Next WNBR scheduled Madison- 6/18 and Chicago 6-25
Return to DiscussionsMy summer whirlwind tour of World Naked Bike Rides continues Saturday June 18 in Madison Wisconsin, then Chicago on June 25. During the week between the two rides I will be looking for places to get nude. I have heard of Kemil (sp) beach in Indiana, about 90 min from Chicago. Would love to check that out although the water may be too cold for me. Also, at least 1 nude workout at Steamworks in Chicago and I heard of a Korean spa in the area but need more info. Any help with info would be appreciated. either reply to this post, or email me at [email protected]
WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE- SUMMER '22
6/11/22---Austin,TX ---done
6/18/22-- Madison,WI
6/25/22 --Chicago,IL
7/9/22-- Buffalo,NY -If they hold it that day. They do not announce the ride until the day before but I will be in town that weekend with my bike so..If they have it I will ride
7/16/22--Montreal,QC
7/30/22--St Louis MO --(tentative)
8/27/22--Philadelphia,PA--(will be picking up a friend on the way there and introducing him to naked bike riding
9/10/22--Houston,TX--(tentative)
I already have plans, or are planning on doing all of them except St. Louis and Houston but hope to add those to the list.
IF ANYONE HERE HAS RIDDEN IN ANY OF THESE RIDES, I WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME INFO OR HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE!!
By the end of summer, I may forget what it is like to ride a bike with clothes on lol
I did the 2 rides in Montreal Saturday. The weather was perfect, a bit warm for the locals, but perfect for me. As usual the response from the spectators was about 99.9% positive, especially when we rode down St. Catherine st in the Gay Village. I think we had even more spectators on the night ride (8:00-9:30) Both ride were a large loop back to Dorchester Square park, then a 10 min break then a small loop.
A big difference between this ride and the 4 others I did this summer was the Police. Major kudos to the Montreal Police. We had about 6 police cars and 10-12 Police officers on bikes, escorting us, and blocking traffic for us. All of the officers were great and cooperative and most of them seemed to enjoy being with us even though they were clothed. There was an incident at the stop before the second loop and at the end of the evening ride. There were a couple of punks that had an issue with us being naked in the park and despite the police explaining to them that it was a legal demonstration they kept harassing us. One of them started walking towards me and an officer stopped him just as he started to lunge towards me. I don't know why he picked me, I had not said anything or acknowledged him in any way. Maybe it was just a clear shot from where he was to where I was. The bottom line is if he attacked me I would have probably beat the shit out of him. The interesting thing is, if he did attack me It was not too smart to do it in front of a dozen Police Officers, and attack one of the more muscular guys there. I may be getting old, but am still pretty fit.
All in all, a great well organized ride. Only about 75 riders, but I am beginning to prefer the smaller rides. Don't get lost in the crowd