A snake sheds its skin when it no longer has room to grow in its current form, when its ready to jump to the next level of its existence. Humans are a little different; we shed our skin constantly, in an ever-present process of growth. But then, we also make for ourselves skin to wear, skin that we can use to mark epochs, to change how we present ourselves, to don colors and patterns that arent native to our bodies. These jerseys that we wear when we ride our bikes are much easier to shed than a snakeskin, but like the beautiful patterns that serpents cover themselves with, they represent more than just functionality.