What to Look for in Women's Cycling Shorts
This shorts range covers more ground than just cycling. The Court Skort brings a tennis and padel silhouette into the mix for anyone who wants shorts under a skirt rather than on show, and the padel short is built with racket sport movement in mind, deep enough to crouch and lunge without any second-guessing. Sizes run XS to XL, with petite options. Check the size guide if you're between sizes, since rise and length vary style to style. Cycling shorts make up the largest part of the range though, and that's where the most development time has gone.
Length and waistband height are what separate a good pair of women's cycling shorts from one you keep adjusting mid-ride. Ours sit at a length designed to prevent chafing through the inner thigh, whether that's on a spin bike or an actual road ride, and the waistband is built to stay in place rather than roll down the second you're out of the saddle. Every style here is designed in Liverpool and made in Britain, and a tree gets planted through Ecologi with every order. If leggings are more your everyday choice, the leggings collection covers the same fit philosophy in full length.
Do cycling shorts stop chafing?
Chafing usually comes down to length and waistband grip rather than the fabric itself, whatever the fabric adverts tell you. Our cut sits high enough on the thigh that the saddle isn't rubbing against bare skin, on a spin bike or out on the road.
What length are your cycling shorts?
Mid-thigh, roughly speaking. That length is what stops the fabric riding up or rubbing while you're pedalling, without gripping so tight it feels restrictive. Inseam shifts a little from style to style, so if you're torn between two, the product page has the exact measurement.
Are padel shorts different from cycling shorts?
Yes, quite different. Padel needs room to lunge and change direction fast, so that short is cut looser through the leg. Cycling shorts do the opposite job, closer to the body, built around a saddle rather than a court. Pick based on what you're actually doing in them.
What is a skort and do you make one?
Shorts built into a skirt, essentially. You get the coverage of a skirt and the freedom of movement of shorts, without worrying about either riding up mid-match. The Court Skort is our version, made with padel and tennis in mind, though plenty of people just wear it as a skirt off court.
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