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RichardA wrote:A good bike to ride in a skirt is a Y framed bike
1994-95 called. They want their Trek and Gary Fisher Y-series bikes back.
I do ride a Trek mountain bike, but it's a traditional hardtail with suspension fork in the front (a 1994 model Trek 930 with Rock Shox Judy series fork). With a normal straight top tube and no guards. Don't need them when a skirt is knee-length or slightly above-knee. Saddle's high enough that the hem of the skirt isn't going to get anywhere near the chain, even if it's a-line or pleated.
It does remind me of a bike I once used to commute to work. The fenders were essential in our climate, even moreso in yours, I would imagine. I had a poncho with thumb loops that formed a canopy over the lap; aerodynamics were of minor concern in thunderstorms. I had some add-on padding for the saddle. Now you can get a broader style that still hss a very modest weight but maintains comfort for the commuter rider.
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Attached is a rank of 'Dublinbikes' which look very sensible with lots of protection for skirt wearers. They wouldn't win you the Tour de France, but are ideally suited for getting around Town.
Dublinbikes at Grand Canal Hb. Rs.jpg
Tom
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I think the urban bikes are a great idea. I hire one each time I come to Grenoble -- 15€ / month. Cheaper than getting the new tires my own bike needs.
The only drawback is that it weighs a ton, but as Grenoble is flatter than Amsterdam, that does not matter too much.
I have to have a bike of my own in Torremolinos however, where you would pay 15€ for half a day, and where the hills are a bit steep for my ancient knees. Don,t laugh please Mr Kirbstone!.!
York is reasonably flat and is a great city for cycling in with plenty of cycle lanes installed by our council and two universities meaning plenty of students on bikes. Consequently I see loads of cyclists and sometimes I wonder what we worry about. I have noticed that the women here seem not to worry about flashing the underwear. I see long dresses hitched up to their upper thigh, knee length dresses blown higher by the wind and mini skirts displaying plenty ( of underwear ). Also there seems to be a current fashion for long witch tiered skirts with lace panels, the first panel being the top one displaying their underwear. I know that our objective as mature members of society is not to display and I wouldn't advocate otherwise but if there's an occasional flash when on the old two wheeler then worry not - the women don't seem to.
I believe in offering every assistance short of actual help but then mainly just want to be left to be myself in all my difference and uniqueness.
I lived in Japan for a while, and I remember seeing the women there in the flatter cities like Kyoto riding bikes in skirts/dresses and even in heels. I wasn't looking for flashes of the bermuda triangle, but from what I did notice, they seemed to either not care, as Sinned said above, or they just held their knees together, which is easier to do with less fuller skirts. Now cycling in heels, I'm not sure how they do that, but seeing as I don't wear 'em, tis no problem I need to worry about. But in all reality, underwear is simply another layer of clothing protecting certain areas, so I'm not sure what's so scary or embarrassing about the occasional accidental flash. It seems speedos seem to be more of the norm in Europe, so if a man is willing to walk around in a speedo, or women in bikinis, then I'm not entirely sure where the logic is in being afraid of showing a little underwear every now and then, on accident of course...unless the underwear is made of material insufficient to protect certain areas for view, etc. Then I see the concern.
That's great idea, even if you don't cycle, though personally, I would not want to wear black. Light colors are essential both for sun and for night time.
Quite an awesome skirt and a very practical solution for some to wearing a skirt while cycling. The price is not unreasonable either especially considering the extra work in the zipped up godets and the inverted box pleat at the back. Not an easy skirt to make but they just cover my size - 34-36in waist. To market to men the sizes need to go up by at least three more. The downside for me is the pencil skirt outline - not keen as I like to have an unencumbered stride so I probably wouldn't buy it.
I believe in offering every assistance short of actual help but then mainly just want to be left to be myself in all my difference and uniqueness.
In a skirt like that one with an openable hemline, I don't think stride is a problem. As far as pencil skirts go, they help remind me to keep my legs closed when seated.
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