Written by Amanda David
Get ready to get chilly; the No Trousers Tube Ride is back.
Previously run by the Stiff Upper Lip Society and now organised by personal trainer Dave Selkirk, the No Trousers Tube Ride is the London edition of a global event that started twenty years ago in New York.
It’s pretty much what it says on the tin: Londoners meet up, go in groups to certain tube stations, then remove their trousers and ride the tube (oh, and no thongs or banana hammocks please; the aim is to amuse fellow Londoners, not put them off their dinner).
The more casual you can act, the better. The idea is to behave as if it is a perfectly normal tube journey: scroll through your phone, read a book, do the crossword in the paper – just without your trousers. The sole purpose is to have fun and raise a smile. It’s free to get involved (apart from the tube fare, that’s on you); just pitch up where the pagoda used to be in China Town, Soho, at 2:45pm where you will be organised into groups before being let loose.
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