yes - well said lb satterly

Kjay - ever seen balding ,overweight, sweaty, 50 year old men in all-in-one lycra skin suites standing round in groups at the end of a race ( or is this just in England!!! ) )

I thought I'd feel self conscious wearing shorts, especially as cycling is such a male dominated sport here in the UK. But standing next to blokes like the ones above, can't fail to make even the most out of shape/self-conscious women feel like a total goddess.

It worked on me, and to be honest ,most men I know involved in cycling are so obsessed with wheels, group sets, chains and other bike bits they probably wouldn't even notice if I turned up butt-naked.

Try some loose shorts with an insert - one of the things I most like about riding in the summer is those first few rides when it's actaully warm enough to uncover your legs and feel the warm air blowing past them. I love it and I swear it makes me go faster