London naked cycle ride

[Pale Rider]

Doesn't need lycra

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence in most settings, and the fact the pics are pixellated for general consumption tells us there is still no general societal acceptance of people with their kit off.

No matter how many people say 'it doesn't bother me', it clearly does bother most of us.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

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.

No the bikes are not a sign at all.If you want to join and don’t live in London you need to take bike on train unless prepared to cycle there. We all know how great trains are for bikes. Easier to travel in without bike, grab a hire bike. Do the ride. Then drop bike back in a dock when done.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Exactly the opposite. No one notices the individual naked cyclist. But they do notice the naked group. If you met them 5 mins later, clothes on. They are as anonymous as the next person.

What you call look at me wouldn’t do it if they were the only one. They have the confidence to do it because they’ll just be anonymous in the group.

 

[FishFright]

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence in most settings, and the fact the pics are pixellated for general consumption tells us there is still no general societal acceptance of people with their kit off.

No matter how many people say 'it doesn't bother me', it clearly does bother most of us.

'Me' is not spelled 'most'

 

[numbnuts]

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence in most settings, and the fact the pics are pixellated for general consumption tells us there is still no general societal acceptance of people with their kit off.

No matter how many people say 'it doesn't bother me', it clearly does bother most of us.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence - only if you deliberately cause alarm or shock

 

[Pale Rider]

Public nudity is still a criminal offence - only if you deliberately cause alarm or shock

Yep, all good stuff, but I still wouldn't recommend walking along your local high street naked unless you want to make friends with officialdom.

 

[Kingfisher101]

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

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That man looks like hes going to give birth at any moment.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence in most settings, and the fact the pics are pixellated for general consumption tells us there is still no general societal acceptance of people with their kit off.

No matter how many people say 'it doesn't bother me', it clearly does bother most of us.

Nudity doesn’t bother me. Why should it?

 

[Alex321]

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 ????

Well one of the main points they are protesting about is the danger to cyclists on the roads.

But yes, a lot of those taking part don't cycle all that regularly, though many also do. I take part in the Cardiff one normally every year (was ta few weeks ago this year), and while smaller, the same applies.

 

[Alex321]

I suppose we've no means of knowing whether the participants usually wear lycra or not.

It's all a bit too much 'look at me' for my liking.

Public nudity is still a criminal offence in most settings, and the fact the pics are pixellated for general consumption tells us there is still no general societal acceptance of people with their kit off.

No matter how many people say 'it doesn't bother me', it clearly does bother most of us.

Public nudity is NOT generally a criminal offence in the UK. If you are deliberately nude with the intention of causing alarm or distress, then it is an offence. And there can be circumstances where it can be a public order offence.

And I disagree about the pixellation in images showing that there is no general acceptance. There are some who would complain, and it is done to prevent that.

Most aren't bothered - and that is obvious from the reactions to the ride from those who see it, which are always almost entirely positive.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Well one of the main points they are protesting about is the danger to cyclists on the roads.

But yes, a lot of those taking part don't cycle all that regularly, though many also do. I take part in the Cardiff one normally every year (was ta few weeks ago this year), and while smaller, the same applies.

Originally IIRC it was anti Big Oil/Car, an environmental protest. It’s quite global....

 

[mudsticks]

Public nudity is NOT generally a criminal offence in the UK. If you are deliberately nude with the intention of causing alarm or distress, then it is an offence. And there can be circumstances where it can be a public order offence.

And I disagree about the pixellation in images showing that there is no general acceptance. There are some who would complain, and it is done to prevent that.

Most aren't bothered - and that is obvious from the reactions to the ride from those who see it, which are always almost entirely positive.

This.

Originally IIRC it was anti Big Oil/Car, an environmental protest. It’s quite global....

And there's no reason why different people shouldn't go on a mass ride, such as this for all sorts of reasons, environmental concerns, to highlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road, just for fun , any combination of all three , or something else again .

That.is the nature of many mass rallies.

The focus can even change over time

As others have said public nudity and the laws around it are to do with the individuals intention to cause offence, or to disrupt public order.

Given that we as women have our right to get our breasts out in public to feed our children, enshrined in law, it would be a nonsense to suggest it might be illegal under other circumstances.

Its also rather laughable to suggest that the vast majority of the public don't want to see nekkid bodies..

Just who is viewing all this freely available porn then ??

Fwiw I resent mine or any other woman's nudity on a beach, or any other commonly accepted place where that happens, being taken as some kind of expression of sexual availabilty exhibitionism or as an invitation to leering and or harassment .

For the avoidance of doubt, Its just not a cool look ok.??

We're just having a nice time in the sunshine, enjoying our own existence - thanks..

 

[videoman]

We were in The Liberty Bounds Wetherspoons on Tower Hill on Saturday afternoon when the naked cyclists arrived and they drew a large crowd when they stopped outside with everyone clapping and cheering with phones in hand. A police car turned up but never saw the police officers get out from where we were sitting and the traffic stopped for them as they left as there were quite a number of them and I suppose its not everyday you see dozens of naked cyclists in London, luckily it was hot and sunny.

 

[Milkfloat]

No the bikes are not a sign at all.If you want to join and don’t live in London you need to take bike on train unless prepared to cycle there. We all know how great trains are for bikes. Easier to travel in without bike, grab a hire bike. Do the ride. Then drop bike back in a dock when done.

I always try to avoid the Santander bikes for a day or two afterwards, I let someone else‘s clothes clean the saddle.

 

[Baldy]

as there were quite a number of them and I suppose its not everyday you see dozens of naked cyclists in London, luckily it was hot and sunny.

Something that really does require the right weather. I see there's one on in Edinburgh in September, not the most reliable month for Scottish weather. Maybe I'll give that one a miss.