I went for a bicycle ride yesterday and saw two other barefoot riders - I’ve not seen anyone else doing that where I live so maybe it’s catching on! It’s always great to feel a warm wind around my feet while on the bike, and less weight and less covered skin means better performance and more cooling. I also saw an old hippy type walking barefoot in a rural town centre a couple of weeks ago - looked like he’d been going barefoot all his life.
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