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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006Only In New Zealand - Nude Bike Ride
Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3599737a11,00.html 10 March 2006 By HAYLEY GALE Tasman Mayor John Hurley claims Takaka police will look "utter fools" if they do not arrest nude cyclists taking part in Golden Bay's third annual naked bike ride on Sunday. Mr Hurley, who on Friday signed a petition against nude cycling, said the naked ride was "abhorrent" to many in the community. Petition organiser Ron Swan was to present the petition containing 200 signatures to Takaka police on Friday. About 100 people are expected to take part in the clothing-optional ride from Tarakohe to Pohara. It has been organised to highlight the issue of safer cycling and to promote the use of alternative forms of energy. Sergeant Arthur Clarence of the Takaka police said that following legal research into the issue, police concluded that nude cycling was not illegal. "We have taken advice on the legality of their proposed action and have been advised that it falls short of an offence," he said in a statement issued this morning. As riders were meeting in a disused industrial building in an unpopulated area and cycling to an enclosed yard behind two-metre-high fences, this was substantially different from last year's event. "Both the police and organisers have accepted that the format of last year's naked bike ride was a mistake, but we have to move on from that," the statement said. But Mr Hurley said it was important to all of those people signing the petition that police be seen to uphold the law. He said the nude riders were "a bunch of radicals trying to grab a headline". "Police arrest streakers at football matches and they will look utter fools if they don't arrest people riding nude," Mr Hurley said. "People can do what they like on private property but nude cyclists should not be allowed on a public road." Asked why the council had not provided safe cycleways in Golden Bay despite submissions from cyclists, Mr Hurley said cycle paths were not economically viable in areas where the population was thinly spread. Mr Swan, who is also the conductor of the Takaka Citizens' Band, said he would be "very disappointed" if the nude cyclists were not arrested. "If the Takaka band marched in the nude, that would stir things up," he said. __________ Now how much for a plane ticket!?!? dave > Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor > http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3599737a11,00.html > 10 March 2006 > By HAYLEY GALE > Tasman Mayor John Hurley claims Takaka police will look "utter fools" > if they do not arrest nude cyclists taking part in Golden Bay's third > annual naked bike ride on Sunday. Sheesh - these people need to get a life. Go stop some real criminals, for god's sake. Although I must say, if I were going to do something in the nude, it would assuredly not be riding a motorcycle. I'm just thinking about the road rash that could result.... OUCH!!! Joyce think about it getting caught in a spoke explain that to the insurance company or wife > > Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor > > http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3599737a11,00.html [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Joyce > think about it getting caught in a spoke explain that to the insurance > company or wife Tsk, tsk... male boasting again... for *it* to get caught in a spoke, it would have to be very long.. Cheers, helen s ;-) I have always heard that they growin big down under >> think about it getting caught in a spoke explain that to the insurance >> company or wife [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cheers, helen s ;-) Dave. I love your piece on the nude cyclists of Takaka. John and I have just come home from Takaka - we did a trip down the South Island. I was born on a dairy farm in Takaka, Golden Bay, one of the most beautiful, isolated places on earth. I took a lot of photos during my trip down memory lane, including some of the tame eels in Takaka, the pupu springs (the largest freshwater springs in the southern hemisphere), and the bandstand at Pohara beach When I was a kid the band played in the band rotunda every Sunday. The beaches there are incredible, some have golden sand but all are beautiful with bush coming right down to the sea in places. I had to laugh at the bicyle lanes - it is over forty years since I have been back and it seemed to me that it hadn't changed much since then. I also howled with laugher at the thought of the nude cyclists - can't think of who would be going out to see them. It is very sparsely populated. Thanks for the laugh.. Although I read the newspapers from cover to cover I missed this article. Bev > Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > Now how much for a plane ticket!?!? > dave > I had to laugh at the bicyle lanes - it is over forty years since I have > been back and it seemed to me that it hadn't changed much since then. I > also howled with laugher at the thought of the nude cyclists - can't think > of who would be going out to see them. It is very sparsely populated. Oh, whoops. I thought this was nude *motorcycling*. Well, it doesn't matter, I guess. You can still get some pretty bad road rash on a bicycle, as I'm sure Helen S can attest to! I wouldn't want to get it naked. But I still think the cops should have other things to worry about. Joyce > > I had to laugh at the bicyle lanes - it is over forty years since I have > > been back and it seemed to me that it hadn't changed much since then. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Actually, it's not he bicycle that causes road rash ;-) It's the unexpected coming off of a bicycle that can result in some spectacular road rash... as can be attested by Nathan when in Cologne and he managed to get his front wheel lodged in a tram line. This resulted in Nathan going ar$e over t!t and leaving large quantities of his DNA on Germany's finest tarmac. Of course, all was worth it, as when I got him into a nearby ice cream parlour and the lady there sat Nathan down and whisked me upstairs to a doc's surgery that happened to be next door. Various young, blonde and pretty German ladies from the doctor's surgery then descended upon the ice cream shop and ministered to Nathan's wounds. Not a penny in payment would be taken for dealing with the young Englander's wounds and large ice creams were devoured (for medicinal purposes of course) The ice cream shop was here http://www.ono.de/messetip/si165det37750.htm The Unfit Family heartily recommend it to anyone visiting the area as the ice cream was *delicious* Cheers, helen s >> > I had to laugh at the bicyle lanes - it is over forty years since I >> > have [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Lovely story helen!! > Oh, whoops. I thought this was nude *motorcycling*. Well, it doesn't > matter, I guess. You can still get some pretty bad road rash on a > bicycle, as I'm sure Helen S can attest to! I wouldn't want to get > it naked. But I still think the cops should have other things to > worry about. Well, yeah, but a spill bad enough to cause road rash will rip your shorts, anyway. It's not like people wear protective gear (other than a helmet) for road riding ...  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor//// Britain's had its own naked nutter recently... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3420685.stm I was working in Scotland when he was treking through the Highlands and came across him. He was a very odd gentleman. Helen M > Britain's had its own naked nutter recently... > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3420685.stm > I was working in Scotland when he was treking through the Highlands and > came across him. He was a very odd gentleman. He must have been a very *cold* gentleman!! Joyce <--- if I ever make a statement about public nudity, it will be in a temperate climate and I will not be doing anything risky! The police were in attendance during the nude cycle ride (there was a photo in the newspaper) the police advised the riders that they would be arrested if they were NOT wearing cycle helmets! nobody was arrested, all were well behaved. Lois > > Britain's had its own naked nutter recently... > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3420685.stm [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Joyce <--- if I ever make a statement about public nudity, it will be > in a temperate climate and I will not be doing anything risky! > The police were in attendance during the nude cycle ride (there was a photo > in the newspaper) the police advised the riders that they would be arrested > if they were NOT wearing cycle helmets! nobody was arrested, all were well > behaved. > > Lois http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3602572a4560,00.html COPY AND PASTE ALL OF THE URL PHOTOS! nice article dave > > The police were in attendance during the nude cycle ride (there was a photo > > in the newspaper) the police advised the riders that they would be arrested [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > nice article > dave Looking at the photos and just wondering. Aren't the bike seats very narrow? and hard! And if you were a girl and using a boy's bike and you fell. Well, what I am trying to say. Isn't it painful! dave I keep thinking of the cobblestone joke. > Looking at the photos and just wondering. > Aren't the bike seats very narrow? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > dave > I keep thinking of the cobblestone joke. Narrow and hard tends to = comfort on a long bike ride. Broad and padded does not equal comfort, as too much width & padding puts pressure on bits that shouldn't have pressure and actually makes for a more uncomfortable saddle. See http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx?Main=CategoryProducts.aspx&Cat=cycle&w=0&Ca tegoryName=Saddles%20-%20Performance for some examples of the stuff used by cyclists who are in the saddle for hours at a time, day in, day out. Saddles such as this type http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx?Main=ProductDetail.aspx&W=0&Manufacturer=&U berCatName=&Cat=cycle&CategoryName=Saddles%20-%20Comfort&ProdID=5360015461&UberC at=0 tend not to be comfortable over anything more than a *very few* miles. The key with saddles is to get one that *fits* and that's not the width of bottom, but the width of the 'sit bones' and some bike shops will actually have devices for checking sit bone width. For me, my Terry's Liberator TiLite and Terry's Liberator Race Lite are the bees' knees. Cheers, helen s > Narrow and hard tends to = comfort on a long bike ride. Broad and > padded does not equal comfort, as too much width & padding puts > pressure on bits that shouldn't have pressure and actually makes for > a more uncomfortable saddle. Seconded. > The key with saddles is to get one that *fits* and that's not the > width of bottom, but the width of the 'sit bones' and some bike > shops will actually have devices for checking sit bone width. > > For me, my Terry's Liberator TiLite and Terry's Liberator Race Lite > are the bees' knees. I lurv my saddle. Can't think of the name right now; clearly I've been slacking. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor//// > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Helen M These people are odd, but harmless, in my opinion. I really don't understand all the fuss about nudity. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > These people are odd, but harmless, in my opinion. I really don't understand > all the fuss about nudity./// Yes, I couldn't give a stuff if someone wandered about Naked. I wouldn't do it as I suffer from the cold and am a little more reserved! However, I refer to him as an odd nutter, because despite being arrested on numerous occasions and being told to get dressed, he refused to do so and ended up in prison on more than one occasion! Once, he even stripped off the minute he walked out through the prison gates and because he breached the terms of his parole, he ended up doing another 7 months inside. There was a very funny documentary about him on BBC2 a while back. Helen M > Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > fools" if they do not arrest nude cyclists taking part in Golden > Bay's third annual naked bike ride on Sunday. What a prude! Pretty sure there's an international nude cycling day. I know it's celebrated here in Boulder. It's called "Bike Naked" or something. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca
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