WNBR Update

Well, we did it! Hooray.

It was bloody cold though.

Huge support and thanks should go to the fabulous Meg Fenwick for organizing things again despite being mad busy with the Liverpool city of culture stuff.

There was an estimated 80 people riding, which is about 50% up on last year and we covered a little more ground this time. Sadly, the gender balance was a bit off. There were more women last year than this, which is a shame because it doesn't encourage women to take part. Having said that, Manchester's ride is organized and led by a woman - which is no bad thing at all.

Did we get our message across? I don't know, only time will tell; but perhaps a few people will wonder why they saw a bunch of naked cyclists on Friday night in Manchester and ask themselves what they were doing it for.

If you like to look at pictures of naked people on bikes (Hell, I do!), then you can find some by Lily The Pink here, some by Spinneyhead here and my own here.

There's even a short film report by Granada, interviewing Meg. It starts off with a very handsome young man doing spinning exercises in a vain attempt to keep warm. You can find it by following this link, but be quick as I'm not sure how long it will last.
There should also be short documentary by Gary and Sylvia (aka G7UK) somewhere, but that hasn't surfaced yet. I'll keep looking.

Will I do it again next year? Absolutely! And hopefully so will my beloved, after a little cycling practise.

Love,
Seán