Only in Portland, well maybe San Francisco

[retdetsgt]

World Naked Bike Ride rolls through town Saturday night

Portland bicyclists are about to get, ahem, a little cheeky.

The annual World Naked Bike Ride is Saturday night as thousands of bicyclists ride au natural through parts of Southeast and downtown Portland. It’s one of the largest naked bike rides in 70 northern hemisphere cities this month. A southern hemisphere naked bike ride is planned in mid-March.

Portland police expect about 8,000 people to doff their duds (or most of them) and pedal through town. Police are encouraging people to wear helmets and shoes, and to have a good light on their bikes.

Portland has hosted a World Naked Bike Ride since 2004. This year’s event is part of Pedalpalooza, a monthlong regional celebration of all things bicycle.

This year’s ride begins at 10 p.m. at Southeast Salmon Street and Water Avenue. The ride is free (although donations are being encouraged)

Before that, a Sunny Naked Ride II is planned from 1 to 3:30 p.m. beginning at Coe Circle near 3900 N.E. Glisan St. It’s also clothing optional.

The World Naked Bike Ride began in 2004 as an international protest for peace. At first, the ride was seen as a way for bicyclists across the globe to protest oil dependency. The message has shifted a bit during the years to one focusing on cycling advocacy and celebrating the power of the human body.


World Naked Bike Ride rolls through town Saturday night

Reason #11 I'm glad I'm retired.

[DolphinTattoos]

Yuck?

[PathosLogos]

I have to ask the obvious...

How is that even legal?

[Blackgoat06]

I have to ask the obvious...

How is that even legal?

It's only illegal if they look like me naked.

[retdetsgt]

In Oregon, for it to be illegal it has to be for sexual gratification. Most of these people are not gratifying to look at.

[PathosLogos]

It's only illegal if they look like me naked.

I've always said looking that good should be illegal.

:P

In Oregon, for it to be illegal it has to be for sexual gratification. Most of these people are not gratifying to look at.

There ought to be a statute for assaulting a person's eyes...

[Blackgoat06]

I've always said looking that good should be illegal.

:P

Yes that's exactly what I meant

[patchcop]

Maybe it will be a night filled with mosquitos. A mosquito on an intim body area will give them some more fun on their ride ;-)

[retdetsgt]

Maybe it will be a night filled with mosquitos. A mosquito on an intim body area will give them some more fun on their ride ;-)

Sometimes its too bad we don't have mosquitoes here. On the other hand, that's one of the reasons I settled here, we have very few critters that bite you, including bad insects....