My Alibi Clothing Bloomers

The bloomers are intended to be worn under another clothing item. I have worn the bloomers under: jeans, skirts, knickers, exercise pants pretty much anything in my wardrobe that I would normally wear for a casual ride.

I typically wear these on errand/casual rides up to 25 miles. When I ride over 25 miles, I wear the classic bike shorts/knickers/pants. I have worn the bloomers on the east and west coast, in temperatures hovering around freezing (yes, layered), the rainy pacific NW, the humid east coast summers, etc. overall these work well in all of these weather conditions.

The major upside of the bloomers is they can be worn under items you already have in your wardrobe so consider this factor in the cost of the item. In my experience with women''s cycling clothes, much of the stylish and functional wearability is traded-off for in technical performance. Here, I think these have an excellent balance for the uses I have described above. The padding is adequate (where often in the stylish cycling clothes the padding is non-existent). I do not find the padding bulky or bunchy and again, fits under everything in my wardrobe that I would wear on a casual (