Hello, all! I'm new here and love this welcoming community! Hopefully someone will have some advice on this:

I have been commuting on a bicycle for a long time but recently got a sportier bike and would like to begin doing longer recreational rides. I found that my bum starts to really get sore so I'm looking into bike shorts/skorts. I bought the Shebeest Cycloskort (love the idea of the skirt covering my tush when I'm off the bike) but the thigh grippers look horrendous. I'm not overweight (5'3" and 125 lbs) but certainly not skinny, particularly in the butt/thigh area. Has anyone tried removing the grippers to get around this problem? Are there any other solutions? It's too bad all my extra padding doesn't cushion my ride :-).