The Bike Guy

I stumbled on Skins compression tights while attending an Outdoor Sales Rep Regional Trade Show in 2004. It did not take me long to recognize the recovery and performance benefits of using these tights for cycling.

The major endorsement they had at the time was from the airline pilots association which made total sense to me knowing how swollen my legs and feet would get on long flights to Europe in past years.

I bought a pair of long tights both top and bottoms and put them to use immediately for my after ride “Honey Due” activities like mowing and raking the lawn not to mention standing around the sidelines during my then 5 year olds soccer games.

The upper body tights came into play after long mountain bike rides and then snow shoveling and cross country skiing in winter.

Early spring miles on the bike are always hard to sneak in especially on weekends but when limping the last few miles home and my cell phone rings, I already know it will be time for Stage 2 of the day, playing soccer with my boy.

Being an older dad I have to use all my recovery tricks to keep up with Ian after a ride and these Skins were my saving grace. The luxury of stretching out, drinking some recovery drinks eating some pasta before taking an hour nap were a thing of the past.

So while compression was still very new to cycling back then, I was taking full advantage of this new technology wondering when the full impact of it would hit the cycling world.

I kept thinking about all the working class masters that could benefit from Skins compression while sitting at a computer all day, bending over a Volvo as a mechanic being a school teacher or whatever but when I did mention the advantages of compression to them it was not backed up with any advertising campaigns.

Now the triathlon market has embraced the concept and in those magazines and web pages you will find the full-page ads with all the proven research on the benefits. The top professional road teams have been using compression for a several years now and Skins has become the official compression clothing of USA Cycling, HTC Columbia Pro Cycling Team, Rabobank, Milram see: WWW.Skins.netfor more information on all the different products they have and the clinical studies.

Skins was out of business in this country for a few years and I resorted to a medical supply store for some compression socks to hold me over until I could get back into some Skins and they too made a huge difference in my legs.

I just received my new pair Skins recovery tights about 3 weeks ago (just before we got 18” of snow dumped on us) and what a difference it is to have full graduated compression back again. I tell my master’s friends about them now and they are beginning to listen.

There is no reason that Skins recovery tights should not be the first thing a working class rider puts on his legs each morning before going off to work.

I used them under my dress pants on flights, on the show room floor at Interbike and on those long drives to and from races there is no doubt that they make a difference.

The Skins Bib riding tights with the Elastic Interface Technology pad are without a doubt the best I have ever worn and I have worn just about everything out there over the years.

Having some compression on my butt at this time of the year is also a very good thing. I don’t think there is a rider out there who couldn’t use a little compression on their butt’s in January.

Research Reports have demonstrated the following benefits from wearing Skins™:

Increases venous return
Reduces post-exercise muscle soreness
Removes lactic acid faster
Increases strength and power
Improves endurance
Improves body temperature control
Reduces in-flight ankle edema

Things I began to noticed after 3 or 4 weeks on MaxGXL included: less joint and muscle aches and pains plus a sharper state of mind, mental clarity and focus and a Big Reduction in My Recovery Time!

“It is a compositionally patented nutritional product developed by renowned immunologist Dr. Robert Keller. It provides the necessary components of glutathione (GSH) that, when absorbed into the body, stimulate the body’s own production of glutathione to be used by every cell.”

“Glutathione is tripeptide molecule found in every cell in your body. It is the most prevalent, natural, powerful and multifunctional antioxidant in the human body and is more vital to your health than you can possibly imagine.”

Bill Humphreys
Associate # 201144
bill@bikeguy.biz
860 227 8280
www.bikeguy.biz

I have been taking Acid Zapper consistantly since August 2006 and noticed results within 10 days of starting.

The NEW pH Health Product that controls Acidic Stress, Giving Athletes a safe, legal and effective edge.

I saw an ad in Triathlete Magazine last year with my old (and I mean old) teamate John Howard's picture, endorsing this Acid Zapper. I could not believe that John could still get an endorsement deal after all these years, so I emailed him about it. He replied instantly that after over 35 years of training and competing nothing he had ever taken had given him such measurable results in such a short time.

That was enough for me to hear and although I am not competing at weekly races that much these days, I could tell this product was working on my harder group rides and in my recovery.

After visiting Tamer Laboratories in Seattle and meeting with the principles there, I have become the New England Regional Sport Specialist for Acid Zapper.

If you have any questions about where to get Acid Zapper or any technical questions feel free to contact me or Charlie Bowen, who's card I have included here.

The major endorsement they had at the time was from the airline pilots association which made total sense to me knowing how swollen my legs and feet would get on long flights to Europe in past years.

The upper body tights came into play after long mountain bike rides and then snow shoveling and cross country skiing in winter.

So while compression was still very new to cycling back then, I was taking full advantage of this new technology wondering when the full impact of it would hit the cycling world.

Now the triathlon market has embraced the concept and in those magazines and web pages you will find the full-page ads with all the proven research on the benefits. The top professional road teams have been using compression for a several years now and Skins has become the official compression clothing of USA Cycling, HTC Columbia Pro Cycling Team, Rabobank, Milram see: WWW.Skins.net for more information on all the different products they have and the clinical studies.

There is no reason that Skins recovery tights should not be the first thing a working class rider puts on his legs each morning before going off to work.

I used them under my dress pants on flights, on the show room floor at Interbike and on those long drives to and from races there is no doubt that they make a difference.

The Skins Bib riding tights with the Elastic Interface Technology pad are without a doubt the best I have ever worn and I have worn just about everything out there over the years.

Having some compression on my butt at this time of the year is also a very good thing. I don’t think there is a rider out there who couldn’t use a little compression on their butt’s in January.

As John Belushi of the Blue Brothers used to say. “I suggest you buy as many as you can.”

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