Biking in a kilt

[KMCMICHAEL]

Digging that Rivendell! There will forever be a place in this retro grouch's heart for Grant.

OP, yeah, bike shorts or at least boxer briefs are totally the way to go. Along with keeping your equipment covered, and I'd think it'll be more comfortable as well. I can't imagine I'd enjoy things being free to move about on the saddle without shorts to keep it all contained.

Thanks Bob, I am a big Rivendell fan. I have an Atlantis also,both set up the same with Brooks saddle.

If one has not tried biking shorts they should, I never ride over 5 miles without them. Combining them with the large frame bike and Brooks saddle, I went from doing an uncomfortable 35 miles to easily doing 100.

I am not modest by any stretch, but do believe others might prefer that I cover my biking shorts at my age. The cotton kilts work great for that. It is however tartan day and I might try the wool.

[Ambularasa]

I wear biking shorts underneath. I do have to remember remove the kilt pin as it bangs the top bar.

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Yeah. I also bought a pair of biking shorts after that ride. Especially useful when kicking around with a kickbike.

[Ambularasa]

Iivari[/QUOTE Iivari, I am no biker but I did enjoy your story.........perhaps if you road faster the walking public wouldn't have time to be offended heh! heh! ....Good Luck[/QUOTE]

Heh, fix it with speed. Good tip for sure.

[Ambularasa]

The kilt was widely worn at my school in the 40s/50s and, as most boys cycled to school, my chums and I never gave cycling in the kilt a second thought. But then what is commonplace tends not to cause surprise - modern-day Finland may be different. The only problem I recall was the need to have a plastic protector over the back wheel to prevent billowing pleats being caught.

Alan

This was a concern of mine. It's one thing to bike in a kilt but to fall and/or fly accross the air because the pleats got struck between the spokes that would not be fun.

[neloon]

This was a concern of mine. It's one thing to bike in a kilt but to fall and/or fly accross the air because the pleats got struck between the spokes that would not be fun.

Getting a wheel jammed in a tram line was more of a problem but not just for us kilties. I expect the plastic cover I mentioned was meant for the girls/ladies in dresses but was also excellent for the kilt.
Alan
P.S. Still seem to be available but now metal mesh rather than plastic
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...l_8p2t7ibga1_b

[ratspike]

Getting a wheel jammed in a tram line was more of a problem but not just for us kilties. I expect the plastic cover I mentioned was meant for the girls/ladies in dresses but was also excellent for the kilt.
Alan
P.S. Still seem to be available but now metal mesh rather than plastic
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...l_8p2t7ibga1_b

In my 30 years of being a cyclist I have to say, that's one of the most interesting bike accessories I've ever seen. I had no idea such a thing existed. Our view of cycling here in the states is unfortunately less as practical mode of transport and more for recreation and fitness.

[tpa]

Whilst I wear normal biking gear for my day to day mountain biking, there was an occasion when I wore my kilt and was pleasantly surprised that there were no exposure issues associated with it. I will add that it was on relatively flat cycle paths in sunny dry weather, with no risk of mud, gusts of wind or other unexpected hazards and the bike itself has a fairly low crossbar.



Normal Gear, same bike.

[tpa]

I wear biking shorts underneath. I do have to remember remove the kilt pin as it bangs the top bar.

No offence intended, you wear what you like but that looks more like a flared pleated mini skirt than a kilt! Can't see why you would wear a kilt pin with it, I would have thought it would pull it out of shape.

[Ambularasa]

[QUOTE=tpa;1338694]Whilst I wear normal biking gear for my day to day mountain biking, there was an occasion when I wore my kilt and was pleasantly surprised that there were no exposure issues associated with it. I will add that it was on relatively flat cycle paths in sunny dry weather, with no risk of mud, gusts of wind or other unexpected hazards and the bike itself has a fairly low crossbar.

This is brilliant

[Ambularasa]

Getting a wheel jammed in a tram line was more of a problem but not just for us kilties. I expect the plastic cover I mentioned was meant for the girls/ladies in dresses but was also excellent for the kilt.
Alan
P.S. Still seem to be available but now metal mesh rather than plastic
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...l_8p2t7ibga1_b

I have to give that a thought for sure. I have a folding bike so there is always the issue with tampering but that looks like it could work, thanks!