How much is too much skin?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah, it's kind of useless to spend any mental energy on what other people are wearing, since we don't control the people around us anyway. We should all just wear what we want.
Different if she's hitting on other people's partners or something I suppose- but then that's really more about behavior and less about clothing.

[Triskeliongirl]

I could care less what othes wear on rides. Personally, I prefer short sleeve jerseys and longish shorts for the sun protection, but in hot weather I like the jerseys with underarm venting (like the shebeest wahini). As for the behavior, while I wouldn't like it, to me its her problem not mine.

But, I did once have a guy grab my butt in the guise of boosting me up a hill, and I let him know in no uncertain terms that was not acceptable. First of all, I was not having any difficulty getting up the hill on my own. Second, this creepy guy just started coming to our club rides, joining groups of women riding (why not ride with the men his own age/ability?), and grabbing their butts......... Let's just say the day I called him out on it was the last time he showed his face at one of our club rides.

[lauraelmore1033]

My DH once gave me a boost from behind and it made me really mad. He didn't warn me, so it felt like a hostile shove. I'm not sure what his motivations were, but at the time it didn't seem like he was helping me, it seemed like he was criticizing me for being slow up the hill. My impulse was to yell at him--and I love him dearly. I can't imagine what my impulse would be if some strange man did that to me without warning. He might be missing his head...

[Cataboo]

I tend to have a short sleeve top & bike shorts on. The one time I wore sleeveless, I ended up crashing and my arm & shoulder didn't do too well compared to my lycra covered legs.

I do end up unzipping my jersey all the way when I get hot, and I do end up finding smashed up small dead bugs down in the sports bra, so I'm getting it could look a little bit revealing if I'm leaning forward... But... erm, I get hot when riding.

If I'm riding in 58 degree weather - I don't have much more on then the short sleeve top & bike shorts.... just arm warmers & leg warmers, and I'm probably guaranteed to take those off within about 20 mins.


There have been times that I've been doing a tough hike in 20 degree weather and have ended up stripped to my sports bra and with my pants hitched/rolled up as high as I can get - which really is not a pretty sight and definitely not titillating anyone, but vanity be damned if I'm overheating and I need to get up a steep hill.

[Karma007]

Occasionally, I will wear a bra top if I'm riding by myself (it just feels nice to have the sun on my skin) , but not when riding with others. Then I prefer more coverage. My issue (let's get personal) is the "pencil erasers" on my chest. Nothing but the thickest running bra will keep them covered, and I'm terribly self conscious about them. It's hard b/c I don't want to have to wear one of my "bulletproof" sports bras (usually reserved for running) under my jersey. I prefer to wear a lighter cooler bra, but the pencil erasers poke through, and it drives me nuts.

And after seeing the tan lines on my legs yesterday, I'm all for shorter shorts, but then again, more to be worn on solo rides than group rides.