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                                                                    Exhibit 25.1

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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 [ ] CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 305(b)(2)

                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
               (EXACT NAME OF TRUSTEE AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

A U.S. NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION                              41-1592157
(JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR                             (I.R.S. Employer
ORGANIZATION IF NOT A U.S. NATIONAL                          Identification No.)
BANK)

SIXTH STREET AND MARQUETTE AVENUE
Minneapolis, Minnesota                                              55479
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip code)

                       STANLEY S. STROUP, GENERAL COUNSEL
                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                        SIXTH STREET AND MARQUETTE AVENUE
                          MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55479
                                 (612) 667-1234
                               (AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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                                 SPINCYCLE, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF OBLIGOR AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE                                                     41-1821793
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                              (I.R.S. Employer
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                               Identification No.)

15990 NORTH GREENWAY HAYEN LOOP, SUITE 400
SCOTTSDALE, AZ                                               85260
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)

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              $144,990,000 - 12.75% SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2005
                         (TITLE OF INDENTURE SECURITIES)

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Item 1.  General Information. Furnish the following information as to the
trustee:

         (a)      Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                  which it is subject.

                  Comptroller of the Currency
                  Treasury Department
                  Washington, D.C.

                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                  Washington, D.C.

                  The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                  Washington, D.C.

         (b)      Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                  The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2.  Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the
trustee, describe each such affiliation.

                  None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is
not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15.  Foreign Trustee.          Not applicable.

Item 16.  List of Exhibits.         List below all exhibits filed as a part of
                                    this Statement of Eligibility. Norwest Bank
                                    incorporates by reference into this Form T-1
                                    the exhibits attached hereto.

         Exhibit 1.        a.       A copy of the Articles of Association of the
                                    trustee now in effect.*

         Exhibit 2.        a.       A copy of the certificate of authority of
                                    the trustee to commence business issued June
                                    28, 1872, by the Comptroller of the Currency
                                    to The Northwestern National Bank of
                                    Minneapolis.*

                           b.       A copy of the certificate of the Comptroller
                                    of the Currency dated January 2, 1934,
                                    approving the consolidation of The
                                    Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
                                    and The Minnesota Loan and Trust Company of
                                    Minneapolis, with the surviving entity being
                                    titled Northwestern National Bank and Trust
                                    Company of Minneapolis.*

                           c.       A copy of the certificate of the Acting
                                    Comptroller of the Currency dated January
                                    12, 1943, as to change of corporate title of
                                    Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company
                                    of Minneapolis to Northwestern National Bank
                                    of Minneapolis.*


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                           d.       A copy of the letter dated May 12, 1983 from
                                    the Regional Counsel, Comptroller of the
                                    Currency, acknowledging receipt of notice of
                                    name change effective May 1, 1983 from
                                    Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis to
                                    Norwest Bank Minneapolis, National
                                    Association.*

                           e.       A copy of the letter dated January 4, 1988
                                    from the Administrator of National Banks for
                                    the Comptroller of the Currency certifying
                                    approval of consolidation and merger
                                    effective January 1, 1988 of Norwest Bank
                                    Minneapolis, National Association with
                                    various other banks under the title of
                                    "Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
                                    Association."*

         Exhibit 3.        A copy of the authorization of the trustee to
                           exercise corporate trust powers issued January 2,
                           1934, by the Federal Reserve Board.*

         Exhibit 4.        Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.*

         Exhibit 5.        Not applicable.

         Exhibit 6.        The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                           of the Act.

         Exhibit 7.        A copy of the latest report of condition of the
                           trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements
                           of its supervising or examining authority.**

         Exhibit 8.        Not applicable.

         Exhibit 9.        Not applicable.

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         *        Incorporated by reference to exhibit number 25 filed with
                  registration statement number 33-66026.

         **       Incorporated by reference to exhibit number 25 filed with
                  registration statement number 333-53851.


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                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the
trustee, Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, a national banking
association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 3rd day of June 1998.






                                            NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
                                            NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                            /s/______________________
                                            Jane Y. Schweiger
                                            Corporate Trust Officer


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                                    EXHIBIT 6




June 3, 1998



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the
undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities
authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.





                                            Very truly yours,

                                            NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
                                            NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                            /s/_____________________________
                                            Jane Y. Schweiger
                                            Corporate Trust Officer


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