Lycra on cyclist a yes or a no no?
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If you have to ask this question you have never rode a bike for any long period of time. Looking stupid is nothing compared to feeling like someone took freaking sandpaper to your bikini line!
an aerodynamic necessity
Sensible I suppose, but it is a look very few people can carry off successfully!
Its just a sex statement. YES - a black lycra is just fine.
a big no no especially on guys
dunno!
YES
Yes - it's by far the most practical solution.
No
Yes if speed is the goal, no if looks are!!
Ask my son; He recently completed the Iron Man Triathalon held in Austria wearing lyrca. His voice seems to be higher pitched ever since then.
Sure, why not ? lol
Oh, gosh, YES! especially for the men. It's the only chance we men have of showing off on dry land -- you cannot wear Speedos into a cafe.
It's ok if it's in a race and everyone else is wearing it, the Tour de France for example..but if it's just some random person, then it's probably a no...
on a fit cyclist yes.otherwise no thanks
Yes, definitely. Funny for onlookers, comfy for the cyclist!
no for god sake
No it scares me
No if they're just a normal cyclist getting to work. If they're a professional sportsperson..yeah ok. (only just).
speaking from a womans point of view id have to say yes on a man, cos it is a bit of a giggle when u see them !!
Yeah! It is well suited to cycling, thats why they wear it.
If you want to look good no, but it is definatly the best for exercise, less wind resistance and breaths fairly well
It's what the "pros" wear and I'm guessing you've seen them. There is a reason. For my personal recreational riding I find Lycra to be uncomfortable. When I ride I wear boating shorts, 100% cotton with zippered pockets. They're comfy and I don't lose anything, works for me!
Big NO NO! Unless ur a guy wiv a very attractive.....bike
A definate No!
If someone wears lycra for sexual enjoyment, that's weird. Wearing tights a few times a week while cycling or working out is just being practical.
What's really weird are people who are afraid or ashamed of their own bodies, like males (I wouldn't call them men) afraid to wear speedos for _competitive_ swimming, never mind relaxing at a pool.
Western "men" who wear baggy clothes on the street and dork shorts at the beach are scared into wearing them just like muslim women are scared into wearing burqas. 'Hip hop' clothes *are* the male burqa.
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It depends on 8 things:
a) Are you male or female
b) Riding or watching
c) Any combination of the above two choices
Answer is yes. Cycling shorts are padded to reduce soreness and sure their made from Lycra a necessary part of being a cyclist. But, you also remember that Lycra wasn't the original fabric for bicycle shorts. The first fabric was wool which I've used in past and it stinks as cycling fabric(IT'S WAY TOO HOT TO RIDE IN) besides if had to choose between a sore tail or strange looks I choose strange looks because it shows you're a "serious" cycler. I wear them almost 7 days a week.
Unless you're actually COMPETING at the time, NOOOOO. Please. Wear a regular pair of shorts, shaving off that 10th of a second as you ride down the street isn't worth scarring the passing motorists and children that have to see your sweaty padded bootay. And if the padding really is necessary, put some dang shorts over the top. Seriously, now. Sheesh. Even the rare few hotties would look so much better if they weren't in that stuff.
on a burd aye on a bloke naw
Definitely yes.
Cyclists wear them foremost for the comfort and partly for the look. What is so odd about that??
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