what do you bigger gals wear for shorts when its hot??

Just wondering what you bigger gals wear to cycle in when its hot? I'm not sure of the lycra thing. Thanks Nancy

I wear bike shorts. At first I felt self-concious, but not as much any more. I figure if people have a problem with it, they can look the other way!

Wrap your butt in spandex and be proud of your V-10 big block motor! Also, laugh at skinny people who have to pedal down hills while you coast past them :D

I like that, Andrea. :)

But, I wear mountain biking shorts. Mostly because I started mtn biking first and that's what made the most sense. Now I have a liner with a chamois and I wear that under whatever I find comfortable.

Karen

Terry Commuter Skorts.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/categories.asp?catID=54

The older ones have my favorite chamois, and the shorts have pockets on the thigh.
The skirts come in some nifty prints.

I have two. Had to drop a size after a while...

I wear either bike shorts or mountain bike shorts... i agree with others, if people dont like the sight of us, they can get over it. at least i'm out exercising, improving my mental health and saving the environment :D

i've had some ugly comments, but i figure that says more about the young guys who made them than me.

I tell ya, I've never had good luck with skorts, especially the kind that have a kind of wraparound skirt. My baby belly just makes that part pooch out so bad. BUT, I was desperate for something to wear to a company event (at a college baseball game), and desperately out of time. We were in Wal-Mart getting food and stuff for the tailgating party, like at 10 pm the night before, and I picked up three different skorts off the rack, went home and tried them on. Two were too big, but one fit just great, and the skirt part (not wraparound) didn't hug my thighs too tightly. It actually looked decent! Of course, I haven't washed it, yet. :( Since it's from Wal-Mart, it will probably shrink.

I have the awful problem of my shorts always riding up due to thighs rubbing together. The shorts were no exception, but I didn't feel self-conscious about it because the skirt looked so good. So I'm going to be buying more skorts! :)

Karen

I'm always hot (except when it's the dead of "winter" here in California), so I almost always wear bike shorts. The Pearl Izumi Attack Shorts are my favorite. Who cares if someone else doesn't like the way I look in them? I regard them as necessary equipment. If someone thought my helmet looked funny, I'd still ride with it.

Wear shorts and be proud!