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Welcome to The World Naked Bike Ride Lexington's Wiki Page

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WNBR Lexington Emblem

Calling it a World Naked Bike Ride is a bit misleading if you've never heard of one before. You can fully participate in this yearly 'Bare As You Dare' protest against oil dependency with whatever you're wearing right now (if anything) to fanciful costumes.

This event happens in different cities separate, but together from one another all over the world while carrying the same message against oil dependency. The rides are usually about 10 to 20 miles or so depending on the host city and planned route.

You don't really even need a bicycle to participate. All you need is some form of non-motorized transportation. The ride is going to go slow enough(5 to 10 MPH) for unicycles and skaters to keep up, but would go too fast for people to try it on foot.

There will be a limited supply of body paint depending on the amount of participants. Donations to help cover the cost of body paint will be greatly appreciated. An after part (with booze) is in the works, and as soon as I know something I'll be updating this page.

If you have any questions like: How is this legal?, or Isn't riding a bike naked painful?, and Is this a ride around the world? can be answered in the FAQs on the left hand side. Please feel free to email me, and I'll answer your questions the best I can.

If you have a minute make a Flickr account, and join the WNBR Lex Flickr Group. Unlike Facebook Flickr doesn't care about simple nudity as long as you follow the Community Guidelines, and Facebook doesn't really do a good job sharing large amounts of photos like a Flickr group would.

Even if you can't make it, show your support on our Facebook Fan Page. If you can make it, and want to participate then join the Group to get updated on the starting location days before the Next Ride.

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Become a Fan!

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Next ride

Date: A yearly event that happens on the last Saturday in August
Time: Meetup 7 PM EST, Departs 9 PM EST Rain or Shine
Location: To be announced only to members of the group days before the ride.

• This event happens on the last Saturday in August every year until the end of time, or until we run out of oil.
• Please join the group to get updates, and to find out the starting location days before the event date.
• Do not arrive to the meetup naked.

I use couch surfing when traveling to other cities, so if your coming from out of town that site might help. Be sure to use it at your own discretion thou.

What's the Main message?

The main message is against Oil Dependency, and growing our Local Dependency. The main focus is on building a stronger cycling community, and to show the beauty of people while symbolizing our vulnerability on the roads unfit for cyclist with going as "bare as you dare."

Potential Participants and Volunteers

If you plan on taking Pictures or Videos please check the Photo and Video section.

Anyone interested in participating needs to join the Official Pages, or subscribe to the emailing list with your preferred email host to find out the secret starting location days before the Next Ride. If you just want to be a spectator then more info will be posted here days before the event.

If you're worried about naked photos of you appearing on the internet or being arrested then you should participate with as many cloths as you feel comfortable with. Remember it's mandatory to arrive to the event fully to partially clothed. There's nothing illegal about a group of people riding bicycles together as long as we don't stop traffic.

It's better for this event to assume pictures of you will appear on the internet even if you'd rather no pictures be taken of you. Any pictures of you appearing in the Flickr Group that you'd like to be removed from there will be done so immediately, and without question.

Social Network

Group Page

If your not a fan of Facebook, or like the privacy of yahoo groups then please join the Yahoo Group Page.

Or join the emailing list

Joining the email list is simple if you don't want to join the Facebook or Yahoo group, and you can use your favorite email host.

• Send a blank email to [email protected] You'll get a Auto-confirmation email sent back to you in seconds with a link to confirm, and fill 3 questions. A username, password, and a CAPTCHA to make sure you're human.

• To unsubscribe from the emailing list send another blank email to [email protected]

Getting More Involved (Not Required)

I know it might sound like a heavy burden, but there's little if anything I need people to do thought the year except on game day. There's zero pressure for anyone interested in helping the cause to do more then they're comfortable with doing. Even if you simply want to join in the discussion on the best way to make this idea happen ever year successfully then please goto Facebook Street Team Group or Contact Us for more info.

Spectators

If you plan on taking Pictures or Videos please check the Photo and Video section.

Your job sitting back, and cheering us on is as important as the participants themselves. Please tell your friends, and don't forget the camera.

Like Us!

I'll be posting all the hot spots to meetup, and watch us pass by in this section days before the Next Ride without the starting location. I've made sure to map the route past as many bars, restaurant, and parks as I could without making the ride too long.

Photos and Videos

Please post videos to YouTube with tags World Naked Bike Ride Lexington 2011

Post photos to our Flickr Group. also with tags World Naked Bike Ride Lexington 2011

Doing this will help with consistency, and will get more views along with the participants being able to see themselves easier.

Donate

All Donations are received using PayPal. $10 will get us 400 precut flyers of the Street Team flyers. Any amount will be greatly appreciated, and closer to the event date I'll be using the donations to buy body paint for all of you participants.

Contact Us

Organizer: Troy Marusek:

Email Us: [email protected]

Co-organizers

• Kimball Roy: (December, 1964 to August, 2010) You'll be forever missed my friend. Thanks for everything you've done to help get this idea I had into a reality. For that you'll be remembered forever.

• Lisa Powers: Is helping spread the word, and getting everything ready for action. She is a self employed ESL teacher, so if you know anyone that needs to brush up on their English or bad English in my case be sure to get the best help ever.

Other Meetups

This is just to let you know about other meetups in the near future.

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NYC Ride: 2nd Saturday of June, 2011 WNBR NYC

Street Team

I'm always looking for people to help spread the word, and one of the simplest ways to do so is to join the Facebook Fan Page. Doing so will let your friends know about the protest on Oil Dependency, but if you want to get more involved email us, and I'm sure we can find something you'd be interested in doing for the cause.

Here is a copy of the flyers I've been passing out. Kinko's will will print out about 50 sheets, and cut them into a total of 400 flyers for about $10. I bought a hole puncher and some rubber bands, and have been attaching them to the handle bar of every bicycle I've come across. I've also been passing them out at different events, and businesses like local coffee shops, gay bars and pizzerias that would let me leave a small stacks where they have a spot designated to leave flyers for costumers.

Print out the following to hand out to people or to leave a stack in businesses.

Flyers to the WNBR Lexington 2011

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Post the following anywhere people might be like stores, bus stops, and near buttons that activate crosswalks, and be sure to cut the tabs for people to pull off.

Posters to the WNBR Lexington 2011

Police

From the three World Naked Bike Rides I've been in(stark naked), the police officers made sure we were safe on the ride, and escorted us to help stop traffic. Some officers enjoyed the day off of crime fighting, and took pictures and videos on their personal cameras like spectators.

This doesn't mean we won't face resistance from officers for starting one. Even thou protesting peacefully without anyones permission is a basic American right protected by the First Amendment the police might not see it that way. It's possible for anyone to be arrested in any protest you participate in, and participation is at your own risk. If at any time any officers asks you to put on more cloths, or gives you instructions thank them, and do as they say.

If you're in the least bit worried about participating nude or partially clothed, then you're more then welcome to wear as much as you're comfortable with. There is nothing illegal about riding bikes in a group. Cars do it all the time so long as we don't block up traffic.

The wording of the Kentucky Laws are similar to the ones in Missouri except it's a more illegal here for some reason. I'd be reasonable to make a clothing minimum at least for the Kentucky ride, but in the spirit of the WNBR's the ride stays clothing Optional.

History

August 27th 2011

Is in the process of being made. Be sure to join the group to find out more, or 'Like' us even if you can't make it.

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Brief History on the main organizer

Check out my Flickr WNBR Collection.

Troy Marusek: Ever since my right lung collapsed in 2009 for no reason whatsoever; I've felt like I've been living on borrowed time. Even thou I fear my lung collapsing again; I fear more being eighty, and wishing I'd done more.

I Attempted to ride my bicycle 1100 miles on June 6, 2010 threw June 25, 2010 from Lexington, KY to the WNBR in Chicago, IL(airbrushed as a naked Avatar) then to the WNBR in Saint louis, MO(In my socks and shoes), and back home to Lex, KY. I cheated a bit of the way with the Amtrak, so I made a total of about 800 miles on a bicycle.

Read the full story on Facebook Topics

• Naked Mileage to date

WNBR Chicago, IL 20 miles

WNBR Saint louis, MO 15 miles

PNBR Philadelphia, PA 8 miles

Total to date 43 miles.

Links

• Watch this video from Rachel Maddow who has the best explanation for the myth that drilling off Americas coast will lead us to energy independence.
• The Main World Naked Bike Ride .org Page
• Forms centered around biking in Lexington, KY. www.bikelex.com
• Cycling events in the Bluegrass, and in Kentucky. Bluegrass Cycling
• We support the efforts of the Broke Spoke biking community shop.
• PNBR Philadelphia, PA
• WNBR Chicago, IL
• WNBR Saint louis, MO