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The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international
clothing-optional bike ride A clothing-optional bike ride is a cycling event in which nudity is permitted or expected. There are many clothing-optional cycling events around the world. Rides may be political, recreational, artistic, or a unique combination thereof. Some a ...
in which participants plan, meet and ride together ''en masse'' on
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(the vast majority on
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s, but some on
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s and
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), to "deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world." The first ride happened in
Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
(
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) in 2001. The
dress code A dress code is a set of rules, often written, with regard to what clothing groups of people must wear. Dress codes are created out of social perceptions and norms, and vary based on purpose, circumstances, and occasions. Different societies an ...
motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...
is "bare as you dare".Artists for Peace/Artists Against War, a non-profit group in
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
popularized the motto "Bare as you Dare" and "Naked Bicycle people power" during thei
Naked Bike Rides
in 2003 that led up to and became early models for WNBR.


History

In 2003, Conrad Schmidt conceived the World Naked Bike Ride after organizing the Naked Bike Rides of the group Artists for Peace/Artists Against War (AFP/AAW).Artists for Peace/Artists Against War's archive
web page
is currently hosted by The
Work Less Party of British Columbia The Work Less Party was a political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The party was founded in 2003 by Conrad Schmidt and de-registered in May 2017. The primary aim of this party was to move to a 32-hour work week and its part ...
 Initially, the message of the WNBR was protesting against oil dependency and celebrating the power and individuality of the human body. In 2006, there was a shift towards simplifying the message and focusing on cycling advocacy. The 2004 WNBR saw events in 28 cities, in ten countries on four continents.Official WNBR global web site
/ref> By 2010, WNBR had expanded to stage rides in 74 cities, in 17 countries, from the United States to the United Kingdom and
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to
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
. Two male riders were arrested during the 2005 WNBR in
North Conway North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the second-largest village within the town ...
, New Hampshire, and charged with "indecent exposure and lewdness". The two riders agreed to having the charges reduced to "disorderly conduct" and paid a $300 fine, the majority of which was paid for by the WNBR Legal Defense Fund.More information about the case can be found a
WNBR North Conway website
 Six male riders were charged with
public indecency Indecent exposure is the deliberate public exposure by a person of a portion of their body in a manner contrary to local standards of appropriate behavior. Laws and social attitudes regarding indecent exposure vary significantly in different ...
during the 2005 WNBR
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ride and later prosecuted with sentences ranging from fines and non-expungeable conviction to three months of court supervision. In 2007, during the first World Naked Bike ride in Denver, Colorado police surrounded the bike riders and wrote several people tickets. During the WNBR held on June 12, 2010, two males were arrested by
campus police Campus police or university police in the United States and Canada are sworn police or peace officers employed by a college or university to protect that private property of the campus and surrounding areas and the people who live, work, and v ...
at
Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...
in Bellingham, Washington.
Simon Oosterman Simon Oosterman is a New Zealand political activist, trade unionist, and syndicalist. He is best known for coordinating the Unite Union campaign ' Supersizemypay.com', which targeted the fast food industry and advocated for the abolition of yout ...
, the organizer of the 2005 WNBR in
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, and the first to be arrested during a WNBR event, is credited with going further and refocusing on the issue on moving away from
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dependency in the context of
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. He urged: "Stop the indecent exposure to vehicle emissions."Simon Oosterman printed this on a protest banner as documented o
Enzyme's WNBR web site
 The largest WNBR event is held in Portland OR. with over 10,000 participants.


Films

*"World Naked Bike Ride Thessaloniki Greece" (''Βγήκαμε από τα Ρούχα Μας''; 27' Greece, 2009) Greek language with English subtitles, won the Audience Award at 11th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2009 *"World Naked Bike Ride: The Documentary" (Toronto) 4 minute short *''World Naked Bike Ride'' (31 minutes, UK, 2006) directed by Johnny Zapatos of High Altitude Films, narrated by Jon Snow *''Indecent Exposure to Cars: The Story of the World Naked Bike Ride'', produced by Conrad Schmidt *''Bare As You Dare: Portland's World Naked Bike Ride'' (Portland, OR) Directed by Ian McCluskeyMcCluskey, Ian
"Bare As You Dare: Portland's World Naked Bike Ride"
/ref>


See also

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Bohemianism Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties. It involves musical, artistic, literary, or spiritual pursuits. In this context, bohemians may be wanderers, a ...
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Counterculture A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, sometimes diametrically opposed to mainstream cultural mores.Eric Donald Hirsch. ''The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy''. Hou ...
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Clothing-optional bike ride A clothing-optional bike ride is a cycling event in which nudity is permitted or expected. There are many clothing-optional cycling events around the world. Rides may be political, recreational, artistic, or a unique combination thereof. Some a ...
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** Smart mob *
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List of places where social nudity is practised This is a list of public outdoor clothes-free areas for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches), parks, clubs, regional organizations and some resorts. __TOC__ Regions * List of social nudity places in Af ...
* List of nude events *
List of clothing-free events The following is a list of nude events (clothing-free events) where people can be naked in public: Generic events * Naked party * Nude wedding Specific events * Burning Man * Fusion Festival * Miss and Mr. Nude America * Naked Pumpkin Ru ...
*
Naked Pumpkin Run The Naked Pumpkin Run is an annual event in certain United States municipalities where participants run a course through a town while nude, save for shoes and a carved pumpkin on their heads. Runs have been held in Boulder, Colorado, Seattle, Seat ...
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Nakukymppi Nakukymppi is a nude sport event in Finland, held in the municipality of Padasjoki one week before Midsummer every year. Participants run or walk either 10 kilometres or a full marathon naked. Participants tend to wear only shoes, socks and headw ...
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Naturism Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...
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Nude beach A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nudity, nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing. Such beaches are usually on public lands, and any member of the public is allow ...
and
nudity in sport Nude recreation refers to recreational activities which some people engage in while nude. Historically, the ancient Olympics were nude events. There remain some societies in Africa, Oceania, and South America that continue to engage in everyday p ...
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Nude recreation Nude recreation refers to recreational activities which some people engage in while nude. Historically, the ancient Olympics were nude events. There remain some societies in Africa, Oceania, and South America that continue to engage in everyday p ...
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Public nudity Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to h ...
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References

Notes Further reading *Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence (Paperback) by Peter Newman, Jeffrey Kenworthy (Island Press, February 1999)
''The Offense of Public Nudity''
by Mark Storey
''The World Naked Bike Ride Book''
by Richard Foley


External links


World Naked Bike Ride
official site – general information and other resources
Biking Revolution News Toolbar
News about World Naked Bike Ride, Critical Mass, & Super Hero Service Rides. {{DEFAULTSORT:World Naked Bike Ride February events June events March events Naked cycling events Nudity and protest Recurring events established in 2004