Long vs. short

[missliz]

I'll tell you a secret- nobody is noticing your flaws but you. Every body else thinks you look fine. But you should be comfortable, so look at Terry. I love their knickers. Also, if you ever do take the plunge into shorts, most of them are crummy lightweight fabric. I like Blackbottoms, double weight powerlycra that supports your muscles and hides a multitude of so called sins. Shoves that cellulite right back into shape. Those Terry skirt things are good too, and come in several lengths.
This is like the leg stubble dilemma- two hours of light, 90 degrees (no tights today), shave or ride? Can't fit both in. In ten years nobody has ever noticed the stubbly thing. Did somebody say something ugly about your apearance? Screw'em. It had nothing to do with how you look, just their tinyness of character.

missliz

More to the point- I don't know what kind of temperatures you have out there, but full length tights over 65 degrees is asking for heatsickness. They're black, remember, and in the summer sun you'll cook. Look at the knickers, still kinda warm but once you get heatsick some people never quite get over it.