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Imagine if each one of them donated $5.– Click here to donate –(Photo © J. Maus) Last Saturday night, 1% of Portland’s population reveled in the World Naked Bike Ride. 5,000 people enjoyed it by bike (or on roller skates, skateboards, etc…), and thousands of others did so either by seeing it live and/or by … Read more
The masses assemble in Northwest Portland prior to the World Naked Bike Ride. There were bikes and flesh as far as the eye could see in every direction when I took this photo (from the roof of a school bus).– View slideshow below –– More images –(Photo © J. Maus)
What more wholesome, charming sight to greet you bombing down Glisan on a warm, overcast day than 50 or so ebullient naked people on bikes? That’s what happened to me and a friend today. I threw my bike on the grass and pulled out my camera as people rode by cheering and urging us to … Read more
Riding naked. Oh what a feeling.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s less than one week from one of the most epic rides on Portland’s bike calendar (and with all the amazing rides we have, that’s really saying something). Yes, the annual World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) commences this Saturday night. In 2007 we had about 800 … Read more
From volunteer coordinator Lily Karabaic: This year the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Party/World Naked Bike Ride is predicted to be bigger than ever, and I need nearly 100 volunteers to make this event successful. I’m still short about 20 positions, and the volunteer labor is vital to making the party run smoothly, safely, and allowing us to … Read more
Riding naked is a “well-establishedtradition”.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregonian reports that a Multnomah County Judge has thrown out indecent exposure charges in a naked biking case because he feels that it’s a, “‘well-established tradition’ in Portland and understood as a form of ‘symbolic protest.’” Here’s a snip from the Oregonian’s story: Judge Jerome LaBarre … Read more
Just a small part of the massive crowd.More photosWatch video below(Photos © J. Maus) A massive crowd — which some estimate at well over 2,000 riders — took part in the Naked Ride through downtown Portland on Saturday night (technically Sunday morning). As we made our way from the Northwest Industrial Area to downtown (via … Read more
Riding naked — what’s not to love?(Photos © J. Maus) Last year, around 800 Portlanders mounted up for the annual World Naked Bike Ride. That number tied with London for the largest crowd in the world, and this year, organizers expect the crowd to swell to 1200-1500 people. If you’ve never done the ride, you … Read more
Phil made posters (like this one) to encourage support at his trials.Poster photo by Dat Nguyen(File photo) Just over a year ago, while holding up traffic on W. Burnside for hundreds of cyclists during the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride, bike scene personality and filmmaker Reverend Phil got into an altercation with a motor vehicle … Read more
Mob scene at the start of the Naked Bike Ride. View the slideshow below or check out the photo gallery. (File photo)
Photo: Alex Williams Metroblogging Portland writer Alex Williams had a run-in with the Day Time Naked Bike Ride yesterday. He pulled up next to a group of cyclists sans-clothing on SE Stark. The run-in inspired Williams to compare Pedalpalooza to the Rose Festival (an annual event that coincides with Pedalpalooza each June). Not surprisingly, he … Read more
Download party flyer That’s right folks. The big and gnarly World Naked Bike Ride and Dance Party is tomorrow night. If you missed last year’s ride, I can tell you that it was amazing (read my report here). It was probably the most memorable ride I did all year. We had hundreds of naked people … Read more