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New King Road

I would stay clear of New Kings Road, traffic being diverted so you are unable to go the length of Hurlingham Rd as Polo in the park. While coming back to Fulham Palace Road, we were confronted by about 40 men on cycles completely naked not a stitch on, letting it all hang out. I didn't look away because I thought I was seeing things.

Barbara Stevens ● 2713d22 Comments

No photos as evidence? 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2713d

No photos as evidence? 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2713d

No photos as evidence? 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2713d

Sorry about that. 4G signal in Barbican intermittent and thought it wasn't transmitting!

Michael Ixer ● 2713d

"I didn't look away because I thought I was seeing things."Oh yeah, that old chestnut ...🙄P.S. Did you manage to get a good look?😉

Sue Hammond ● 2713d

The other half said get your phone out take a picture, I was still staring in shock. So I didn't by, the time I would have got my phone out I would have missed it. Not sure what it was all about I think there was only one young lady with all the men. A sign was on the back of a bike but couldn't make out what it said. Perhaps it said let it all hang out while the sun is out.

Barbara Stevens ● 2713d

Sue: - enjoy :)https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/attractions/world-naked-bike-ride-london-2019-date-time-route-a4160131.html

Matt Palmer ● 2713d

Thanks Matt.😁 Not much on show though ...☹️

Sue Hammond ● 2713d

I've just seen the picture looked like a lot more than we saw. I wonder what would happen if one had a puncture and had to get of his/her bike.

Barbara Stevens ● 2713d

Wonder if any of the cyclists from this Forum took part?

Martine Guy ● 2713d

Richard has been oddly quiet....

Matt Palmer ● 2713d

I didn’t like to mention his name but!

Martine Guy ● 2713d

Well, this is fun. The event Barbara referred to must have been the annual Naked Bike Ride (an annual nude cycling event in protest against car culture and oil dependency: https://londoncheapo.com/events/london-naked-bike-ride/). However, and I really am sorry to have to disappoint people here, I have been silent because I've been out all day on a rather well-organised * and definitely fully-clothed bike ride through the Wiltshire countryside. * By me.

Richard Carter ● 2713d

Really don't know how they are allowed, if you strip off you go to a nudist beach or camp. I would have thought it illegal specially passing young children going down the road. Imagine them all walking towards you in the high street. Then again I'd rather not.

Barbara Stevens ● 2712d

Just showed my 6 year old grandson - he grinned but thought it was 'rude'!  Oh dear, hope he's not being brought up to be a prude lol

Lucille Grant ● 2712d

It's not being a prude Lucille, we used to have old men on bikes outside our school in Sheen, showing us what they had got, yes there's funny and not so funny. I was very close to them and yes funny at the time. If it had been the Chippendales great, but not fat old bar......

Barbara Stevens ● 2712d

I'm rather enjoying this thread: it reminds me a bit of the kind of letter that followers of the late, unlamented Mary Whitehouse used to write to the BBC:Dear Sir, I wish to protest about the disgusting programme on BBC1 last night,  which I was forced to watch all the way through to ascertain if it was all as disgusting as I thought it would be. Yours faithfully,An appalled viewer"

Richard Carter ● 2712d

😁😁😁excellent

Andy Pike ● 2712d

I'm not protesting I couldn't careless. It was right in my face I could even see a freckle, only being one woman on a bike, my other obviously wished there had been more.

Barbara Stevens ● 2712d

Oh no, of course you're not protesting  - though 6 posts on the subject in fewer than 24 hours might suggest otherwise Lol.

Richard Carter ● 2712d

Lucille's grandson is absolutely right.  Very rude.  If one of these people had exposed themselves in a park to him, they would be arrested under Section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.  That's why nudity comes with parental guidance warning.  Would anyone send their child to the park naked?Stephen Gough aka The Naked Rambler spent years in prison and was served with an ASBO requiring him to wear a loincloth in public.Rambling is more environmentally friendly than factory produced bikes, so where is the logic here?

Chantal Blake-Milton ● 2711d

There is no logic. Cyclists can get away with flouting the law, as this event proves.

Sue Hammond ● 2711d