EDF Cyclists - a quick question.

[sakwhita]

Hi fellow EDF cyclists.

I was just wondering... if you wear gloves when you cycle... how often do you wash them?

Once a week?

Once a month?

Once a year?

Never?

Answers would maybe help me out with a little idea I have.

Thanks.

[DJKillaQueen]

Yes and once a month!

[binary_star]

Yes, once a week.

[Pearson]

^Really DJ/Binary?

I just wash when they smell bad :) Probs thrice a season?

[Pearson]

sakwhita - So what's this idea of yours?

I guess it depends on the gloves you wear, ie waterproof/ Merino wool/ mits /`sweaty cheapo ski gloves etc

(edit:typos abound!)

[binary_star]

Pearson Wrote:

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> ^Really DJ/Binary?

>

> I just wash when they smell bad :) Probs thrice a

> season?

Yeh, I only commute five days a week, so I just shove everything in the wash on the Fri - I always think I may as well chuck the gloves, the ear warmers, the buff and all the other accessories in at the same time. Plus, in winter I sometimes have no option but to use the nose wipes (sorry, but it's true).

[sakwhita]

Pearson Wrote:

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> sakwhita - So what's this idea of yours?

> I guess it depends on the gloves you wear, ie

> waterproof/ Merino wool/ mits /`sweaty cheapo ski

> gloves etc

>

>

> (edit:typos abound!)

Just something that might see me on the next Dragon's Den!!

Ha ha - just a silly idea that will probably never get anywhere.

[sakwhita]

Any more input?

[binary_star]

My partner washes her gloves once a week as well.

[felt-tip]

i dont think I've ever washed my cycling gloves... I feel dirty now.

[Pearson]

You're not alone felt-tip.

I think Binary star has OCD ;-)

(I'm just jealous actually)

The most important thing about gloves for me,

is that they get put on the radiator as soon

as i get home so they're nice dry and toasty

for the next day.

[citizenED]

I'm with Felt-tip, mine usually get so tatty and battered that they end up in the bin. Wash them? Never have.

[Applespider]

I haven't washed mine either - but they have leather/suede bits so it never occurred to me.

I suspect if I had full fingered fabric ones I might. Then again, my ski gloves haven't got smelly either so perhaps my hands just don't sweat that much?!

[Horsebox]

I've two pairs of Decathlon fingerless gloves that get washed every 2 weeks or so in the summer. They've lasted me 4 years so far and are worn every day. ?5 a pair so quite the bargain.

In winter I wear a pair of Altura 'under gloves' which I've had for 2 years - washed every 3-4 weeks and still going strong, apart from the moth-hole on the right thumb, which currently facilitates iphone texting when I'm jumping red lights or cycling no-handed along the pavements around ED.

[katie1997]

I never bothered to wash cycling gloves as I used to wear really cheap ones that I replaced frequently anyway (pink and black Minnie Mouse gloves - meant for children I believe :-$)

Now got decent cycling gloves, Endura and Sealskinz (as of last week) I am not sure of their washing instructions, if any.

Good luck with your idea for Dragon's Den (tu)

[ImpetuousVrouw]

Maybe the people who don't wash their gloves don't get the runny nose that some of us do! If I didn't wash mine they'd end up pretty crusty!

[oilworker]

I agree - gloves need washing once a week otherwise they get encrusted on the outside with snot and on the inside with sweat.(waht a horrible lot we are?) Does anyone else have problems with their helmets?/ Mine gets very sweaty esp. in summer - I put it in the washing machine sometimes or in the sink with disinfectant - this regime is prob not in accordance with manufacturers instructions..but needs must...

[ImpetuousVrouw]

I have a snow boarding helmet and it has an inner cloth bit that I can remove and wash so it doesn't get too stinky. I even wash my anti-pollution face mask!

[Pearson]

oilworker Wrote:

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> I agree - gloves need washing once a week

> otherwise they get encrusted on the outside with

> snot and on the inside with sweat.(waht a horrible

> lot we are?) Does anyone else have problems with

> their helmets?/ Mine gets very sweaty esp. in

> summer - I put it in the washing machine sometimes

> or in the sink with disinfectant - this regime is

> prob not in accordance with manufacturers

> instructions..but needs must...

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I always wear a cycle cap(summer) Wooly hat(winter) under my helmet.

They can be washed and they stop your helmet getting smelly sweaty :)

[Ladymuck]

Gloves: once a month

Anti-pollution mask: once a fortnight

Helmet: never (just had a sniff - doesn't smell - but then it is ventilated and I do wear a hat underneath in cold weather).

Dragon's Den is hubby's favourite programme, I'll ask him to watch out for you. I hope you never get to hear "I'm out". Good luck.

[bawdy-nan]

does your head make sweat that smells?

[Pearson]

You can find out yourself if you'd like to sniff my cap ;-)