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Old 07-04-2016, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BikeTripod2 View Post
Newcastle was showing.. Near 1,000 Going.. it was too far to travel for most people and with a huge train fare.. I doubt many made it from London... anyone able to report back on how it went ?
Well the good news on Newcastle is that it was comparable to London and Brighton.

The less good news is that I mean comparable only in their inaugural years. Maybe 50-60 riders, of which around ten were women. Of those- 4 topless, including just the one, familiar, voluptuous nude nudist. A friend who freelances for Alamy was there- here are some of his shots that they deselected, presumably because they're individual shots rather than of the wider ride.

I always assumed the numbers were so high because an invite was sent to an old Spencer Tunick mailing list, but had hoped more of them would own a bike (if you're reading this Newcastle, prove me wrong next year!). Thunderstorms had been forecast for a week or so beforehand, but in the event there were just a couple of light showers with bouts of sunshine. Personally I'd say the UK weather this year was God's punishment for Nigel Farage.

There's also now a watermarked album on Flickr by user Nick Carter, from the start and end of the ride.
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