The Power of the Skort!

[KnottedYet]

so, I have this hallucinogenic Hawaiian print Terry Commuter skort. I bought it when I had the recumbent. Always got lots of room and politeness from cars on the 'bent, just cuz I looked so funny.

Today I did a big ride in the skort, first real ride in it on the Kona Dew. Boy, were cars nice to me!

Maybe it's really the power of the skort! Ya look like a girlie-girl, and the cars try to be nice?

One sad side note: since I've lost so much of my "natural" padding, skort doesn't quite fit like it did. Now my sitz bones land RIGHT ON the edge seams of the chamois and it is VERY uncomfortable. I got some spiffy red friction burns from the stitching and chamois-edge. Time to invest in Butt'r...

[Dianyla]

Hmmm, I think this phenomenon has been observed before.

I think I get slightly more kindness when I'm wearing capris over my spandex and have my monster bookbag on.

ETA: Congrats on your "padding problem". Wish I had that problem!

[Quillfred]

"I did get snorted at by one other cyclist, but who cares? I was going faster than he was anyway...."



See that Knotted? Careful now, or your skort could get a snort

Here I thought Dianyla was going to refer to the old b & w movies where a car would run out of gas and the guy would send his gal to hitch-hike. She would then, of course, seductively lift her skirt, showing the proper amount of "cheesecake" for the era, until she caught the eye of a moving vehicle who would abruptly slam on his brakes for her.

Quill

[KnottedYet]

I'd be happy to get a snort, or a wave, or a howdy. A wolf whistle would probably shock the heck out of me. I don't get those. I think I posted a while back about a friend who is a UPS driver whistling at me when she drove by, and I didn't even realize she was whistling at ME until she called my cell.

I wave or nod at bikes, and always wave/nod/mouth "thank you" to cars who give me right-of-way, even if I had right-of-way anyway.

I doubt that in my case the cars were nice because they could look up my skort or see my pretty gams. More likely they thought, "Oh, jeez, look at that poor woman trying to ride a bike. Better give her some room."

(though I'd like to think they were admiring something... at least the bike!)

[KnottedYet]

And if I "seductively lifted my skirt" the cars would go by FASTER! Thereby endangering all the real cyclists out there!

[Quillfred]

And if I "seductively lifted my skirt" the cars would go by FASTER! Thereby endangering all the real cyclists out there!

Nah, they'd rubberneck you and head into the closest phone pole!

Never underestimate the persuasive charm of a redhead.

Like the Joni Mitchell song "Edith and the Kingpin" "...with charm to sway"

Q

[KnottedYet]

Awww, you made me blush....

[pooks]

Okay, I've been eyeing the skorts though I'm not quite sure why .... unless it's to wear on quick trips to the store or something so I don't go in wearing my road shorts and scare the kiddies.

This is the only thread I found about them, so I have a couple of questions --

One, the commuter looks really short. Which doesn't bother me in particular since I have worn said road shorts in public, but is the commuter skort so short that it isn't any more "decent" on a middle-aged woman than the bike shorts would be?

Two, is it comfortable when riding?

Three, do they seem to run small, or large, or just right?

They're on sale at the Terry website.

[KnottedYet]

One, the commuter looks really short. Which doesn't bother me in particular since I have worn said road shorts in public, but is the commuter skort so short that it isn't any more "decent" on a middle-aged woman than the bike shorts would be?

Two, is it comfortable when riding?

Three, do they seem to run small, or large, or just right?

ONE. It's not that short. (the RACER is SHORT) The Commuter Skort quite decent on my middle-aged bod. The edge of the skirt is about 2 inches longer than the shorts. I wear it when I'm not riding, too. Here I am wearing it in a triathlon. http://www.brightroom.com/view_user_...photos&BIB=307

TWO. It is very comfortable riding. The skirt doesn't catch on anything, and it just blows out of the way in the wind. It doesn't wad up under my butt, either. And when I want to "smooth" it out, I just stand up in the pedals for a second, then sit back down. The chamois is middle-of-the-road. The outer thigh pocket (on the shorts) is GREAT.

THREE. They seem to run true to size. I'm 5'8" and usually a size 12 now. I bought mine (XL) when I was about 50 lbs. heavier. It was too small then, but it was on sale and I wanted it. It's a bit big now, but I still love it. If/when I buy another commuter skort I will get a L.

[pooks]

Thanks -- that's all excellent info. And you're right -- I must have seen a racer skort; that's what confused me.

You and I are about the same configuration, except I still need to lose the 50. Did you lose it before you started cycling, or while you were cycling? (Oh, you bought the skort when you were heavier, so I think I just asked a Q that had already been answered.)