skort question

[dstrauss]

This is really a shallow question. I'm going on a supported bike trip in Europe. Relatively long days of riding (for me), but sometimes casual restaurants and town tours during the day.

I do wear bike shorts (took me awhile many years ago to go from ordinary shorts to bike shorts) but as I am short and have wide hips, I do not look my best in them.

I don't recall seeing other women on these trips in skorts even though they are not necesarily such strong riders.

So---do they label you as a less serious cyclist? This is an image question, you see.

Best,
Deb

[SadieKate]

Adventure Girl wore a skort all the way up Diablo last week. Ain't nobody going to call her anything but a serious cyclist!

I personally prefer to get a wrap skirt (like the Terry Wrapper) and put it on when I need to be more presentable. The flapping of the skirt drives me nuts on the bike. The Terry wrapper is very light weight supplex so takes up very little room in a bag or pocket. This also means you can wear the wrapper just as a skirt without the bike shorts.

If you do decide on a skort, be sure to try them on. I personally find that the outer skirt is always too small for attached bike short. Once again, the Terry Wrapper lets me get the right fit for both layers and use the short/chamois of my choice.

[Cinzia]

I wore skorts (Terry) while touring Italy last year. I felt a little "dressed up" when we got off the bikes for lunch or shopping in the little towns along the way...and the bike shorts underneath gave me the necessary comfort level needed for long days in the saddle!

[RedCanny]

I recently got the Pearl Izumi Tango skort, and for the most part, I love it. The skirt part -which evidently is detachable- is made of heavy enough fabric that it doesn't flap much as I'm riding. Since it's in two parts (bike short and skirt), though, there's quite a bit of material stacked up, back where the labels are, so I may be removing said labels, soon. Of course that's more of a bother when I'm sitting in a car seat or chair, after the ride. Though the padded bike short underneath is the shortest I own (I have long legs), it's surprisingly comfortable. The padding in the short is sufficient, if just a bit bulky. This skort, with its 2 side zippers, is pretty kicky... it's fun to wear!

The skort is ideal for when I ride somewhere to meet people or do grocery shopping. It's fine for longer rides, too, but I usually go with just shorts for those rides.