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The best bike porn you may ever see

The Piton points us to some of the best bike porn you'll ever see. Largely suitable for work, the Pornography of the Bicycle is the blog that promotes a bike film festival full of...you guessed it...bikes...and porn. It's not exactly clear what is meant by this, however, the rating of NC-17 may give some sort of a clue. Too bad this show is only available in the North West at this point.

What a fantastic movie poster...and that subtitle is brilliant.

Update: I've posted the trailer for the movie over on the b-sides. It's very not-suitable for work. There's one scene there that will knock your socks off...don't blink.

Tour de Brew Mountain Bike Race - 2 out of 3 ain't bad

That's what I'm talking about! A race that brings two of the three major components to sustain a happy life. All that's missing is the sex. That's right I'm talking about bikes and beer.

Sure you've been to fat tire festivals and hauled your coolers of frosty cold ones out to the 24-hour race campsite, but have you ever raced through a brew pub? I didn't think so.

Now you can, ladies and gentleman...at the Tour de Brew in Allentown, PA (via Smithers). Which, by the way, is part of the Lehigh Valley and is quietly becoming a mecca of all things cycling.

But I digress.

Why didn't anyone think of this before? It's absolute genius. Why not bring your mountain bike race right through a brew pub or bar? Maybe even grab a pint on the way through. It would be great for us also-rans that end up in the bottom third of the field. Our new excuse..."yeah I would have podiumed, but they just broke the seal on a new keg of IPA, I just had to give it a try."

DNF would be a badge of honor.

Discovering your inner S.L.U.T.

Usually I have a pretty good nose for these kinds of things, but somehow I missed Anne the S.L.U.T.'s blog. She writes about Sustainable, Lowcost, Urban, Transportation. That's cycling for those of you with your heads in the gutter.

I do like her attitude...and the porn...bike porn, that is...

Found via Cyclelicious

It's a Go Clipless Photo Hunt!!

Do you see anything wrong with this picture?

Nimbus Ultimate Wheel Unicycle breaks cycling down to the bare essence

I'm a minimalist, but this is extreme.

Meet the Nimbus Ultimate Wheel Unicycle. Seat, handlebars, brakes...who needs 'em?

Certainly not these not-so-nimble Nimbus Unicycle racers. Save for the 50% that barely broke the starting blocks.

(Via Unclutterer)

The S&M big wheel

Ouch. From an ad for Puff brand fabric softener. (Via AdGoodness)

The pedaling pedestrian

Destined to be a classic, don't you think? (Via Bike Darlington)

World Naked Bike Ride in a city near you this weekend

While I'm on the subject of naked cycling, Michael Green of BikeBlog reminds us that the World Naked Bike Ride will take place this weekend. Nearly 70 cities around the world will be taking part in this peaceful ride to "to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against oil dependency."

Here's a trailer to the 63 minute video titled "Indecent Exposure to Cars," which documents past World Naked Bike Ride events.

So this is my question. Do you think these types of events achieve their goal? Do they really bring the right kind of attention to help change minds? I'm all for getting together and riding naked around the city (done legally with permit and all), but do it for the fun and frivolity of it all. I have to wonder if these kinds of protests only serve to demonstrate to the wider public that cyclists are just a bunch of crazy anarchists?

Spencer Tunick nails it in Amsterdam

I'm sure you've seen the Spencer Tunick en masse nude photography before. He travels around the world and gets hundreds of people to pose naked in the center of some world city or another. Here, Tunick visits Amsterdam and poses naked people on bikes. A classic!

Especially since his photos have been getting boring recently. Nothing changes from one city to another, except the scenery. Add the quintessential component that makes that city great and you've reinvigorated the genre.