Protests - Part 42

 Lycra Protest

I was intrigued when I came across some photos of guys at the 2014 World Naked Bike Ride in London with slogans on their backs protesting lycra.  Many WNBR riders have slogans either protesting against burning fossil fuels, or advocating for bicycle safety.

Why would anyone protest against lycra (the fabric better known in the U.S. as spandex)?

This was another photo in the set.  Although it's black and white, it provides a nice frontal view of one of the guys.

I looked for more photos of them at the 2014 London WNBR and soon found a bunch.  Here they are together.  Not knowing the guys' names, I will label them by the color of the word "Lycra" on their backs, green and blue.

Here's Mr. Blue.

Here's a partial frontal of Mr. Green.

A rear view of Mr. Green and a front view of Mr.  Blue.

Mr. Blue looks frustrated here, like "When is the ride going to start?"

Now it started, and here they are on their bikes.

Of course, they weren't really protesting against the fabric lycra.  Bicycle shorts are often made of lycra (spandex), so they were advocating ditching the shorts and going naked.  By saying "Lycra restricts the body and the mind," they were really saying, "Going naked opens up the body and the mind."  Which is true.

We end with this cute view of both of them.  Click on it for a larger photo.