shootingstar Posted July 31, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 31, 2020 I wear walking shorts when I bike...shorts like these below for even 50-100 km. rides. No the shorts, aren't padded which is probably very abnormal-sounding. I can't wear knee/near knee length shorts in summer. Just too hot in for me. So these shorts work really well for me. The material is very tough. And our summers here are at most, 80-85 degrees F or less, with drier air. Being short (5'1") means probably I can get away with wearing fairly short shorts and no one would really notice...because have shorter legs. Older I get, I find this convenient, wearing shorter shorts and or skirts several inches about knee length is not shocking/noticeable on a short woman....in her early 60's. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 31, 2020 Well, they look presentable and fine to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted July 31, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 31, 2020 Cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 31, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 31, 2020 Very nice and appropriate for many settings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Cute. That’s what I was going to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted July 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, Longjohn said: That’s what I was going to say. I never viewed self in a million years as cute. More like petite and stumpy. Cute suggests fine lovely/gamin facial features also..which definitely doesn't define me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 31, 2020 Do you wear padded underwear or have you tried loose fitting MTB shorts? The seams on my non-cycling shorts would probably rub me raw after a few miles on a bicycle seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted July 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Do you wear padded underwear or have you tried loose fitting MTB shorts? The seams on my non-cycling shorts would probably rub me raw after a few miles on a bicycle seat. No. My shorts aren't that loose. Still I'm probably a strange woman. Um....confession: I've never worn padded underwear nor padded cycling shorts/tights ...and I've been cycling for last 30 yrs. Yea, I get abit raw um after a 100 km. touring ride. Need to rest. Then 40 km. ride next day is better. Followed then by 75 km. ride, etc. Just giving an idea of how I dealt with self-loaded multi-day touring bike trips. This is my bike saddle: http://www.terrybicycles.com/Saddles/Womens-Saddles/Liberator-X-Gel_2 I ride a hybrid...all 3 bikes are hybrids. (Well, my folding bike is a hybrid version.) So my cycling position is slightly more upright. It always has been. Saddles are not aggressive racing profile since my bum can't take that type of hardness. However I can't stand wide/comfort lumpy saddles....those saddles scrape me. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted July 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, shootingstar said: Being short (5'1") ....that’s not short. Now 4’11” like my mom....THAT’S short! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted July 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: ....that’s not short. Now 4’11” like my mom....THAT’S short! That is true, I have a first cousin who is like that. She also has narrower hips than I. She has 2 adult children. Another woman just 2 years older than I, and also a cyclist, she is that height and slimmer than I. BUT she weighs 110 lbs... alot of it is muscle, since she does some weights, cycles and jogs. I'm approx. 100 lbs. I don't do any strength training unlike our petite muscle woman here with her military trainer-barker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted July 31, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 31, 2020 14 minutes ago, shootingstar said: I'm approx. 100 lbs. Well I’m well north of that, but only 6” taller..... I always tell people “Never mind the English last name, I get my height from my mother’s side of the family...:” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. Silly Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share #12 Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, shootingstar said: I wear walking shorts when I bike...shorts like these below for even 50-100 km. rides. No the shorts, aren't padded which is probably very abnormal-sounding. I can't wear knee/near knee length shorts in summer. Just too hot in for me. So these shorts work really well for me. The material is very tough. And our summers here are at most, 80-85 degrees F or less, with drier air. Being short (5'1") means probably I can get away with wearing fairly short shorts and no one would really notice...because have shorter legs. Older I get, I find this convenient, wearing shorter shorts and or skirts several inches about knee length is not shocking/noticeable on a short woman....in her early 60's. You look good considering how incredibly old you are. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: I never viewed self in a million years as cute. More like petite and stumpy. Cute suggests fine lovely/gamin facial features also..which definitely doesn't define me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 31, 2020 31 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: You look good considering how incredibly old you are. How diplomatic of you. Secretary of State Pompeo could not have been more tactful. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 31, 2020 Share #15 Posted July 31, 2020 56 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: ....that’s not short. Now 4’11” like my mom....THAT’S short! Is your mom Italian or Polish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted July 31, 2020 Share #16 Posted July 31, 2020 Just now, Airehead said: Is your mom Italian or Polish ? Her first name was Giovanna. (Which she Anglicized...I never knew until a couple of years ago). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 31, 2020 Share #17 Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, shootingstar said: I wear walking shorts when I bike...shorts like these below for even 50-100 km. rides. No the shorts, aren't padded which is probably very abnormal-sounding. I can't wear knee/near knee length shorts in summer. Just too hot in for me. So these shorts work really well for me. The material is very tough. And our summers here are at most, 80-85 degrees F or less, with drier air. Being short (5'1") means probably I can get away with wearing fairly short shorts and no one would really notice...because have shorter legs. Older I get, I find this convenient, wearing shorter shorts and or skirts several inches about knee length is not shocking/noticeable on a short woman....in her early 60's. A supermodel pose for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpy Posted August 1, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 1, 2020 Pretty sexy lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 1, 2020 Share #19 Posted August 1, 2020 15 hours ago, shootingstar said: Still I'm probably a strange woman. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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