Riding a bike in heels!

[Since1982]

I'd think they'd have to remember VERY clearly to never just "Jump off"!!!

[Juan]

I have, Dennis!... and many times. OK, granted: my heels were not higher than 2 inches and quite thick (not spikes at all!) I actually found them very comfortable to ride with, as the levers get stuck in the space between the heel and the sole, so you're certain they wont slip off.

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I often rode wearing open-back clogs as well, but those can slide off, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you have some experience wearing clogs. If you do, then they are also fun to ride a bike with (I spent my entire teenage-years in clogs! So for me they're just as comfy as sneakers) I don't own a bike at the time, but I would gladly go back to my riding years.

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If you want to give it a shot, my suggestion would be: try only moderately high heels (and no stilettos), and be sure you can easily get off the bike when necessary ("jump off"?, probably not Skip! ). I would even venture to say: for a guy who's not very experienced walking in heels, it may actually be easier to ride in them than to walk with them, provided the heels are not exaggerate and he's a good cycler.

Good luck,

Juan

[sapphire]

Moderate heels perform the same function as toe clips: stablize the foot on the pedal.

[Bob]

Never tried it, but I don't think it would make much of a difference for me. I place the ball of my foot on the pedal, the heel never gets near.

[DALederle]

When I use my exercise bike in heels I use just the ball of my foot on the pedals, the way you do with stirrups, so I guess it's the same no matter what shoes you are wearing.
I just still wonder what it would be like in a skirt, nylons and heels riding along outside with the wind blowing around your skirt and legs.

Dennis A. Lederle

[Bob]

Dennis,

Why don't you just try what you describe? Then you'll know how it feels. Just be carerful the skirt doesn't have too much fabric, or else it can easily get caught in the bicycle mechanism.

Please note, discussion of clothing primarily intended for fetish experiences is not allowed at SkirtCafe. Post above was edited for that reason.

[Dawn]

DALederle,

To ride in a skirt effectively one would need a Girls Bike, aka one with the top crossbar lowered to accomodate the skirt, would not recommend this on a regular bike.

[Peter v]

Well, hi there guys, long time no see. Now Petra, I've crossed over to the other side, the best thing I've ever done, so I'm now speaking from a woman's point of view, hope you don't mind.

I've been riding bikes in full women's clothing for two years now, on a daily basis. And yes, when wearing skirts a skirt bycicle, or in general terms a woman's bike, is very recommendeed. (Not only is there an easy instep for skirts and dresses, but the geometry for a "woman's bycicle" is different to that of a men's bike.)

Riding or driving for that matter with pumps, heels on is no different than when wearing other shoes, except when not having the ball of the foot on the pedals. Be careful when wearing long skirts / dresses and heels, as the heels wil regularly get snagged in the skirt material and you may fall as a result or tear out your skirt.

So for those adventurous men, go ahead. Heels on a bike is a non issue, what people think of your choice of shoes.. that's something possibly well worth finding out. The people who "do" create the future and their place in it.

Greetings
Petra.

[Ash]

Hi,
Riding boots have traditionally had a heel to keep the foot secure in the stirrup, so I guess a similar function might by served in wearing heels for cycling. One of my female colleagues regularly cycles to work in 2 inch heels including, sometimes,stilettos without, she says any difficulty. I'm sitting here at work, for once not wearing a skirt, but I am wearing 3 inch heeled loafers, block heels. It's been a while since I rode a bike (over 15 years), but I don't think cycling in these would pose a problem.

Best wishes,
Ash

[Abbala]

Where i can buy womens heels...

[r.m.anderson]

Abbala:

Why you are going to just have to visit a shoe store that sells womens heels!
OR go on line and visit ebay.
First thing though is find out your (womens) shoe size or if you know your mens size then
use this link with Payless Shoes to do the conversion.

LINK:
http://www.payless.com/store/home/produ ... #FitFinder

Now you can browse around to see what is available and what you like.
Word of caution if your mens size is 10.0 (USA) or larger you are going to have a very limited
selection of womens shoes to pick from and of those larger womens sizes the price
is not for the faint of heart.

Anyway browse around at a Sears; JCPenney; Macys; Payless; Famous Footwear; and in the malls
for other footwear shoes. And of course you can do the walking with your fingers over the internet
by checking ebay as one of many sources - even google etc.

"Kilt-On"
rm

[Since1982]

Beckie, you DO realize this site is primarily for MEN who wear skirts and kilts and other UNbifurcated garments? I wondered because in your site your advertisements show only jeans and other Bifurcated Men's clothes to cover the legs, as far as I saw looking through it. I hope I missed the pages about men in skirts, but I was pretty thorough.

Bifurcated = 2 holes for 2 legs. aka trouserlike garments.

UnBifurcated = 1 hole for 2 legs. aka Skirtlike garment.

[owen]

I frequent several web forums, and notice that very often a new member comes along and posts some random rubbish which always contains a link to a commercial site, then disappears. I hope "beckie" is not one of those spammers, so maybe he/she would like to introduce him/herself before I press the "report this post" button several times?

(Edit: I forgot to mention, I've already pressed the button for Abbala's post above, though it's a bit late now.)

[Since1982]

Abbala, you should check out Crossdresser or Transsexual clothing and shoes sites. Hundreds of them on the Web that specialize in much larger and taller women's clothes for bigger men to wear. Men in general are bigger than women and have bigger feet too. Just Google Crossdresser sites.

[SkirtedViking]

I wear heels and other "female" fashion because I reckon that there must be equality in society not only from a woman's perspective - (men wear trousers so should we, man vote, so should we and etc.), but from a man's. I do NOT consider myself CD/TV OR WHATEVER GENDER BIASED TERMINOLOGY IS out THERE. I wear all with my natural figure, name, voice,beard, behavior and so on and certainly nothing to do with a fetish. And there is one thing that most men here would agree - man in skirt or whatever socially perceived item as female (clothing,shoes,accessories and etc.) should not be connected to transsexualism, homosexuality and etc., unfortunately due to social stereotypes it is the first association that comes in mind to the ordinary narrow-minded flock that most people are.