A good cycling skirt

• Isn’t too tight to let you open your legs enough to pedal.
• Comes down no farther than the knees.
• Won’t get caught in the back brakes.
• If it’s shorter or wider than modesty allows, wear cycling shorts underneath.
• Try a “skort”: a pair of shorts that look like a skirt.

“It’s hard to find a work skirt I can cycle in. Women’s skirts often aren’t flared enough. So I’ve bought skirts made for teen-agers, which work fine.”

Long dresses or skirts

• Wear a belt.
• Pull one or two feet of material up until the dress hangs at knee height.
• Tuck the material into the belt.
• If you have no belt, tuck the dress into the waistband of your underwear.