In Pictures: Naked Londoners On Their Bikes

Dean Nicholas
By Dean Nicholas Last edited 129 months ago
In Pictures: Naked Londoners On Their Bikes
By Chris Beckett
By Chris Beckett
By Roll the Dice
By Roll the Dice
By Roll the Dice
By Roll the Dice
By Chris Beckett
By Chris Beckett
By Massimo Usai
By Massimo Usai
By Jan Rockar
By Jan Rockar

If you're picking up a Boris bike today you might consider bringing your own saddle: the cycles were among hundreds on the streets yesterday for this year's World Naked Bike Ride.

The annual event, a "peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture", sees cyclists ditch their clothes and daub their bodies with paint. It also attracts photographers eager to have a crack at focusing their lenses on acres of exposed flesh.

It wasn't the only cycling event in the capital yesterday: there was also the London Nocturne around Smithfield. We hope nobody got the two confused... cycling in your birthday suit around a meat market really isn't advisable.

If this doesn't sate your appetite for bikers in the buff, take a look at our pics from 2011's event.

All images from the Londonist Flickrpool by: Chris Beckett, Roll the Dice (and again), Chris Beckett, Massimo Usai, Jan Rockar.

Last Updated 09 June 2013