Updated Apr 20, 2021; Posted Apr 20, 2021
By Lizzy Acker | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride is canceled this year, but organizers still want you to ride your bike naked – oregonlive.com
For the second year in a row, the coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to Portland’s annual summer experiment in clothes-free bicycling.
The World Naked Bike Ride in Portland will not take place this year, at least not in its traditional form.
Instead of a big group ride with a bunch of naked and partially naked painted people protesting oil dependence and dangerous cycling conditions and reveling in body positivity, organizers are encouraging protesters to go on their own naked bike rides every full moon of the summer.
“This year we will not be coordinating a ride,” reads the group’s website. “Instead, cyclists are encouraged to protest on every full moon from June through August.”
There will be some events scheduled through Pedalpalooza, a community celebration of biking, for those who want to ride naked with friends or strangers. A “Buck Naked Full Moon Ride” is already scheduled for July 23.
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride organizers are asking people from outside the Portland metro area not to come to town for rides and, for those who do ride, they say mask up whether or not you’ve been vaccinated.
“Stay safe,” the website reads. “Have fun.”
— Lizzy Acker
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