David Byrne (born in Dumbarton) once said that you should wear the same clothes day after day so that people will recognize you. Perish the thought that the wild cyclist should be recognized, yet he does subscribe to that thought if only because he is a frugal creature and cannot be bothered decorating his nakedness. The uni-form (as the same clothes every day) thus becomes a necessity for the wild cyclist as the one form that he inhabits. Sure, there are other forms that lurk underneath this manifestation but this is the one form and thus requires a single uniform. This is the perfect get-up: nakedness, your original uni-form that binds you together with all other uni-forms so that the One form becomes recognizable. I think this is what David Byrne meant to say.
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