Design
Would You Wear These Cycling 'Skinsuits'?
For the performance benefits, of course.
For never-nudes who get forced into a World Naked Bike Ride, there's this: Lycra cycling outfits made to look like fleshy near-naked bodies, complete with your choice of cleavage or a six-pack.
Podium Cycling, a bike-gear company in Gainesville, Florida, is selling the "Skinsuits" for $149.95 a pop. Podium claims the eye-catching costumes are not just meant to get you noticed, but have real performance benefits. For instance, there is a "leg gripper" that prevents "flapping" (I assume that's a reference to fabric and not anatomy). Then there's this sentence, which unfortunately sounds like it came from the mouth of Buffalo Bill: "[A]s a result of the quality zippered design, you'll have no trouble slipping in and out of this skinsuit."