Not an Olympic cycling event ...

I love the human race. So diverse. While most bicyclists seek to minimize their wind resistance so they can go farther, faster, others have, well ... a different idea.

(Aeolian Ride -- Cape Town, South Africa)

(Aeolian Ride -- Los Angeles)

(Aeolian Ride -- Melbourne, Australia)

The Aeolian Riders are a bunch of cyclists who don suits designed to puff up from the airflow created while riding. Why, you ask? Because they can. The group has held rides in places like San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Cape Town, South Africa, and Melbourne, Australia.

(Aeolian Ride -- Los Angeles)

(Aeolian Ride -- Melbourne, Australia)

(Aeolian Ride -- Los Angeles)

(Aeolian Ride -- Cape Town, South Africa)

(Aeolian Ride -- Los Angeles)

(Aeolian Ride -- Cape Town, South Africa)

(All photos: Aeolian Ride)

So, if you've got a hankering to, uh, maximize your biking profile, see the Aeolian Ride website here.

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