# 175 - December 2000

[The New Zealand Naturist] (Pages: 28)

Contents:-

Editorial - Expectation of Naturist Youth
Tasmania, Naturist Haven
Magnetic Attraction
Enjoy the Freedom (Kay Hannam)
Escape to Queensland Naturally David and Kartini Davis
Kostroma Naturists - Body Painting
Irishman Creek (Kay Hannam)
Welcome to Summer (Russell Osborne, WOS)
Publications - Censors Classification
Report: INF Congress 2000 (Kay Hannam)
Club News (6)
Obituary: E. Craven Walker
Nude Mountain Biking (Kay Hannam)
Professor Alan MacDiarmid, Scientist and Naturist
NZ Club Directory: (25)
Australian Club Directory: (36)

Editor: Les Olsen

Features:-

Nude Mountain Biking

There seems to be a flurry of interest in nude cycling recently.
No less than three recent naturist magazines have depicted this trend from across the Tasman and from as far away as Scotland.
All jokes aside it's an amazing feeling to cycle among the pine trees on a warm sunny day without a care in the world and not a thread on your body (apart from shoes and socks that is). One of the things that did perturb me with this recent spate of photojournalism on wheels is that helmets were neither worn nor advised. In New Zealand a cycle helmet is mandatory on the road and with good reason. It makes commonsense to apply this ruling to recreational mountain biking also.
In a recent email from a friend of mine who is not really into clothes free recreation (in a social sense), told of nude mountain biking in the Wellington region. Grant even sent a great photo of Dave holding his mountain bike aloft much like a weightlifter would. Great photo. Pity I couldn't use it. In fact why don't you send yours instead?
In the television documentary "Nude Zealand" we witnessed Geoff and Wendy cycling through Pineglades as if it was something they did every day. Well they do! Wherever their motor home goes the mountain bikes go too. Quite often you'll spot Geoff jogging and Wendy happily cycling alongside. This is the ultimate way to exercise.
So the next time you have a spare afternoon. Don't just lie around sunning yourself, get into some nude mountain biking ... naturally.
Kay Hannam

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