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Date: 15 August 2009
Time: 9 pm departure, 7 pm pre-ride festivities
Location: Tower Grove Park Stupp Plaza (near Grand and Arsenal)

Objectives

  • To protest oil dependency
  • To promote comfortable body image
  • To raise awareness of cyclists in a motor-driven world
  • To bring together cycling community

Ride information

Participants are encouraged to go "as bare as they dare," though nudity is by no means necessary. You're welcome to come fully clothed, covered in body paint, in your underwear, in a crazy costume... last year, we had a pretty good mix of the above.

In addition, our ride is not exclusive to bicyclists. Rollerblades and other body-powered modes of transportation are also welcome.

Further questions can be addressed at the WNBR FAQ section.

Preliminary Route

  • Exit park at Grand and Arsenal. Head north on Grand until left on Utah, left on Arkansas, left on Humphrey, and right onto Grand.
  • Head south on Grand until Russell. Take right until Broadway.
  • Take left on Broadway until Washington Ave.
  • Left on Wash Ave until Grand.
  • Left on Grand until Lindell.
  • Right on Lindell until Skinker.
  • Right on Skinker until Delmar.
  • Left on Delmar until Leland. Take right, left on Loop North, left on Kingsland, left on Delmar. Head east on Delmar until Euclid.
  • Turn right on Euclid until Lindell.
  • Turn left on Lindell until Boyle Ave.
  • Turn right on Boyle until Atomic Cowboy.

Directions from Atomic Cowboy to Tower Grove Park:

  • Head east on Manchester until Tower Grove Ave (one block).
  • Take left, follow until Tower Grove Park.

Suggestions welcome! Email with comments/complaints.

2009 Promotional event

When: Saturday, August 8, 2009 7 pm
Where: Velocity Cafe
What: Fundraising dinner party: come mingle with fellow cyclists as well as enjoy delicious food at Velocity Cafe with some live music and WNBR t-shirt and patch silk screening. Bring your own t-shirt to make one for free, or buy one. A percentage of the proceeds of your dinner will go to WNBR.

How to Get Involved

  • Join our mailing list. Email nakedbikestl@gmail.com and we'll add you.
  • Flyering! Here's the updated 2009 flyer. Help us out by making some copies and flyering your local neighborhood (or beyond). For a higher resolution image, email nakedbikestl@gmail.com.

Wnbr2009compressed.jpg

credit: Michael Block

Contact information

If you'd like to help organize or contribute to the event, which would be grateful, please contact:

Names: Stephanie Co and Mariah Pittman
Email: nakedbikestl@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (708) 323-6867 and (802)578-4333

History

The first Saint Louis World Naked Bike Ride took place on August 2, 2008, and was a complete success. There were maybe 300 participants estimated, not including the hundreds if not thousands of spectating supporters throughout the bike ride. There were also zero arrests, despite warnings from the police beforehand. Though there were only a dozen or so completly nude cyclists, the overwhelming majority of the bike ride was in their underwear or a bit less. The police were incredibly cooperative, helping out at busy intersections and larger streets, as the organizers revealed the route to the police beforehand.

We started out by biking in the dark of Tower Grove Park before emerging at Arsenal, where there were many stationed supporting spectators cheering us on. We looped back through South Grand, a normally busy street that we were able to block off for over a mile. We biked towards fireworks after the Cardinals game. Despite strong encouragement otherwise, we biked onwards past the Busch Stadium, by the Arch, down Market street, and onward through Washington Ave, a popular night spot. Here we swarmed in the masses around confused cars in a single lane street. We ended up flying down a hill on Lindell and then turned on Vandeventer, where we were able to conclude the ride by picking up some cyclists, passing by some gas stations and bars and a supporting crowd at the Atomic Cowboy, our final stop point.

Some highlights of the pre and post parties: At the body painting gathering, one reporter ended up stripping to his underwear while filming. Also, at the Atomic Cowboy, all the band members ended up in their underwear by the end of their set.

Throughout the ride, we received maybe one negative comment and thousands of positive ones, from families included. We took over multiple city blocks at a time. We had some rollerbladers, and we had a camel. For the first Saint Louis World Naked Bike Ride ever, where the majority of the participants had never heard of the World Naked Bike Ride and many had never participated in a mass bike ride before, we got an amazing turnout and loads of positive feedback. Everyone was excited for next year's World Naked Bike Ride.

Thanks to everyone who participated... keep on biking, keep on being naked, and see you next summer!

2008 Route

Note: Route is not necessarily finalized. We're welcome to suggestions or complaints!

  1. Depart from Tower Grove Park Stupp Center. Turn right onto Arsenal, left onto Spring Ave.
  2. Turn Left on Wyoming.
  3. Turn left on Grand. Head north until Russell.
  4. Turn right on Russell, then left on Compton.
  5. Right on Lafayette, Left on Memorial, Right on Park. Follow Park until 17th st.
  6. Turn left on 17th until Chouteau. Take a right, then left on 4th Street.
  7. Turn left on Market.
  8. Turn right on 7th street.
  9. Turn left on Washington Ave.
  10. Turn left on 18th street.
  11. Turn right on Locust until 23rd street.
  12. Turn left on 23rd street, right on Olive. Follow Olive until Lindell.
  13. At this point, we will either take Boyle until Manchester, then head to the Atomic Cowboy for an after party. However, if participants are willing, we will head to the Central West End first before heading back.

Not the exact route, as planned, but trying to follow the directions from the route described above: WNBR Saint Louis 2008

2008 Promotional event

World Naked Bike Ride will be hosting a film screening at CAMP (3022a Cherokee Street) on July 26, 9 pm, exactly one week before the ride. There will be baked goods for sale and the beautiful documentary Indecent Exposure to Cars: The Story of the World Naked Bike Ride. Donations of 1 or 2 dollars for cyclists/walkers and $3-5 for drivers are requested, or body paint in place of dollars.

Photos

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2008

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