Southampton's annual naked bike ride returns tonight

Time to get naked cycling Time to get naked cycling

HUNDREDS of campaigners are set to bare all this evening, at one of the biggest naked events on the south coast.

Around 150 cyclists are set to saddle up wearing nothing but their birthday suits, to tackle a route through the city centre.

The brazen protesters are due to set off from Southampton Common at 6pm for the city’s sixth annual ride.

Organisers have dedicated this year’s ride to former university lecturer Mark Brummell, a former member of the Southampton Cycling Campaign who was killed in an accident while cycling in the New Forest last month.

The event forms part of the World Naked Bike Ride, which is held in 20 countries across the globe to protest against the world’s dependency on oil.

• For full coverage of this year’s Naked Bike Ride, see tomorrow’s Daily Echo.

Comments(14)

ToastyTea says...
11:22am Fri 8 Jun 12

I will have my binoculars and camera at the ready oooaghhh

bigfella777 says...
11:30am Fri 8 Jun 12

What they mean is anybody who is ugly and fat will be naked whereas anyone who is attractive like the girls in the photo will wear bikinis, it should be the other way round. Who cares about that when Euro 2012 is on.

crabbit says...
11:59am Fri 8 Jun 12

Rather them than me judging by the weather.

cliffwalker says...
12:10pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Any protester willing to go naked in this weather deserves all the exposure they can get.

Huffter says...
12:13pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Many things can safely been done naked - cycling isn't one of them... you need all the protection you can get.

Shoong says...
12:20pm Fri 8 Jun 12

I wouldn't on health grounds if I were you!

The Salv says...
12:27pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Shouldnt be allowed - disgusting.

richrider says...
2:46pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Events like this put the Great back in Britain. The boys are certainly not going out to impress in weather like this ;)

Georgem says...
4:00pm Fri 8 Jun 12

The Salv wrote:
Shouldnt be allowed - disgusting.
In other news, I hear your table legs are not fully covered. Let's hope you don't become overwhelmed with ****, and take a hansom carriage to Whitechapel so you can murder some ladies of the night.

Georgem says...
4:01pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Huffter wrote:
Many things can safely been done naked - cycling isn't one of them... you need all the protection you can get.
There's cycling, and then there's cycling. Haring around the streets in and out of traffic and what-not, yep, very dangerous naked. This isn't what these people will be doing.

Huffter says...
7:39pm Fri 8 Jun 12

Georgem wrote:
Huffter wrote: Many things can safely been done naked - cycling isn't one of them... you need all the protection you can get.
There's cycling, and then there's cycling. Haring around the streets in and out of traffic and what-not, yep, very dangerous naked. This isn't what these people will be doing.
There are cyclists and cyclists - I'm one of those who is quite capable of falling off without any help from outside sources. I can't imagine riding naked... you never know what might get caught where.

freemantlegirl2 says...
8:48am Sat 9 Jun 12

Georgem wrote:
The Salv wrote:
Shouldnt be allowed - disgusting.
In other news, I hear your table legs are not fully covered. Let's hope you don't become overwhelmed with ****, and take a hansom carriage to Whitechapel so you can murder some ladies of the night.
touche Georgem!

I knew it would be him that objected if anyone did ;)!

wishilivedabroad says...
9:00am Sat 9 Jun 12

They dont look very naked to me? bikinis and underwear? rather them than me - got to be uncomfortable! mind you, I bet some pervs would love to buy the saddles on ebay afterwards haha

The Salv says...
11:19am Sat 9 Jun 12

freemantlegirl2 wrote:
Georgem wrote:
The Salv wrote:
Shouldnt be allowed - disgusting.
In other news, I hear your table legs are not fully covered. Let's hope you don't become overwhelmed with ****, and take a hansom carriage to Whitechapel so you can murder some ladies of the night.
touche Georgem!

I knew it would be him that objected if anyone did ;)!
So you think its ok to have people expose themselves to you.

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