Convert to Skirt! That’s SkirtSports founder, Nicole DeBoom’s advice to any woman athlete looking for a little more femininity in her sportswear. I’d thought of SkirtSports as mainly a running apparel maker and I was pleasantly surprised to find out they also make a small line of cycling items.
Their CruiserbikeGirl Skirt is a very impressive bike short under a cute, flowy skirt with side slits for ease of movement. The short is a great leg length (5.5 inches) and a patch pocket over the right hip that’s perfect for a small item or two. The silicon leg grippers keep the short hem in place, however vigorously you might be working. And the short pad is a medium density so you’ll have plenty of padding without going overboard and getting the “diaper” effect. Although the shorts are called “CruiserbikeGirl” I was perfectly comfy on a 35-mile fast group ride – the pad is great for everything from bopping around the neighborhood to long-distance road riding. There’s a little grommet-porthole near the waistband of the skirt itself to accommodate an earphone cord, so you could stow your player in that hip pocket. The waistband is a very narrow elastic band at the top of a soft waist panel. It’s adequate for keeping the skirt/shorts in place without constricting your breathing. Some of the new soft waistbands on cycling shorts go overboard with the relaxed fit, giving you the feeling you’ll look down and find your shorts in the bikini position after awhile, but this skirt never slipped an inch. I tested the black/white stripe model, but the CruiserbikeGirl Skirt comes in black/pink print (pictured), pink/black print, and plain old black. Supercute, superfeminine, and still serious cyclewear!
