Kilts on a bike

**Graham** · 18th April 04, 07:42 PM

I mean a push bike, of course, has anyone done much cycling in a kilt? How practical is it?

I want to buy a kilt for my son, but he has reservations as to whether it will suit him since he rides every day.

Any advice welcomed

**bubba** · 18th April 04, 08:56 PM

It might be ok if his bike has a step-through frame. If not it wouldn't be too practical.

**wolfgang** · 19th April 04, 03:25 AM

I cannot recommend to drive a bicycle wearing a kilt or a skirt.

If you use a womans bicycle with a protective net at the rear wheel and drive very, very slowly, your kilt or skirt may not be lifted by the wind in a unexpected and embrassingly way or seized by the rear wheel.

I would only try to ride such a bike in a Macabiskirt. A Macabiskirt can be converted into something like a pants.

I drive more than 10.000 km a year and wear bicycle clothing when riding my bike, streamliend an padded behind. I know a lot about headwind and rising wind and cross wind because of daily experience.

What is a push bike, by the way?

Wolfgang

**Canuck** · 19th April 04, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by Graham

I mean a push bike, of course, has anyone done much cycling in a kilt? How practical is it?

I want to buy a kilt for my son, but he has reservations as to whether it will suit him since he rides every day.

Any advice welcomed

It's not a problem. The kilt isn't long enough to get caught in the spokes. When you get on the bike you can tuck the apron under.
I ride my bicycle all the time in a kilt. I ride my motorcycle in a kilt as well for short trips around town. My nieghbour does the same.
On one of the pub crawls one of the guys rode his bicycle to each of the pubs.
cheers
Robert

**Graham** · 19th April 04, 05:20 AM

Thanks for the advice.

Bubba, the bike is not step thru unfortunately.

Wolfgang, I'm sure my son would not want to ride a womans' bike let alone wear a womans' skirt, it's a KILT he wants to wear.

Canuck, I reckon that if the back of the kilt could be well tucked under and the front can be tucked in somehow it could work. Thanks for sharing your experience.

**highlandtide** · 19th April 04, 06:36 AM

nice!

**wolfgang** · 19th April 04, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by Graham

Wolfgang, I'm sure my son would not want to ride a womans' bike let alone wear a womans' skirt, it's a KILT he wants to wear.

Sorry, I did not know it is spelled KILT in english. :o

Wolfgang

**bubba** · 19th April 04, 07:16 AM

Graham, a step-through might be seen as a womans bike, but it's practical. Has he ever come down on the crossbar of a "mans" bike? I used a step-through years ago when I decided to mount a CB radio on a bike. The added weight on the neck and over the rear fender made it the better choice. Now if I was to take up bike riding wearing kilts I wouldn't consider anything but a step-through

**Canuck** · 19th April 04, 07:55 AM

When I lived in Holland, a number of the ladies bikes were equiped with special features. Both Men's and Ladies bikes had guards on the rear wheel to prevent long coats and skirts from getting into the spokes. The ladies had a half moon saddle to facilitate skirts. Actaually was a rather comfortable saddle.
I have a mountain bike. I just lean the bike over to swing my leg across and don't expose anything.

**Graham** · 19th April 04, 08:33 AM

Sure, the style of bikes is changing, many gents bikes don't have cross bars anymore. One might say the bikes are unisex

However, my son is not going to change bikes to suit a kilt. I just wanted an idea of what riding in a kilt is like.

I think that what I should do is ride one myself and see!! I would think I may look a bit silly riding in a kilt, now if it were a fine horse - that would look the part!!