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Adults wear spandex to pedal bikes on weekends

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Middle-aged urbanites spend thousands on aerodynamic clothing to ride bicycles down busy city streets. They pretend to be competing in the Tour de France while furiously shouting at pedestrians.

Adults wear spandex to pedal bikes on weekends
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