World Naked Bike Ride

[aka_kim]

June 12.

I think I'll pass, but for anyone interested, check out http://www.worldnakedride.org (careful, the site is R-rated).

[snapdragen]

Nooooooooooooooo Noooooooooooooooo:eek:

[kimba]

That's just so...

wrong.

On so many levels....

Kimba
commando under shorts only, thanks....

[spokes]

the line at the top says, 'protest oil dependancy and celebrate the power of our naked bodies.' um, is it just me, or should those two things remain seperate issues? :confused: or does it make for better press if there's nudity involved?

[MightyMitre]

So very wrong :o

I've got no problems with nekked-ness but when you add things like bike into the equation it's just an accident waiting to happen. :p

:cool: Dark glasses please for when the naked peleton goes by...:D

[MightyMitre]

So very wrong :o

I 've got no problems with nekked-ness but when you add bikes into the equation it's just an accident waiting to happen.:p

:cool: Dark glasses please, for when the naked peleton goes by.:D

[grannydea]

I'll pass thank you. I wouldn't want to ride or watch that one.
Your right it is some how just wrong. Not that I am a prude or anything it is just I think the two should be kept separate.
Dea

[aka_kim]

I don't know about wrong, but definitely uncomfortable... and weird.

[ChainsOflove]

I would not do that with my new Butterfly seat. ick

[magrat22]

Oh no that's just painful..to watch and to take part in. I love my bike but seriously without the chamois that saddle could do some serious damage to my delicates :eek:

[fixedgeargirl]

Hey ladies, it's nearly that time of year again!!!! Yes, World Naked Bike Ride Day is back, June 11!!!!

This event is so .... silly!
I giggle just thinking about it. I cannot equate nudity with oil independence. But the idea of painted nude trippers on bikes just makes me giggle. :D

They have a saying here: Keep Austin Weird. This is definitely in keeping with that noble goal. And so you may just find me out there watching the parade. I'll be the one doubled over on the ground, laughing myself silly!!

[brok]

ouch :eek: and yuck

[spazzdog]

This is in Austin... Austin TX! Oh my heart!

On the whole yuck factor... this ties nicely in with that whole post-TDF discussion about white shorts; don't ya think :eek:

[mtnbikenmama]

Talk about stinky saddle syndrom, omg! :eek:

[cyclingnewbie]

I wasn't even going to look at the web site.....but I did............and now I'm sorry....................ICK!!

[nuthatch]

They just all look so...vulnerable. What if you fell - talk about road rash! Say, how come all the girls are young and perky-breasted?

[CorsairMac]

Inquiring minds want to know which Sun OLN is going to feature this as part of their "Cyclism Sundays"?

[massbikebabe]

would love to hear Bob and Phil commenting on that... :D

karen

[AutumnBreez]

I was at work earlier and could not take peek on that system, it would raise too many questions. So I came home and I looked at the site and it was not at all what I thought it was about. It is naturally lead by naturalists but you CAN wear clothes for those that feel uncomfortable, some people were even body painted, but you may feel funny wearing clothes with so many nudes around.

[nuthatch]

would love to hear Bob and Phil commenting on that... :D

karen

I imagine Bob wouldn't be able to stop cackling and Phil would continue to talk about "pain oozing from every pore of their bodies"! Paul would be struck dumb. :D

[singletrackmind]

More biker tan than you can shake a stick at (and quite a few shaking sticks)! :eek:

[doc]

I read the info that some links provided. Here is the ostensible link between oil and nudity. We - the bikers- are naked and defenseless against you -the auto drivers- who pollute the air, create road rage, and run us over occasionally.
OK its a weak connection but I didn't come up with it.
I must admit I think it's funny. If I were in texas you'd see me on the sidelines laughing my head off too.
You would NOT see me nude on a bike. After all our discussions on chamois, chamois buttr, rashes, and saddles, the thought of nothing between my sensitive areas and a saddle - no way. Yowsa

[fixedgeargirl]

It's not only in Texas! Look at the website, there may be a ride near you! ;)

I will not be participating. No way, no how. Some things just were never meant to contact one another, KWIM?

[CorsairMac]

They just all look so...vulnerable. What if you fell - talk about road rash! Say, how come all the girls are young and perky-breasted?

It just dawned on me - how do they clip in?.......strap-on cleats for their feet maybe?

[doc]

It just dawned on me - how do they clip in?.......strap-on cleats for their feet maybe?

Um, they are wearing socks and shoes.

[CorsairMac]

Um, they are wearing socks and shoes.
ahhhh so they aren't Really nude then are they?? :p

[nuthatch]

No, if they have shoes on then they're just nekkid...

[spazzdog]

My thoughts e-zacktly!

Nekkid lets you wear shoes: nekkid tennis, nekkid cycling, nekkid rock climbing

Naked esplains itself...

spazz (who is neither naked or nekkid at the moment :D )

[nuthatch]

Spazz, your cartoon dog bears an uncanny resemblance to my JR Terrier (except she usually has a tennis ball in her mouth to control her tremors). :D

[SadieKate]

Hey, it's time to resurrect this thread just because I know she's pleased that it will live to eternity ;)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/redeye/chi-060609nude,1,7788527.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

[aka_kim]

Jeff ... Jeff ... where are you? Please, please, PLEASE delete this thread! Cookies? Would cookies work? Chocolate?

[CorsairMac]

ROFL SK!!!


So, if I got the AV logo tattooed, and decided to ride with this group, would the tattoo count as my "wearing the logo during a charity ride" event? :rolleyes:

[colby]

Their FAQ says (in response to whether riding naked is uncomfortable):

"Suprisingly, for both women and men, riding naked isn't especially less comfortable than riding clothed. When riding with clothes on you're often rubbing against the seams, so in some ways naked riding is comfier! Ride routes will often be chosen with less experienced cyclists in mind, so will avoid hills and be more leisurely in pace, increasing comfort."

I'm not so sure about that!

[Geonz]

I can't remember how I landed there, but I remember finding a group that did (perhaps with the world naked ride) a "critical t*ts" ride... so those all important shorts weren't forgotten, but their points were made, so to speak.
My delicate white skin would just char too easily... but there is somehting to be said for enjoying nature...

[winddance]

Surprise, there's one in SF...I just don't see the correlation between cycling naked, sharing the road, and oil. I think I would understand it better if their mission were, "we want to cycle naked."

I stumbled upon the one in Portland in 2004 and ran away going, "oh, my eyes!" They should really have to post warnings along the route or something. Not everybody wants to see that...

[fixedgeargirl]

I would do it but, I have leather saddles, it's 100 degrees here....

Kidding, I'm only kidding!!!