Heros
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Heros is a monthly London club for fans of Lycra and other skintight clothing. There is a static version of this page German.
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Where and when?
It's at The Backstreet club in Mile End, London, UK, very near Mile End tube. Check out their website thebackstreet.comwhere there's a map.
The venue usually runs a rubber and leather fetish club, but gives way to Heros on the first Sunday of every month, from 4pm to 10pm though most people turn up between 6pm and 7pm, and you can stay beyond 10pm if you're in rubber.
The door charge is £4 per person, plus £1 per item (coat or bag) for the secure cloakroom.
What happens?
When people arrive, they get changed in the toilets. There's one 'private' changing room but most change in the relatively communal area of the toilets.
Many people hang around the bar in their favourite Lycra gear and chat about whatever's on their minds. It's a friendly atmosphere so it's usually easy to find someone to chat to if that's what you want.
Some will move into the darker areas at the back of the club, where more adult activites go on...
Heros usually gets about 30-50 people through the course of the evening (the club is not so big) who come and go through the evening, but the numbers vary a lot, it seems randomly.
There are all sorts of shapes and sizes of guys at Heros, so don't worry if your body isn't a classic athletic shape.
What do people wear?
There's a wide range of types of skin tight clothes people wear. It's necessary to wear something skin-tight to come into the club - you won't be allowed in if you're in jeans and teeshirt.
Clothing you'll see there include:
- Cycling gear
- Shorts
- Tops
- One-piece suits
- Athletic gear
- Running tights/leggings
- Wrestling and weightlifting suits
- Full body swim wear
- Zentai (full body Lycra suits)
- Wet suits
- Rubber clothes
- Superhero costumes
Some personal experiences
Here's some personal experiences from regulars and newcomers.
LycraSteve's Review of Heros
While first trying to find the club in 2005, I finally spotted an open door just behind Mile End tube station. As I pushed through the door I was greeted warmly with a request to get changed and then pay my admission and bag check costs. I changed in the toilets. NOTE: these were not dirty, piss stained or as messy as I was lead to believe. I found it very easy and private (to a point) changing in a cubicle, then paid for my entrance fee and cloakroom and went into the club proper on my own.
Music was ok, Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction" may give you the flavour of what the music was like. But the volume was not excessive - you can talk and socialise quite easily without having to SHOUT.
I found the club had its own little groups, like all clubs, and I did feel a little alone at times, but when I did speak to other guys they were very easy to talk to.
I suspect that with each visit everyone gets to know everyone else that little bit better.
All in all I really enjoyed myself.
So forget whatever mis-press you have heard about Heros or it not being any good - it is one of the most welcoming Gay clubs I have even been to and would happily recommend it to all Lycra guys.
The night was all the more fun as there was a photographer from Boyz magazine (only taking pics of those volunteering for it) - which is good to see us getting some visibility.
Update, April 2007: Its been nearly a year of visiting Heros, I love the night, John the Owner is friendly and down to earth, I've got to know lots of other regulars, not just Zentai clad guys, but cyclists and guys into all forms of Lycra wear and I also had my own fair share of "fun" too :)
Its a great night out with a great bunch of guys.
LycraSteve www.lycrasteve.org
Finding out more
If you would like to find out more, you can:
- Post to a forum such as www.andyelycra.co.uk/forum where regulars will be able to answer your questions
- Mail me at mortice@mortice.org
- There are sometimes gatherings in the afternoon before Heros in a central London pub, so if you would like to come but feel nervous about turning up at a fetish club on your own, get in touch and see if there's a gathering planned (usually posted on the andye forum above). If there isn't a gathering planned, it's likely that people will be willing to set one up if you're keen!
Why is the name spelled wrong?
No, it's not just carelessness, it's apparently deliberate as it makes the name more distinctive and avoids clashing with any other 'Heroes' club name, trade mark etc. And most people don't notice anyway.
What's this page doing here
This page is here to give some independent information about Heros, it's not affiliated to the club owner and I hope represents a realistic description of the club. It has been assembled from the contributions of a number of regulars.
Weblinks
- Attendance planner at http://tinyurl.com/herosplanner to co-ordinate pre-meets, group showups and coach/host pooling
- Discussion forum at andyelycra.co.uk
- Recommended Saver Hotel Rooms at Travelodge (usually £29 per double/triple room for the Sunday night) - Heros regulars mostly stay at Kings Cross or Liverpool Street!
