Cycling in London, the truth is out...

Hairy Jock
Hairy Jock Posts: 558
edited June 2007 in Commuting chat
I have heard that London cycling can be scary, but I hadn't realised it could be
this scary[:I]
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  • Alcdrewcp
    Alcdrewcp Posts: 63
    No offence to any who were there. But why is it that mostly ugly people feel the need to do thing naked?

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  • dubnobass
    dubnobass Posts: 337
    I watched them all setting off from Hyde Park. Men outnumbered women about 9 to 1, and hardly any of the women were properly naked, although a lot of the men were. There were some very groovy bikes there, tandems and two-storey affairs.

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  • zimzum42
    zimzum42 Posts: 8,294
    Most people who protest about anything are ugly, beautfiul people have got better things to be doing.....



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  • hevipedal
    hevipedal Posts: 2,475
    That's horrible and you should be ashamed for posting it.......
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  • rgisme
    rgisme Posts: 1,598
    Hey - I met that guy in the cover picture in a restaurant later that evening - he was with a couple of other people from the ride chatting about it.
  • Hairy Jock
    Hairy Jock Posts: 558
    Now why aren't there critical mass rides like this[:I][;)]
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  • Greenbank
    Greenbank Posts: 731
    There are, you just don't get invited.

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  • Hackbike 6
    Hackbike 6 Posts: 3,116
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Alcdrew</i>

    No offence to any who were there. But why is it that mostly ugly people feel the need to do thing naked?

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  • richteacp
    richteacp Posts: 1,137
    I know the guy in the main pic.

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  • Cyclegent
    Cyclegent Posts: 601
    Why is this kind of thing considered eccentric and lovable, whereas a Judge who gets his w*lly out on a train is hauled up in court?[:0]

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  • richteacp
    richteacp Posts: 1,137
    Because they're harmless hippies making a 'statement', whereas I think someone getting their cock out on a train would be doing so for more nefarious reasons. Unless they too are making a statement, in which case it's fine.

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  • GrowingLad
    GrowingLad Posts: 117
    I must say the woman with the wings hasn't got a bad bottom.....

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  • domtyler
    domtyler Posts: 2,648
    edited February 2011
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by GrowingLad</i>
    I must say the woman with the wings hasn't got a bad bottom.....

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  • richteacp
    richteacp Posts: 1,137
    That's never a bloke!

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  • chewa
    chewa Posts: 164
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by richtea</i>

    That's never a bloke!


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    I think I must be gay! I thought the same thing. No way that belongs to a bloke.

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  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    I wouldnt like to guarantee anything, but I see no sign of an under carriage and it looks like a womens slopy tube frame... Might be confused by the number of bikes in shot, and I wouldnt put it past a guy in a fairy outfit to also ride a girls bike.
  • richteacp
    richteacp Posts: 1,137
    Well either way, it's still a fit arse.

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  • domtyler
    domtyler Posts: 2,648
    edited February 2011
    If you zoom in really close then you will note how hairy and spotty it is. There's no way that belongs to a girl!

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  • cupofteacp
    cupofteacp Posts: 578
    I think this sort of thing is terrible, as all the motorists will think that cyclists are a bunch of naked hippies, and they probably think we're all perverted riding around naked.

    There bringing cycling into disrupt!

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  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by cupoftea</i>

    I think this sort of thing is terrible, as all the motorists will think that cyclists are a bunch of naked hippies, and they probably think we're all perverted riding around naked.

    There bringing cycling into disrupt!

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    Wasnt cycling naked recomended by cycling plus recently? as for cyclists being perverted you mean some of us arent?
  • cupofteacp
    cupofteacp Posts: 578
    I'm sure they were breaking the law, which is irresponsible and wrong

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  • Brock_71
    Brock_71 Posts: 775
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by cupoftea</i>

    I think this sort of thing is terrible, as all the motorists will think that cyclists are a bunch of naked hippies, and they probably think we're all perverted riding around naked.

    There bringing cycling into disrupt!
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    Motorists assume cyclists are perverted because they dress in skin tight lycra then stick their arse in the air and mince for all they're worth in front of innocent drivers' windscreens. The joyous freedom of being naked is probably something they can identify with better actually.

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