No, I'm not thinking of the obvious: That it's expensive and only a select few members of humanity can look good wearing it. The problem revealed to me today, is that it is thinner than the proboscis of a mosquito. Wearing Lycra, there is no part of your body protected from these pests!
Normally, when I'm wearing Lycra I'm also moving at a pretty good clip on my bicycle. However, this morning, I was forced to stop at one our cities beautiful parks, with the baseball diamond and the irrigated foliage and the fountain and the lake; and, the mosquitoes.
The entire time I worked to replace my flatted tube, they swarmed about, dashing in for a quick drink, avoiding my irritated attempts to thwart them. I'm not certain just how many I granted the gift of reproduction to, but it was considerable. So, I reckon that when you're cursing the next generation of mosquitoes - Yeah, me (and my Lycra) are partly to blame!
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