Posted on 09/05/2009 6:45:01 AM PDT by grjr21
Most bicyclists prefer skintight attire, but a group tomorrow is going to take it one step further. It's planning a mass ride in the nude.
Organizers said they expected at least 200 people in various states of undress to bike a four-mile course through Center City.
The route is being kept under wraps. It won't be divulged until Saturday night. And then, only cyclists who sign up at phillynakedbikeride.org will get the location of the gathering point by e-mail.
"It's kind of an experiment," said Clifford Greer, 30, the lead organizer. "It's really a totally amazing thing, and unlike any other organized ride event."
Naked bike rides, he said, have proliferated around the world in recent years.
The first official Naked Bike Ride started in 2004 when a group of artists in Canada and a group of nude cyclists in Spain organized simultaneous naked rides. Since then, masses of naked riders have pedaled through 87 cities in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. This is the first event in Philadelphia.
The Naked Bike Ride has many aims, said Greer, an audio-visual technician.
Reducing wind resistance isn't one of them.
"Nudity is only a tool of the Naked Bike Ride," he said. "We want to put a spotlight on the vulnerability of cyclists, and put the safety of cyclists into the minds of drivers and other users of the roads."
Secondary goals, Greer said, include bringing attention to fuel consumption and spreading the message of a positive body image.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
And I'm hoping they don't
DO NOT POST PICTURES.
I hoping it is a “Cold Day” and they freeze their tush off.
Cool album cover, horrific music.
Don’t go near any of those bicycle seats. eeeewwwwwww
How childish...
I wonder if Janet Reno and Helen Thomas will ride. God, I hope not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No class at all.
Where is Thor when you need him?
no not childish...sick.
Isn’t it a crime to expose yourself to a child? Are they going to make it illegal for children to go to Philadelphia?
That’ll show ‘em!
If that happens the EMTs will be out of eyewash in minutes.
Somebody mentions a nude bicycle ride..... and you think of Janet Reno ???
< shakes head >
;->
Agreed.
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