Sentences with phrase «as lycra»

Wetsuits are available in all sizes, and include 3 mm full length and 5 mm shorties, as well as lycra suits if preferred.

«Synthetic fabrics, such as lycra or polyester, are the best for activities where you will be sweating as they are moisture wicking (non-absorbent) and are hence quick drying.

Not exact matches

The H&M foray into cycle - specific fashion comes after Levi's launched its made - for - cycling Commuter line in 2011, and as other cycle - specific apparel manufacturers expand beyond Lycra jerseys and padded shorts to create functional clothing that looks chic at the coffee shop, or even in a casual office.

A sea of Lycra and helmets swelled as riders milled about, refilling water bottles, sipping coffee and waiting to use portable toilets.

The race features a Le Mans - style start in which participants dressed in formal wear instead of Lycra sprint to their folded bikes, unfold as quickly as possible and start racing.

As it's a stretchy Lycra like material, it can't become bent out of shape.

It's a full - length suit made of Lycra, which can act as a base layer under a neoprene suit, or you can wear it alone while snorkeling or swimming.

LINDA FISHER is the chief sustainability officer at DuPont, one of America's oldest chemical companies and the source of modern marvels such as neoprene, Teflon, and Lycra.

This type is often referred to as a MAMIL - «middle aged man in lycra.»

Online, on paper, on TV, on social media, and slamming into us as they run down the street in sweaty lycra, we are surrounded by grinning, toned bodies weighed down by sensor - rich bracelets tracking pulse, steps, stress, sleep... Start - ups assure us that, in exchange for a simple spit sample, they can lay bare our genetic histories and futures with ancestry tests and detailed breakdowns of our health risks.

In episode two of «Geneva celebrates warmer weather by crafting something off the shoulder» (perhaps a cumbersome title — probably not good for SEO), I bring you the off the shoulder top version two — this time in a lycra / jersey fabric for a fitted style (check out version 1 here) Perfect as either a bikini top, or some sort of beach to bar situation.

Adajania has also been recognised as the most stylish Bollywood designer at the MTV Lycra Awards in 2007 and for «Best Costume Design» in 2007 and 2010 by the IIFA.

I realized as I was working with the fabric that it had some kind of Lycra in it, and it wasn't molding at all with steam from the iron.

While it is true that she has tackled a few family - oriented outings over the years, such as Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo in 2011, it is her more aggressive work in zip - up Lycra that has earned her a place up among the Hollywood A-listers.

Most of the cast's plastic performances are similarly underwhelming: Gruffudd lacks the maturity of Reed Richards; McMahon is a sneering, camp, one - note villain with weirdly plucked eyebrows; and Alba, sizzling as she is in tight - fitting lycra, looks nothing like a research scientist, a real blonde or Johnny's sister.

Much as the doomsayers predict the end of driving enjoyment, you often don't have to look too hard to find these quiet, challenging routes — although I have to admit that in the last few years most decent stretches of tarmac in Europe have become suffocated beneath thousands of acres of Lycra and a baffling level of indignation from those wearing it.

Within the surfcourses, your own surfboard, your own personal wetsuit, your personal lycra and additional hardware such as surfwax or leashes are all reserved during your holiday.

Popular beaches such as Palm Cove, Trinity Beach and Port Douglas are equipped with stinger nets during the stinger season from November to May; for extra protection wear protective clothing (wetsuits or lycra suits).

In early works such as Piff, Paff, Poff, Puff; Piff Piff; and Puff Puff, which comprised his 1997 exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York, Neto filled small Lycra sacks with colorful and aromatic substances such as chili powder and coriander.

Walker describes in a couple of sentences in the introduction, also well - titled with «not everyone on a bike is a cyclist», how the world has changed in the last few years from when cyclists were usually guys in Lycra going very fast, to where cycling is seen as a legitimate form of transportation, accessible to everyone.

As distance increases and terrain gets tougher, the need for a high performance bike and lycra goes up.»

The line is made with Lycra - covered memory foam insoles and is comprised of eco-friendly upper materials such as hemp, recycled polyester, eco-friendly ultra suedes and other assorted sustainable materials.

Sport - centred bike culture (utility cycling stagnates) Chris notes that the majority of cyclists in Vancouver are the serious sports cyclists, sometimes known as MAMILs, or middle aged men in lycra.

In a move that this blogger thinks may have unintended and negative consequences for summer tourism in Cape May, N.J., the tiny town has revoked its 30 - year ban on small Lycra swimsuits commonly known as Speedos.