Originally Posted by
Teamprovicycle
To a amature racer skin/speed suits seem kinda silly .
spend almost 1000 bucks to cover up in a thin silly material.
why not just race naked , or shorts only .
Body position generally matters most. When you got that, then work on bike and kit. It all adds up from bike parts, to placement (cables) etc. Shaving legs and arms helps. A speed suit (like a Castelli body paint) is noticeable when riding for time. Booties - vs most shoes, help. Vs some shoes, not as much. Silicone spray bike, oil body, don't turn head - or get a different helmet. Aero water bottle. If you are really into it you need to get a rule book and see what you can get away with. The really fast stuff is not allowed.
But naked would be pretty fast, just that hard to pedal in bare feet, also most would fidget vs a good set of shorts with correct pad. The compression on the kits (technically UCI illegal, they just ignore speed suits) is likely better than being naked.
So my guess is a naked person would put in a slower speed than one in a speed suit.