It has been a while since we put some 'culture' up here so this weekend we went out on the hunt for some. And what did we find? A naked bike ride.
We actually first stumbled on this in back in 2006 while spending a sunny saturday in Hyde Park. So when we heard that it was this weekend we had to go and check it out again. If you haven't heard about it before and wondering why the hell people would want to do that here is a bit of background info:
Every year, in cities around the world, people ride bikes naked to celebrate cycling and the human body.
The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture.
The London WNBR gets over 1000 participants each year (and maybe even two more next year... yep, we felt a little inspired). There is no pressure to get completely naked and body paint is recommended but most people get into the spirt of it and go the whole way. The route is 7 miles long, starts and finishes at Hyde Park, going through some of London's top sights such as Oxford Street, Waterloo Bridge and Trafalgar Square, along the way.
We are cyclists ourselves so it was great to see so many people take to the streets (naked or not) to protest for something we believe strongly in.
Our favourite sight of the day had to be a sweet wedding couple who had just got married and where having their pictures taken in Hyde Park. We doubt they knew that the place they had chosen would be full of people proudly walking around butt naked, or that 5 of these people would approach them and offer to pose with them..
They went along with it, if a little scared, and are now the proud owners of some very strange wedding photographs.
All in all, a great day, a great cause and a whole load of genitals.
Oh and as an after thought, if you are hiring a Barclays Bike anytime soon we would suggest a disinfectant wipe.. just in case.
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