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Shock as video of World Naked Bike Ride in Brighton posted to porn website

“What do they get from it?” asks co-organiser of annual protest ride as 5-minute clip posted on xHamster

An organiser of the Brighton leg of the World Naked Bike Ride has expressed shock after it emerged that footage of the 2019 edition had been posted to a leading porn website.

The five-minute video of the event was uploaded to the website xHamster, which is said to be the 20th most visited website in the world, and the fourth biggest for adult content.

The Argus says that the clip, filmed on Preston Road in Brighton, seemed to focus on a number of women taking part in the ride.

Co-organiser Steve Sims told the newspaper: “What do they get from it? There are 500 of us carrying out a protest in the hope that we will affect public opinion positively

“These people are seeking some sort of pleasure. Let us hope that our sheer weight of numbers and our aim wins out over these very strange people.”

The Brighton ride returned last year after being postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers saying: “We’ve seen the world change almost unrecognisably since the Covid pandemic struck.

“People have come together to fight the invisible threat of viral infection. Let’s hope we can unite to fight climate change equally as effectively.

"There were beautiful moments and unexpected benefits during lockdown, streets denuded of gridlocked traffic, people exercising at home and on city streets, birdsong instead of car noise, a realisation that human life on the planet is fragile.

“There have also been bold moves by Brighton and Hove City Council to make cycling and other active travel safer and more appealing during lockdown.

“Hopefully this will continue, moving into the future.There is much to be optimistic about.”

First held in Seattle in 2003, with the debut edition in London taking place the following year, the World Naked Bike Ride is now held in more than 120 cities around the world.

Its objectives are to:

Protest against the global dependency on oil\Curb car culture
Obtain real rights for cyclists
Demonstrate the vulnerability of cyclists on city streets
Celebrate body freedom.

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in England public nudity is not illegal unless there is intent to cause alarm or distress to others – something that not everyone who sees it go past is aware of.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Eton Rifle | 2 years ago
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"Fourth biggest for adult content". Did anyone else immediately google the three larger ones?

 

 

Just me then...

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Captain Badger replied to Eton Rifle | 2 years ago
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Eton Rifle wrote:

"Fourth biggest for adult content". Did anyone else immediately google the three larger ones?

 

 

Just me then...

nah, work computer...

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hawkinspeter replied to Eton Rifle | 2 years ago
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Eton Rifle wrote:

"Fourth biggest for adult content". Did anyone else immediately google the three larger ones?

Just me then...

Bigger isn't always better

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brooksby | 2 years ago
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Does the woman in the middle of the photo heading this story go to the same tanning salon as Donald Trump?

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joe9090 replied to brooksby | 2 years ago
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Let's just not objectify peoples bodies on here ok? You can do that elsewhere.

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Secret_squirrel replied to joe9090 | 2 years ago
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Eh?  How is having a chuckle over fake tan objectifying a body?  If thats even case here - looks more like a HDR photo artifact.

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brooksby replied to Secret_squirrel | 2 years ago
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Oh - was I being told off?  I thought joe was being sarcastic...

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0-0 | 2 years ago
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You can see their Bottom Brackets and everything 😍😘

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chrisonabike replied to 0-0 | 2 years ago
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0-0 wrote:

You can see their Bottom Brackets and everything 😍😘

Calm down or we'll send you to Brighton beach to rub yourself on the groynes, or to the marina to check all the stern glands for leakage and that the futtocks are tight.

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chrisonabike | 2 years ago
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Hmm... right to privacy meets event which involves "taking our clothes off in public".

Surely there's a happy medium - possibly involving inner tubes, Sam Browne reflective belts, wearable locks etc.? Could actually make for better photos. Not that I've thought about this much.

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Sriracha | 2 years ago
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They are a protest movement hoping to be noticed, they get exposure for their cause on the world's 20th most visited website, and that's a problem?

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hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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I bet someone uploaded it as a spurt-of-the-moment kind of thing

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Sriracha replied to hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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They were hoping to come to pubic attention.

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Rendel Harris replied to Sriracha | 2 years ago
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It's a bit weird because out on the road wankers usually ignore cyclists...

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Tom_77 replied to hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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Never mind xHamster - does xSquirrel exist? And if so, what sort of videos might one find there?

 

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hawkinspeter replied to Tom_77 | 2 years ago
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Tom_77 wrote:

Never mind xHamster - does xSquirrel exist? And if so, what sort of videos might one find there?

I think you're invoking Rule 34

 

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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* Oi've gaart a luvverly bunch aav hazelnuts... *

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Secret_squirrel replied to Tom_77 | 2 years ago
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Tom_77 wrote:

Never mind xHamster - does xSquirrel exist? And if so, what sort of videos might one find there?

Here's a teaser for you....

 

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brooksby | 2 years ago
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Whatever the thing and/or whatever the activity, there will be someone out there who finds it 'erotic'.

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chrisonabike replied to brooksby | 2 years ago
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It's one of those "man arrested for gross indecency with bicycle" stories...

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Tom_77 replied to chrisonabike | 2 years ago
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SimoninSpalding replied to Tom_77 | 2 years ago
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"Stewart had denied the offence, claiming it was caused by a misunderstanding after he had too much to drink."

It's not the quantity he drank that concerns me, but the identity of the beverage!

Probably best not to seek his recommendations for the best lube either!

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brooksby replied to SimoninSpalding | 2 years ago
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SimoninSpalding wrote:

It's not the quantity he drank that concerns me, but the identity of the beverage!

Muc-off?

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