December 22, 2009Man About Town

Well, here’s a new way of getting around…strap on one of these aeordynamic wheel-covered suits and let the good times roll (pun definitely intended).  Founded by master body blader Jean-Yves Blondeau, body blading (which is also commonly known as “buggy rollin”), is an extreme sport that came into existence in the early 1990s when Blondeau created the 31 wheel suit for an art project in school.  Body blading is NOT for the faint of heart.  Becoming “one” with the road requires a high tolerance for risk and a low regard for what I would deem “good sense”.  That said, there’s no question that watching those who fit the risk-phillic good sense-phobic bill is of the utmost entertainment value.  (photo via LIFE)

Watch this (the whole thing), to see what I’m talking about: