Bike shorts, needing a little more "coverage"

[Velocivixen]

A local woman has a business called Sweet Spot Skirts - has a web page and facebook page. I just bought one of her skirts today at the PetalPedal event ride today. They sort of take the edge off wearing lycra. I wear mountain bike shorts (look like plaid bermuda shorts) that has a removable liner w/chamois.

[Chile Pepper]

A local woman has a business called Sweet Spot Skirts - has a web page and facebook page.

Those are so cute! Unfortunately her page isn't set up for ordering yet. I would love one! I don't mind wearing bike shorts, but I would love one of these for wrapping around my lycra capris after the gym.

[Roadtrip]

Thanks for all the ideas and comments. I love those sweet spot skirts, tho not sure about some of the colors and how it'd go with my jerseys. Looking at the skirts at TE tho!! All my life I've been h€ll bent on not wearing a skirt, being more into jeans not the typical girly-girl, so some how I'm actually considering a skirt. Go figure!!!

Shannon

[wackyjacky1]

I'm a little late to the party, but may I chime in with one more suggestion? I find the Mt. Borah baggy short, sold here on TE, to be the perfect solution. I think they're awesome! Super comfortable, and they look just like a pair of regular ol' shorts. The chamois is sorta minimalist, but I prefer that, and have found it to be perfectly adequate for rides of any length (granted, I rarely do rides that exceed 25 or 30 miles). My only quibble is that the pockets are too deep! If I drop my cell phone or keys in one of the pockets, it really takes some digging to fish 'em out, lol.

I have a pair of Mt. Borah underliners, and they're nice, too, but I'm not crazy about having two bands of elastic (one from the underliners and one from the shorts) around my waist. That can get kind of uncomfortable after a few miles.

(Like loopybunny, I have a problem with finding jerseys that don't highlight every blob on my upper bod, but I guess that's a topic for another thread. )

[pll]

I am also 'late to the party' as it where... I am used to wearing cycling stuff now and, after losing some 30 lbs, I bought tighter fitting jerseys. Big step for me (my jerseys were all baggy mountain bike jerseys).

Anyway, some days, when I am not in the exercise mode and just running errands, I like wearing some messenger cycling pants from Oregon Cyclewear. I learned about them in an old thread (thanks Trek420!). I cut the liner out. I can wear those over regular cycling shorts or, for errands, with normal panties and a t-shirt. They look nice, have some reflecting stripes and good pockets (with zippers).

[blue_angel]

I have been really pleased with the Shebeest Breezers I bought. The chamois is good for longer rides (I've worn it on a 54 miler). And the best part is this liner separates from the thing, quick-dry shorts, so you can wear those over any pair of padded shorts you like. I wish Shebeest sold the mesh liner separately, so I could have multiple pairs of those and just one pair of top shorts.