Short skirt cycling-have you/would you?

[shootingstar]

What's the difference, fashion-wise, between riding in a "street" skirt vs. riding in a skort or over-skirt that's designed for cycling? I don't see the objection.

The last time I looked good in very short skirts I was 14 years old and anorexic. So besides cycling skorts, the only skirts/dresses I wear (ever, not just on the bike) are just below to just at the knee.

Beauty and vision of "youth" is in the eye of the beholder, ain't it, Oak and GLC? Alot of skorts are short..at least 6 inches above the knee. I like my black little lycra but in some social circles for those over 50, it's probably seen as not entirely tasteful as normal streetwear.

I recall I once forgot my dress pants at home when I cycled to work (or part of that way with transit). So I had not choice for the whole work day, but to wear my cycling jersey and short walking shorts which doubled as my cycling shorts. Shorts had a 3.5" in-seam (or 9" above my kneecap). Shorts were not tight just fitted in slightly relaxed manner. I wear my jerseys slightly loose, never tight against my body.

The other woman who worked for me, same age as myself, disapproved of my wear.

This was in an office located at a construction site. So though that day I met with several managers (all male), it was an atmosphere of neat "casual", at most, business casual since we weren't labourers. I suppose I was not dressed properly as one of the few female managers on staff. But I genuinely had no choice. Home was 45+ kms. away..too far to waste time..to fetch a dress pant/skirt. And I didn't have a car.

Clothes pin tip GLC, certainly would work with a long flowing skirt and for a riding style where one remained seated when mounting hills (which is my style) and if one didn't have to stop and restart at traffic intersections too often (I am not seated on saddle when I stop at an intersection, I push back up onto saddle.)