Women's cycling clothes at Topshop

[Spark]

I agree about the cream. it comes in blue and khaki too though. I'd really like red.

I usually travel everywhere with at least one or if not 2 panniers, which are then a hassle to carry. I want a bag for when i'm not carrying a lot of stuff but need some things. I often then lock my helmet to the bike and I don't bother taking my saddle (I don't think it's quick release)

 

[beeboo]

I agree about the cream. it comes in blue and khaki too though. I'd really like red.

I usually travel everywhere with at least one or if not 2 panniers, which are then a hassle to carry. I want a bag for when i'm not carrying a lot of stuff but need some things. I often then lock my helmet to the bike and I don't bother taking my saddle (I don't think it's quick release)

Mostly I'm cycling to/from work with a bag of clothes/towel/etc but it'd be nice to have a bag for other occasions, like a trip to the park or the shops or something. Sometimes I lock the helmet to the bike but my saddle is quick release (no choice about that) and am paranoid about leaving it for any period of time.

 

[Geri]

I like the box bags on that site

There are quite few satchel's on the basil site too.. look more practical to me - wasn't sure what you were after

Why do they assume that women want bags with flowers on?

 

[Spark]

I don't think it's a specific assumption that women want flowery bags, those are just the ones that have been posted up today. Basil seem to do a lot of different bags which are a bit more interesting/decorative than the standard panniers by Altura/Ortlieb etc. I'm not sure how many are available easily in the UK.

for ease of reference this is the one I like (not basil) and certainly not flowery

 

[Biddlybee]

Why do they assume that women want bags with flowers on?

I dunno, I don't work for them

 

[Spark]

Decathlon does good, cheap womens cycling clothes.

I've just had a look on-line and fine for "cycling clothes" (ie lycra and chamois type stuff) but not so great for "clothes that look nice and like normal clothes but comfy and practical for cycling including longer distances".

A couple of times I've been meeting friends in bars and been refused entry initially because I'm in cycling kit. They've only let me in because i've promised i'm about to change. (I must say, not the sort of bars I'd generally want to go to, but had to because people are already there).

 

[Biddlybee]

Wouldn't you want to change if you'd been cycling anyway?

If I'm only going short distances I just where what I would out, but if it's further I bung on cycling stuff and change when I get there.

 

[Geri]

I see a man most mornings cycling to work in his suit. Maybe he doesn't get very sweaty or something.

 

[Spark]

I would always change when cycling to work but I don't always want to change at other times, particularly if it means carrying around a lot more stuff or changing won't be easy. I guess a good hypothetical example as the weather gets nicer would be cycling up to meet people for a picnic in a park. Nowhere really to change, but once I've arrived I'm going to be socialising most of the day so don't want to be sitting around in a scruffy t-shirt and leggings type things.

 

[Geri]

It's difficult, isn't it? I wear shorts cycling in the summer, but once I'm off the bike I don't want people to see me in them.

 

[Spark]

I have some 3/4 length things which flare slightly at the bottom. I reckon those with one of the tunic/smock things that were around lots a couple of years ago would work pretty well and for longer rides minimise changing (ie just change a t-shirt for smock/tunic)

 

[Sunray]

It's difficult, isn't it? I wear shorts cycling in the summer, but once I'm off the bike I don't want people to see me in them.

I tend to wear baggy shorts with the internal pad in in summer. They both look OK and are very functional.

 

[Herbsman.]

wearing just the padded shorts alone makes you look like you have some sort of incontinence problem and require a massive pad to absorb the dribbles of piss that is leaking out of your malfunctioning bladder. most padded-short-only-wearing cyclists do not realise this, in fact some actually think they look alright!

 

[Boycey]

endura and corinne dennis do cycling briefs with thinner padding...

 

[Geri]

I tend to wear baggy shorts with the internal pad in in summer. They both look OK and are very functional.

An internal pad? Like a panty liner?

 

[Biddlybee]

Kind of that shape but a lot bigger and built into the shorts... extra padding and saves your arse on long rides

 

[Sunray]

I just got some of these for summer as my old Specialised shorts are defunct.

These don't have the integral pad but I've go some endura underwear with the pad built in thats fine. Probably better as the pad is the thing that wears out 1st.

I got the underwear for my waterproof tights I have been waiting 10 weeks to turn up. They don't have the padding either. The shorts also support click in liners which are just like lycra cycle shorts with fasteners that click into the shorts at the top and bottom.

 

[nadia]

wearing just the padded shorts alone makes you look like you have some sort of incontinence problem and require a massive pad to absorb the dribbles of piss that is leaking out of your malfunctioning bladder. most padded-short-only-wearing cyclists do not realise this, in fact some actually think they look alright!

You do realise that hardcore cyclists go on the go

 

[Sunray]

wearing just the padded shorts alone makes you look like you have some sort of incontinence problem and require a massive pad to absorb the dribbles of piss that is leaking out of your malfunctioning bladder. most padded-short-only-wearing cyclists do not realise this, in fact some actually think they look alright!

I know it, but don't care. In training for old age.