Bike seats are not usually very comfortable, and you should check out our top picks of the best cycling shorts for women if you’ll be cycling for a long time.

Either way, here are our picks for the best cycling shorts for women in a range of styles, prices, and materials, based on a mix of personal testing and riding experience, as well as market research.

Confusingly, they're still called cycling shorts (as cyclists got their first). But slightly longer, form-fitting shorts that have more of a compression effect are well suited to women who run ...

My preference though is to use a set of the best winter cycling shorts combined with a good quality pair of leg warmers. It means I can tailor things to the conditions much more easily ...

As the weather continues to give us some of that good finger-lickin’ sunshine we’ve all been lapping up in droves, it’s time to stock up on your bike short collection and serve the world ...