Sideways

Welcome to June! When I left my house this morning, it was quite warm and for the first time this year I didn't wear a long-sleeve shirt, or a jacket. Just a t-shirt. Today is sunny, blue skies, and truly summer-like weather.

Recently I took up cycling. So far I am enjoying it quite a bit. And the other day when I checked M's blog, I was surprised to read about his interesting episode. A loose translation of a small excerpt his blog about cycling, between him and his assistant, is the following.
M: Did you know that the human body is the main cause of wind resistance when cycling? This wind resistance causes you to slow down, and it makes it tough to cycle sometimes!!

(Please note assistant is not interested in cycling maybe, and only listens because she has to listen. Because M is her boss.)
Assistant: Really? Nah, I didn't know that.
M: Yeah, well that is why cyclists have to bend over and not sit straight up when riding, to reduce this wind resistance. But even when you bend over, it is still not enough...
Assistant: So why don't you position your body sideways...
M: I never thought of that...Oh my god, what a great revelation!

Illustration by Makoto

What do you think? Is cycling with your body positioned sideways a good idea?
I am gonna try it out the next time I go riding!! I'll let ya know the results next time.