If garments are heavily soiled with mud or road salt then rinse until the water is clear. Do this in the shower or the sink before washing (in cold or warm water only).
If you've used fabric softener in your machine recently, we recommend running a rinse cycle before washing your kit. If you're washing any garments with water repellent treatments, we recommend running a few loads through your machine without fabric softener before washing these items – any residue of fabric conditioner really will destroy waterproof or water resistant properties.
Close all zips and Velcro fasteners and turn the garments inside out.
Try to wash all your cycling kit together and only wash whites with whites, colours with colours. Failing that, don't wash cycling kit with bulky or dyed items like jeans or towels.
Machine wash on a warm cycle with a maximum temperature of 40°C / 105°F (unless the labels state a lower figure), using a small amount of non-bio liquid detergent. We use Fairy Non Bio liquid but any non-bio liquid detergent should do the trick. Choose a cycle with a double rinse and minimise spinning to reduce creasing.
Avoid using powder detergents or any products that contain fabric softeners, conditioners, stain removers or bleach, as they may affect garment performance by destroying wicking treatments, elastics, membranes, water-repellent treatments and sun protection treatments, and may wash out the colours of your garments. Using of any of the above will void your warranty, too.
Remove promptly from the machine following washing and hang dry or dry flat. Do not tumble dry.
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SOAK YOUR SOCKS
Put a splash of Fairy Non Bio liquid on your socks and then wash them with your kit. They will circulate in the machine, ensuring even distribution of the detergent, and they are usually the grimiest piece in there. We don't use the supplied ball or the washing machine draw for detergent when washing our kit.