Body paint & costume highlights from the World Naked Bike Ride, plus a bonus video

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(Photos: Michelle Wilkinson)

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Before we turn the page on the 2016 World Naked Bike Ride, we wanted to share some fun photos from Michelle Wilkinson, a local freelancer I met during the World Naked Bike Ride setup who offered to share some of her favorite costumes and body paint here on the site.

Also, for those who’ve wondered what it might feel like to be part of the ride, we’ve also shared a video shot Saturday by longtime participant Tom Hardy. Check it out below.

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— Photos by Michelle Wilkinson. You can reach her for freelance photography work at 407-963-5034.

Bonus: Here’s a video from the ride shot by Tom Hardy, a BikePortland reader who’s been rolling with WNBR for 9 years. It shows the first few minutes of Saturday’s ride as it got rolling out of Mount Scott Park, just after 9 p.m.

That should complete our coverage of the biggest ride of the annual Pedalpalooza bike festival. Thanks for checking it out — now back to your regularly scheduled (but slightly more serious) local bike news.

— Michael Andersen, (503) 333-7824 – michael@bikeportland.org

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Michael Andersen was news editor of BikePortland.org from 2013 to 2016 and still pops up occasionally.

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Joe
Joe
8 years ago

awesome

Doug
Doug
8 years ago

Keep Portland WEIRD!!

Mission accomplished.

Adam
Adam
8 years ago

Awesome!

Curious to know this year’s turnout. We contemplated it, but it was so far out of town!

(Yes, we’re lazy).

Torridjoe
Torridjoe
8 years ago

Easily the most offensive photo is the one of Jeff Gudman for Treasurer…

9watts
9watts
8 years ago
Reply to  Torridjoe

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8 years ago

World (portland, and like 2 other cities) mostly topless ride

Jim
Jim
8 years ago
Reply to  .

A little biology education for you. The end of the month is a time when a LOT of women feel the need to wear shorts.

K'Tesh
K'Tesh
8 years ago

No WNBR here in China 🙁

rubenfleur
rubenfleur
8 years ago

There it stood in the middle of SE Woodstock Boulevard, a 42-inch-tall orange breadcrumb surrounded by a bustling commercial district.