World Naked Cycling Day

W.T.F???

Here's the scenario:

My wife is driving in the centre of Valencia during the midday with her friend who is a conservative lady. They arrive at a red light as they notice a police car emerge across their street. Behind the police car come  so many naked cyclists that they have to wait through two sets of lights. Both my wife and  her friend look at one another with jaws dropped and eyes as big as saucers. They blink several times as this is a complete and utter surprise. Neither has ever heard of World Naked Cycling Day, and they were certainly not expecting to wind up right in midst of the event in downtown Valencia.

The first time I had ever heard of such a thing was during the visit to Valencia by the Pope. The city spent millions of euros of taxpayers money on the event. However, in this Catholic country there are a great many people who have turned off from the church, and many objected to the use of taxpayer money for the visit. They asked for a permit to protest during the Mass given by the Pope. Their permit allowed them to do a silent passby on pedal cycles absolutely naked. It seemed thousands participated. It was just as well that the day it was held was perfect. I have chuckled every time since when I think of it, but I never knew that the tradition of cycling in the nude goes back a very long time.

WNCD in San Francisco marked their tenth anniversary when  participants are invited to join in and be as "Bare as you Dare!" The only essentials are helmets and sunscreen, although many people don't even bother with those things. I am not a cyclist, for a very good reason. The last time I rode a bike I remember getting off it feeling so sore around my nether region, and I was wearing reinforced spandex. I cannot imagine how uncomfortable the men must feel, just to make some kind of statement, but I did notice lots of women wearing panties. presumably in the interest of avoidence of injury. As for those who went bareback, yes, I do admit to enjoying  thinking how that must have worked for them, and what injury they may have incurred, but really, that may have taken self-inflicted wounds a step too far.

I have looked through a gallery of pictures and I noticed that people used the event for all sorts of personal creative expression, including body art, street theatre and political protest. One article  mentioned that many of the events held pre and post celebrations. I wonder just what may have gone on during those times. I think I may have missed out on something really nice. Oh Well!

The ideas that people come up with that seemingly sound like fun but are not all that they are cracked up to be. Cycling nude has its drawbacks such as burnt nipples and overbaked penis' and sore sexual parts, but if anybody is thinking of holding a naked swim-a-thon. men should be warned that a dangling penis in the water looks like a juicy worm to a fish.

We know what fish do when they spot a worm. Ouch!

One of the great beauties of nature. Pure eye candy! 

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