Don't know about laundry facilities, but in past rides, I'd just get in the shower with my riding clothes on and peel them off and hand wash them in the shower as I showered. Got me and clothes clean. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone. If you're super fussy about clothes cleanliness, my advice is to lower your standards a bit and you'll have a better experience all around. Bike shorts won't be dry by morning but I'd bungie cord them through a leg on the back of my bike and let them finish air drying the next day. (If it wasn't raining of course )
Thanks Jane, I am not real fussy, just don't want to go all week without washing I like the idea cleaning me and the clothes at the same time. Thanks for the info.
Option Two: 7 sets of riding clothes each packed in gallon size zip lock bags. One for each day and no laundry required. Then wear whatever in camp each night. The day you plan on doing laundry will be the day that Tropical Storm Tammy sets in and there goes the laundry plan.
On past CNC rides, the town shuttle will actually drop you off at a local laundry. Your best bet is to bring your own soap powder and quarters. Many of the local laundry's soap and coin machines either run out or don't work. Also, find a place to have a cup of coffee near your laundry. Helps kill time.
I always pack 4-5 days of riding clothing, then find a laundromat on day 3, 4 or 5 and do a quick wash. If you plan to do something similar, it requires a bit of research to make sure day 3/4/5 is actually in town and not miles away from the nearest laundromat. I generally just ride my bike and carry a small duffel bag for the laundry. There's generally many other CNC cyclists hanging out in the Laundromat too, so you'll find conversation pretty easily.
Isn't that why the restrooms have sinks and soap? I wash my cycling stuff there. Much better than the toilets, not only cleaner but easier on the back too.
I bring 3 days of cycling shorts and jerseys. I wash my gloves each day in the sink at the shower truck. Twice during the trip I use the shuttle to go to a laundromat. Definitely bring your own small container of laundry liquid or powder and a roll of quarters or at least small bills.
What am I saying???! That's what I USED to do before Bubba (of Bubba's Pampered Pedalers) started offering his customers a laundry service. Now I just pay Bubba to do my laundry a couple of times.
As Bubba says: "What part of pampering don't you understand?!"
Sinks? Someone has a sink! I grew up on a farm. We trapped water in rain barrels. Used it all year. Washed me, my clothes and brushed my teeth with lye soap. My skin's like iron and breath is hard as kerosene but I get around.