Mt Borah Cycling Skort

[socalgal59]

of women's sports apparel. The concept is so bizarre to me. I used to play a lot of golf and most of the women golfers at my clubs lived in those bizarre things. I couldn't understand how in 100 degree heat they would want to be in a pair of shorts wrapped with a skirt--these women insisted these things were cool and comfortable. Yet so many tugged, yanked, twisted and danced the get my undies unstuck from my booty shimmy by the 3rd tee because every time they swung the club, the stupid skorts would slip and slide around them.

But the real question is how practical is it to essentially wear a skirt to play sports? I don't recall Lance Armstrong wearing a skirt to win any one of his seven Tour de France titles. To my recollection, Tiger Woods hasn't worn a skirt to win any of his majors. Kobe Bryant doesn't wear skirts on the basketball court. So why the heck are manufacturers mocking women athletes by producing skirts for us to play? I think most women just want functional, practical, quality sports apparel.

[badgercat]

But the real question is how practical is it to essentially wear a skirt to play sports? I don't recall Lance Armstrong wearing a skirt to win any one of his seven Tour de France titles. To my recollection, Tiger Woods hasn't worn a skirt to win any of his majors. Kobe Bryant doesn't wear skirts on the basketball court. So why the heck are manufacturers mocking women athletes by producing skirts for us to play? I think most women just want functional, practical, quality sports apparel.

No, but last time I was aware of it, LPGA golfers got to wear shorts on the course, unlike the men who are forced to sweat it out in their pressed slacks.

I don't see it as mockery at all. In fact, I find it empowering to have more choices in what I wear. Let's face it, even if Lance Armstrong wanted to wear a skirt for a TdF stage, society wouldn't let him live that down (not saying that's right, that's just how it is). I embrace the fact that I can wear shorts when I want or a skirt when I want. No, I probably wouldn't wear a skirt in a race, but a huge proportion of athletes are not necessarily competitive.

I wore a cycling skirt on a recent charity ride, and I think it was plenty functional, practical, and I felt "fun" wearing it. Sure, most of the time I wear shorts, but sometimes I'm glad to have "cute" athletic apparel, too, and that's not mutually exclusive with functional/practical/high quality in my experience.

[uforgot]

So why the heck are manufacturers mocking women athletes by producing skirts for us to play? I think most women just want functional, practical, quality sports apparel.

Manufacturers wouldn't be making them if they didn't sell. I believe the bottom line for manufacturers is profit. I wear skorts for tennis, biking, etc. Always have, always will. I love them. Also skirts over biking shorts, and apparently the OP does too. I find them very practical. You go from bike to anywhere else without the biking shorts look. Not everyone has the same taste. It's okay with me if you don't want to wear skirts, but I'm not sure why you care whether or not I do.

[Crankin]

I love the way cycling skorts look, but the ones I have don't have the quality level in the shorts that I am used to, even though they are Terry skorts. Still, I wear them all the time when I am doing errands/going to appointments on my bike. They are cute, casual, and good for when I am going in and out of stores and professional buildings.
I have 2 running skorts that I love. I wear them almost exclusively when walking/running or doing local hikes. I wore it when I did my one and only race, and I didn't really care what others thought. It was 90 degrees and humid out and I was very comfortable, with no shorts creeping up.