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The annual World Naked Bike Rides of 2025 took place in June and July. They are one aspect of an international focus on cycling safety in traffic and environmental concerns.
Participants are not required to be naked, though many are at least partially unclothed. Some prefer to wear minimal underwear (think bikini or swimwear) or adopt fancy dress, while others display body art.
WNBR has been active for twenty-one years, since 2004, and this year’s UK event was celebrated in more than fifty cities, including London, Brighton, and Manchester.
Across the world, enthusiasts gather to show their collaboration and support for freedom and independence.
An alternative or offshoot of WNBR is the ‘clothing-optional’ rides. Some may choose to use skateboards, or unicycles, or even to run. Such happenings as these are classed as ‘clothing-optional’ and may have political undertones of protest.
Being naked in public in UK is permissible so long as there are no sexual overtones, disorderly conduct, or intention of causing upset.
What amuses me is the sight of naked or partially clothed cyclists wearing shoes and helmets. As a focus on safety, removing clothes seems counterintuitive. Falling off a bike is painful in normal circumstances; without clothes it could be profoundly serious, with so much bare flesh being subjected to rough road surfaces.
Most bodies look better when clothed! Just visit a British beach on a scorching summer day to understand that sentence.
This is totally new to me- naked bike riders!!!! We do have a naturist beach in walking distance to our condo and believe me -I'd rather see them with their clothes on...It's mostly older people except on weekends.
ReplyDeleteSome people are exhibitionists!!
DeleteMy first thought was falling off the bike nekkid!
ReplyDeleteOuch!
DeleteThat looks VERY uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteIt really does.
DeleteI was freezing this morning, so I was wearing a jumper, scarf and a felt hat. Thankfully you don't go to naked bike rides in winter.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are some people, somewhere, who will gladly undress whatever the weather. Hope you're feeling warmer now.
DeleteI agree 100% with your last two paragraphs. Imagine the skin abrasions if falling on a gravelly roadside.
ReplyDeleteImagine explaining how you got those abrasions . . .
DeleteUm. Not for me; looks so uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteVery uncomfortable.
DeleteI saw a naked bike ride in San Francisco. It was more a display of oiled suntanned bodies than anything to do with safety but that was possibly due to location.
ReplyDeleteYou woulnd 't believe the difficulty I had finding a reasonably discreet photograph to accompany this post!
DeleteJust Ouch!
ReplyDeleteOoh, the chafing!
DeleteNot an event for the faint hearted or the prudish of society. Nude swimming was 'normal' in Denmark but by the time I was living there only the elderly and the very young stuck with it. Teenagers in particular were very nervous about their changing shapes and careful about being well clad.
ReplyDeleteVery young - unaware. Very old - don't care!
DeleteThat must be seriously uncomfortable with a bare behind. Not good for bouncing bits upper or lower. ok for the young.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly not for the self-conscious!
DeleteUrgh .. those saddles would need a good clean ...
ReplyDeleteLOL! My thoughts exactly!
DeleteHi Janice - crumbs - look at that man (?) with a backpack ... and yes I agree with you - but good for them for sticking with their ideals. I'd have had a good laugh if I'd seen them ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt must be a bit of a shock suddenly to see hordes of naked cyclists approaching.
DeleteThere are some beaches in the world where you will only see attractive bodies, but not many. Our Bondi Beach, or rather northern Bondi Beach might qualify.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be so careful about sunburn - some parts are very tender.
DeleteI have never heard of this. I know I could not get on a bike naked and ride. It would be a dreadful sight. Not only do some bodies not look good naked but some don't even look good with clothes on.
ReplyDeleteToo right - some bodies are better covered from head to foot!
DeleteAs you will know I ride my bicycle as often as I can. But I will not be naked. Not only do I have my helmet on which believe me has come in handy more than once, I also have on my shirt and shorts.
ReplyDeleteVery sensible. Skin is fragile and should be treated with respect.
DeleteI'm all for doing whatever floats your boat, but I wouldn't fancy the chances of chafing and inconvenient jiggling and chafing.
ReplyDeleteQuite so!
DeleteThat's pretty silly and uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteLots seem to enjoy it. Can't say I understand why!
DeleteIt doesn't seem very comfortable riding a bike while naked, but each to their own I guess ... You're right, the sight of those naked bodies wearing shoes and helmets seems a bit incongruous ... xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's strange what some people will do for fun!
DeleteThis blog has contain sensitive content. Publishing nudity and sexuality to people like me, as Indonesian like me, is very offensive and disturbing. Viewer discretion is advice. No offense please
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you are offended. There is no sexual content in this post and the photograph chosen was quite discreet.
DeleteFun! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteNot so much fun if the rain falls and the wind blows.
DeleteI agree that most bodies look much better clothed! Actualy witnessing these races would be most interesting. The bikers shown all have fit bodies. Perhaps unfit people are not attracted at all to this race?
ReplyDeleteComing across this race unexpectedly would be quite a shock, I guess, but the cyclists are all out to enjoy themselves.
ReplyDeleteWell…one of your best posts! I know that I couldn’t do it! But whatever floats your boat, eh?! ( Or bike! ) 😁
ReplyDeleteAnd actually… it’s not offensive. You can’t give offence and if someone wants to take offence that that’s their problem!
Yeah, in my experience, the people who turn up naked to events like this are never the people one might want to see naked!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of the loss of skin from nether parts when dismounting from the bicycle during the Summer. I have the skin ripped off the back of my legs while wearing shorts and sitting in a booth while dining.😱
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