"Not 60 seconds later, he emerged, carrying an aluminum bicycle on one shoulder and a messenger bag over the other and wearing a red, white, and blue spandex bodysuit, a silver helmet, sunglasses with yellow lenses, and a pair of cycling shoes. He climbed onto the bike, clicked into the pedals, and began to ride leisurely."

So many connections to BF threads:

Frame material
What does a skin suit do?
Cheap sunglasses (Oakleys are a rip off.)
Helmet or no helmet?
Clipless or not?
What's the best cycling shoe?
You are doing it wrong if you don't ride leisurely.