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Yeah I saw her just before the start at Tower Hill where she stripped off as late as possible (like many of the women tbh) and when she did there was 3 or 4 guys with their cameras very close - like a metre or two away - very much taking photos of her specifically without asking first. I am absolutely not suprised she was intimidated by that, and it probably made a difference to how she felt about other photographers on the route. Unfortunately the disrespectful people with camereas tend to ruin things a bit.

She's one of my initial favourites from this year too. Finding out she apparently regretted getting nude in public just makes me appreciate her contribution more as I doubt we'll ever see her again.

New orleans
 

Enjoy :)

Awesome! Are these your photos or are they from Flxckr?

Evening all. Been a while.

London was excellent, the best one for years, but most snappers seem to have missed a lot of the riders. Organising a ride in the middle of C London must be incredibly difficult. All things considered, it was great. I find I enjoy talking to people rather than taking pictures these days. Had a whale of a time - didn't take a lot of snaps, at least by the standards of previous years. Something happened and many of the riders disappeared, never to be seen again.

Brighton is fucked. Take note - despite all the talk of harassment in previous years, this one always had an above average turnout of lady riders until this year. The relentless propaganda about 'nuisance photographers' has effectively stopped the overwhelming majority of women taking part. Everyone I spoke to who has done this ride in the past was aghast at the belligerent attitude of the organisers. Net result: three guesses. Lots who were present in Preston Park decided not to ride. Overwhelmingly, people said it was the entirely unreasonable and aggressive behaviour of the organisers, particularly Chris Hermon, to blame. I look back at snaps I and others took in the past and cannot believe what Brighton has become.

Nice to have a catch up with friends from years gone by when Brighton was the pinnacle of the UK naked bike rides. Lots spectated but didn't take part. Who can blame them?

NOLA; can it have been coincidence that the poster of youtube.com/watch?v=wZKmCQ4LUdM picked such a roughly-paved length of street?

Toronto: unlisted version of one that was posted earlier with censoring youtube.com/watch?v=EXeNWVqKJTI

Brighton is over
 

Yes, I've been several times before and this year was the worst atmosphere. How long has it been under this new management? They're obsessed with frightening the women off by making the photography an issue - I'm sure all these women know full well what public means and just don't care, yet the organisers make it seem all seedy and pevry so the women end up going along with it because who wants to rock the boat of authority? A couple of great women put up with this nonsense from the organisers so thank you to them, and I'm sure we'll all understand if you don't come back next year. A word of advice. Marching around and aggressively challenging photographers isn't a good look. Isn't the whole point of the nudity to gain awareness at all costs, which includes some people looking only because they find the situation arousing? Exposure is exposure after all. Anyway...

I may have a couple of clips from Brighton eventually, I'd much prefer them just posted here but I think I'll have issues because I can't post in the Video section. Here is a confident lady who is a great presence at this ride and the others we've seen her at.

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The main organiser is Briony Wheeler, who took over last year. She seems to be a hardline woke nutjob. That ride was relatively small, at least partly due to the continuing concerns about Covid. That one also had a pretty toxic atmosphere, with two drunk idiots attacking random people with super soakers. That being said, the weather was lovely and the riders very friendly once away from Preston Park. My guess is that 2021 had a relatively decent number of lady riders because some were thinking it would be business as usual. Having seen this was no longer the case, I reckon word got round.

I knew something was up as several women I spoke to who did the London ride said they were no longer doing Brighton. The most common reason given was that it just isn't fun any more. Having looked at the Facebook group, it becomes obvious why so few ladies now do the ride. I cannot believe the organisers are so delusional as to be congratulating themselves for putting on a great event. Away from the park, things were a bit more relaxed but with such a massive disparity between male and female participants, this ride is doomed. Instead of being inclusive and welcoming, Wheeler and co have guaranteed that it's anything but.

The completely unacceptable behaviour of Chris Hermon (clear case of small man syndrome), who repeatedly shouted profanities at a press snapper and various others, certainly scared off a good number intending to ride. The gathering in the park was large. By the time the ride was underway, it became clear that many of the ladies who had been at the initial gathering weren't taking part. Given that even those naked in the painting area were being told they couldn't take pictures or they'd be ejected from the ride, it certainly wasn't nuisance photographers putting people off. The police repeatedly stated that folks were free to take pictures and shoot video in a public place but Hermon just ignored them and carried on with his relentless tirades. The look on the faces of the riders as they left Preston Park summed the event up perfectly. Compare the pictures from 2022 to those taken in years gone by.

Meanwhile, you had men playing with themselves (and occasionally each other) and the usual blind eye was turned. One of the water pistol guys from last year was clearly very drunk. But that apparently is entirely acceptable too. Every snapper I spoke to said this would be their last Brighton ride unless things changed radically between now and next year. So...Wheeler and Hermon have succeeded in driving away those who used to cover the event. Job done.