oldrags:Bicycle suit by J A Dunn & Co, ca 1895 England (London) - worn in the US (Atlanta, G

oldrags:

Bicycle suit by J A Dunn & Co, ca 1895 England (London) - worn in the US (Atlanta, GA), Atlanta History Center

As far a bicycle suits go, you may be most familiar with the type that consisted of a top and bloomers.  These were controversial, however.  A modest woman would have worn something like this, with heavy leather trim on the hem of the skirt so it wouldn’t fly up in the wind.