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''See also: [[body art]] and [[wikipedia:Art bike|Wikipedia's art bike article]]''
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''See also: [[Body art]] and [[Wikipedia: Art bike]]''
  
 
<!--Text taken from [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/art.html WNBR: Resources: Body Art]-->
 
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<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FE2D77;">'''WNBR is on! Its time to pimp out your human-powered mutant cycle/skating vehicle!</div>
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'''WNBR is the time for pimping out your bike or skates!'''
  
<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FE8AB3;">The World Naked Bike Ride dress code is "Bare As You Dare"... How bare is that? How dare is that? Its all up to you, you decide what you are comfortable with. Be creative and colourful in expressing yourself! '''Body painting, customising your bike, and other creative expression is strongly encouraged!'''</div>
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Be creative and colourful in expressing yourself! Customising your bike is strongly encouraged!
  
'''Engage the public!''' We paint our bodies and decorate our bikes with political messages or beautiful designs to complement our forms. We pass out flyers informing the public about our message. We use portable public address systems or raise our voices and chant in unison. Getting people to laugh and smile is a great way to connect and share ideas in a non-threatening way.
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Engage the public! We decorate our bikes with political messages or beautiful designs to complement our forms. We use portable public address systems or raise our voices and chant in unison. Getting people to laugh and smile is a great way to connect and share ideas in a non-threatening way.
[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DSCN2461.JPG]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PaintedCyclists2005_6.jpg]
 
  
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Example photos:
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*[[Wikipedia:Image:DSCN2461.JPG|Burning Man]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Image:PaintedCyclists2005_6.jpg|Fremont (Seattle) Summer Solstice Parade]]
  
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==Decorate your helmet!==
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Helmets can sometimes look pretty drab<!--but that is no excuse not to wear one -- DEBATABLE!-->, so get creative and customize them! Some companies (eg: [http://www.noginsox.com/ Nogin Sox]) even offer creative helmet covers!
  
==Decorate your helmet!==
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=="Race cards" with slogans==
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For their 2007 ride, London created some great "race cards" that you can print on card and then attach to your bike. We recommend you use elastic or twist-ties to secure them to your bike. If you are
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feeling generous, print and prepare a few extra to give to other riders. There is a selection
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of four cards for you to choose from; click on the captions to download the full-size (A4) card for
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printing.
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<gallery>
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Image:RACE-SIGN-01-150.png|[[Media:RACE SIGN 01.pdf|Download Print Version]]
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Image:RACE-SIGN-02-150.png|[[Media:RACE SIGN 02.pdf|Download Print Version]]
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Image:RACE-SIGN-03-150.png|[[Media:RACE SIGN 03.pdf|Download Print Version]]
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Image:RACE-SIGN-04-150.png|[[Media:RACE SIGN 04.pdf|Download Print Version]]
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</gallery>
  
Helmets can sometimes look pretty drab, but that is no excuse not to wear one. Get creative and customize your helmet! Some even offer creative helmet covers [http://noginsox.com]
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==Lights==
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Some WNBR events happen at night, and this provides a great opportunity to go all out with creative lighting options for your bike and self. Affordable string lights can be found at local stores or online that are powered by standard AA/AAA batteries and can be wrapped, zip-tied, etc. around your bike. Some riders even wrap these around themselves, helmets, or other items. Just be sure to avoid configurations that could become entangled in bike parts! General bike lighting options such as wheel lights, frame lights, and other products that you could use during normal night riding make a fun addition to festive and creative expression.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Frequently asked questions]]
 
*[[Frequently asked questions]]
  
==External Links==
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==External links==
* [http://pedalplaya.tribe.net Burning Bikes Tribe]
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*[http://www.atomiczombie.com/ Atomic Zombie Extreme Machines]
* [http://cyclecide.com Cyclecide - The Heavy Pedal Bike Rodeo]
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*[http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooBicycle.html Bamboo Bicycle]
* [http://www.atomiczombie.com Atomic Zombie Extreme Machines]
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*[http://bikeforest.com The Bicycle Forest]
* [http://scul.org Subversive Choppers Urban Legion] The Counterculture to Americas Love for the Automobile
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*[http://bikerodnkustom.homestead.com/ Bikerodnkustom]
* [http://crud.org CRUD - Chopper Riding Urban Dwellers]
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*[http://pedalplaya.tribe.net/ Burning Bikes Tribe]
* [http://www.sfbike.org/?burningman tips for bikes at Burning Man]
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*[http://www.sfbike.org/?burningman Burning Man bike tips]
* [http://www.geocities.jp/every_hisyoumaru/ Hishyomaru Dekochari Gang]
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*[http://www.crud.org/ CRUD] (Chopper Riding Urban Dwellers)
* [http://playabikes.com Playa bikes]
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*[http://www.cyclart.com/ CyclArt.com]  
* [http://www.harlanemil.com/playacycle.html Playa Cycle Custom Choppers]
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*[http://www.cyclecide.com/ Cyclecide - The Heavy Pedal Bike Rodeo]
* [http://www.ricksha.org/ The Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh]
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*[http://www.edbigdaddyroth.com/ Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - Rat Fink Lives!] Made kustom cars, inspiration for kustom bikes?
* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/R_0201.htm Rickshaw Art in India]
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*[http://www.geocities.jp/every_hisyoumaru/ Hishyomaru Dekochari Gang]
* [http://mtv.de/pimpmyfahrrad/index.php "Pimp My 'Fahrrad'"]
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*[http://www.mtv.de/pimpmyfahrrad/ Pimp my Fahrrad]
* [http://bikerodnkustom.homestead.com bikerodnkustom]
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*[http://www.playabikes.com/ Playa bikes]
* [http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooBicycle.html Bamboo Bicycle]
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*[http://www.harlanemil.com/playacycle.html Playa Cycle Custom Choppers]
* [http://www.netcowork.it/emporium/bik/bike.htm Tino Sana's art wood bikes]
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*[http://www.ricksha.org/ The Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh]
* [http://cyclart.com CyclArt.com]
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*[http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/R_0201.htm Rickshaw Art in India]
* [http://edbigdaddyroth.com Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - Rat Fink Lives!] Made kustom cars, inspiration for kustom bikes?
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*[http://www.scul.org/ Subversive Choppers Urban Legion] The Counterculture to Americas Love for the Automobile
* [http://webpages.charter.net/rcgilmore/Illustrations.htm Unusual Human-powered Vehicles]
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*[http://www.netcowork.it/emporium/bik/bike.htm Tino Sana's art wood bikes]
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*[http://webpages.charter.net/rcgilmore/Illustrations.htm Unusual Human-powered Vehicles]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 12 November 2021

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See also: Body art and Wikipedia: Art bike

WNBR is the time for pimping out your bike or skates!

Be creative and colourful in expressing yourself! Customising your bike is strongly encouraged!

Engage the public! We decorate our bikes with political messages or beautiful designs to complement our forms. We use portable public address systems or raise our voices and chant in unison. Getting people to laugh and smile is a great way to connect and share ideas in a non-threatening way.

Example photos:

Decorate your helmet!

Helmets can sometimes look pretty drab, so get creative and customize them! Some companies (eg: Nogin Sox) even offer creative helmet covers!

"Race cards" with slogans

For their 2007 ride, London created some great "race cards" that you can print on card and then attach to your bike. We recommend you use elastic or twist-ties to secure them to your bike. If you are feeling generous, print and prepare a few extra to give to other riders. There is a selection of four cards for you to choose from; click on the captions to download the full-size (A4) card for printing.

Lights

Some WNBR events happen at night, and this provides a great opportunity to go all out with creative lighting options for your bike and self. Affordable string lights can be found at local stores or online that are powered by standard AA/AAA batteries and can be wrapped, zip-tied, etc. around your bike. Some riders even wrap these around themselves, helmets, or other items. Just be sure to avoid configurations that could become entangled in bike parts! General bike lighting options such as wheel lights, frame lights, and other products that you could use during normal night riding make a fun addition to festive and creative expression.

See also

External links