well that and at the beach you're not the only one in a 2 piece unlike when you're on your bike and you're the only person around wearing lycra. If there were 50 other people within your sight at all times on their bikes wearing lycra I bet you wouldn't feel so self conscious.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"