World Naked Bike Ride Grows as More Riders Bare Down on Convention Marcus Hondro - Digital Journal | |
go to original May 1, 2015 |
Cyclists in Mexico City bared all for the 2014 World Naked Bike Ride day to protest against car culture and to campaign for more rights for cyclists. (ODN)
The World Naked Bike ride just keeps getting more cheeky. The world-wide event, held at different times of the year depending on a city's weather zone - naturally, warmth is welcome - has added more cites this year, with the promise of more on the way.
The World Naked Bike Ride began in 2004 and it has gained considerable exposure in the decade since. On their website they bill the event as both a protest movement, protesting the world's dependance on oil, and a celebration of the human body.
Some of the rides don't get many participants, while others, like the ride in Portland, Oregon (8,000 riders in 2011) are awash with naked people on bikes.
Given the title you might be thinking that the ride requires you to be naked to partake and that you must be on a bike. In actuality, neither is true: you don't have to be buck naked, and providing no engine is involved - you can ride whatever you like.
...Over 30 countries and 75 cities host rides, including Adelaide, Nimbin and Sydney in Australia, Brussels in Belgium, Brasilia, Rio and Sao Paulo in Brazil, Helsinki in Finland, Dresden, Berlin and Munich in Germany, Tokyo in Japan, 5 cities in Mexico, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, 3 cities in New Zealand, Lima in Peru and both Cape Town and Pretoria in South Africa.
There are 7 cities in Canada that have hosted rides, 10 in Spain, 25 in the U.K. and 35 in the US.
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