London naked cycle ride

[numbnuts]

WNBR Southampton
Sorry. Not possible. Pencil in June 2022

Boo Hoo

 

[classic33]

Boo Hoo

Nothing for the York one this year either.

 

[Edwardoka]

Each to their own, but the idea is just baffling to me. I rode past a nudist resort on the French Riviera (Port Leucate, for the au naturel enthusiasts) one day shortly after breaking camp on my Big Tour and encountered a naked cyclist. Seeing an elderly German chap and his gentleman sausage before you've had your breakfast is just the wurst.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Is it just me or the participants bikes is a give-away that they are not regular or serious cyclists. Or free expression is the key and bike just happens to be most appropriate platform. Absolutely no issues with nudity just a thought.

 

[Blue Hills]

Wouldn't call this euuu would you?Perhaps the tats.

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curious pic - no-one is looking at her - maybe they, particularly the bloke in the grey/blue T shirt, thought her out of their class.

Who put that yellow exclamation mark there?

will watch this thread with a certain interest - see what happens to it - if it ends up in the pit.

 

[Blue Hills]

I’ve done the London one 2 or 3 times, it’s an utter hoot!

naked dare I ask, or like the cop-out guy in the original pic with a pair of pants?

I know someone who did it - glad I was spared the sight of him.

Once came across them (ooer) in Whitehall.

(I have nothing against it by the way - takes all sorts - though have the idea that you wouldn't want to get stuck in the kitchen with SOME of the participants at a party - a bit too theatrical/into themselves)

 

[Fab Foodie]

naked dare I ask, or like the cop-out guy in the original pic with a pair of pants?

I know someone who did it - glad I was spared the sight of him.

Once came across them (ooer) in Whitehall.

(I have nothing against it by the way - takes all sorts - though have the idea that you wouldn't want to get stuck in the kitchen with SOME of the participants at a party - a bit too theatrical/into themselves)

Nekkid every time.
The look on the faces of tourists etc. that line the pavements is fabulous. Then there are those that whisk their families away in disgust. But mostly the reaction is positive and fun. My face usually hurts most at the end of the day from all the smiling!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Is it just me or the participants bikes is a give-away that they are not regular or serious cyclists. Or free expression is the key and bike just happens to be most appropriate platform. Absolutely no issues with nudity just a thought.

There’s all-sorts. Me and a pal cycled there from Oxford. Most are London based, so a mixed urban bag. To be fair, it's not the kind of route or event for your best carbon race-bike, but it’s perfectly suited for your pub-bike....

 

[cougie uk]

Is it just me or the participants bikes is a give-away that they are not regular or serious cyclists.

We need to get away from this.
Cycling shouldn't be serious. It should be available to everyone. Doesn't need lycra or power meters just people happy out on their bikes.

 

[Arrowfoot]

We need to get away from this.
Cycling shouldn't be serious. It should be available to everyone. Doesn't need lycra or power meters just people happy out on their bikes.

My point is it does not seem to be a cycling event or organised by a cycling movement or even a cyclist. It appears to be a protest movement and to promote free expression. It just seem to use cycling to move across from point A to point B to maximise exposure.

I initially had the impression it was a cycling group that was behind it. Lycra, power meter ????

 

[Arrowfoot]

There’s all-sorts. Me and a pal cycled there from Oxford. Most are London based, so a mixed urban bag. To be fair, it's not the kind of route or event for your best carbon race-bike, but it’s perfectly suited for your pub-bike....

I now don't think it has anything to do with cycling but I won't be surprised that people might have assumed that, just like I did.

 

[classic33]

I now don't think it has anything to do with cycling but I won't be surprised that people might have assumed that, just like I did.

Take the very simple view that cycling is cleaner than driving.

 

[numbnuts]

The World Naked Bike Ride “celebrates the potential of cycling and the human body”, acts as an environmental protest and emphasises the vulnerability of cyclists on the roads. ... You don't see cyclists on the roads when they have clothes on but you do if we are naked.

Ain't that a fact.......

 

[Dogtrousers]

My point is it does not seem to be a cycling event or organised by a cycling movement or even a cyclist. It appears to be a protest movement and to promote free expression. It just seem to use cycling to move across from point A to point B to maximise exposure.

They certainly do that.

 

[Fab Foodie]

We need to get away from this.
Cycling shouldn't be serious. It should be available to everyone. Doesn't need lycra or power meters just people happy out on their bikes.

Hurrah!