees.

TopMan. Cheers fella. Got some NON-BIO stuff as well. Made the mistake once of washing my SKINS stuff in biological detergent. NEVER. AGAIN.

n1ckster

Halo Proactive Sportswash, £3.99/l at Sainsbury. It's non-bio and works really well on my cycling kit on a 30 wash.

Nick

danlikesbikes

WarlKicken wrote:

drlodge wrote:

Just use a gentle or wool wash with slow spin at 30 (or 40) degrees.

TopMan. Cheers fella. Got some NON-BIO stuff as well. Made the mistake once of washing my SKINS stuff in biological detergent. NEVER. AGAIN.

Plus I tend to not use fabric softener as some manufacturers suggest it does more harm than good to sports specific clothing.

Velonutter

n1ckster wrote:

Halo Proactive Sportswash, £3.99/l at Sainsbury. It's non-bio and works really well on my cycling kit on a 30 wash.

Nick

Yep been using this a couple of years now and its available from Sainsburys, superb and leaves a nice smell afterwards.

lc1981

I use Ecover Delicate, which seems to do a good job.