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There is no plan for a future ride in Byron Bay. After the 2010 ride, Byron Bike Rider (the Byron Bay Organiser) retired from the role. A new volunteer organiser is needed.
2010 Ride Details
- Sunday 7 March 2010
- Time: 2pm
- Location: The Rails Car Park
2010 Ride Report
We attended the Byron ride, which has police sanction. They arrived to the event, and we learnt that headquarters in Sydney had some demands. The first that blatant nudity was not allowed, but that body paint was adequate to get the green light. We also must have helmets, ride on the correct side of the road, not circle the roundabouts again and again, and not get off our bikes and wave our 'rude bits' at the public.
This last bit is apocryphal, as World Naked Bike Ride explicitly is not a sexual display in the first place.
Unlike last year, when police photographed many of us like mug shots, they were much more subdued this year. They even blocked some intersections for us.
We rode first through the markets, and then up to the beach, south for a bit, and back into town, thence to the railway station for 'high fives' and clean up.
Congratulations go to the Byron Bay Organiser, as he got two more riders than the Nimbin ride. Hey that is the same as last year ! And two of us went from Nimbin : but he brought about five or so to our ride, so that works for us.
(Report by Jacmul, one of the 2 Nimbin Organisers who visited Byron Bay for the ride.)
Nimbin
Nimbin is within commuting distance of Byron Bay and keen riders could participate in both rides. Nimbin rides on the previous day, Saturday the 6th of March 2010, and riders assemble at 10:30am at Peace Park.
2009 Ride Details
- Saturday 14 March 2009
- Time: 2pm
- Location: The Rails Car Park
The ride will occur Saturday the 14th of March 2009. Assemble clothed with your bike, suitable shoes and helmet (compulsory) at 2pm The Rails Car Park (outside the Travel Centre at the old Railway Station). If you are visiting Byron Bay and want to participate in the event you are more than welcome. See the Borrow a bike section below.
Nimbin rides on Saturday the 7th of March 2009 and Brisbane rides on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. Nimbin and Brisbane are within commuting distance of Byron Bay so keen participants can ride in all 3 of these places.
After a great first ride by 15 participants in 2008, Byron Bay rides again in 2009 . Be there and continue the history ! Byron Bike Rider, is the initial point of contact. To make WNBR Byron Bay 2009 a success, if you can offer help or ideas, please contact them. People interested in participating or helping Byron Bike Rider organise a WNBR in Byron Bay should join the WNBR Australia Yahoo! group and WNBR Byron Bay Facebook discussion groups, try to make contact with others with similar views and demonstrate some initiative. It will happen again, and you can be a part of it !
The ride is `bare as you dare' --- we suggest body paint, but you are free to wear as much or as little as you want. Fancy dress, self-decoration and other attention-grabbers are all very much encouraged. See The Art of WNBR for ideas on decorating yourself and your bike as well as lots of other background information. Knowledge is power !
Want to ride naked but aren't sure ? Get down to the local clothes-optional beach and get used to the idea of being nude outdoors and in public. But remember --- it's bare as you dare. You don't have to ride naked if you don't want to.
Make sure your bike is reliable. There will be no back-up team. If your bike lets you down, you're out of the event ! Sorry. Consider getting the fancy puncture-resistant tyres; they're expensive, but might save you on the day. Don't just dig that old boneshaker out of the shed two days before the event and hope it will be alright. It won't. If you don't ride regularly, start now; get to know your machine so that you're not worrying about it during the ride.
Borrow a bike
Are you visiting Byron Bay or do not have a bike for other reasons to participate in the WNBR? The owner of Byron Bay Bicycles kindly agreed to lend us any bikes we needed for the 2008 ride for free. Byron Bay Bicycles, The Plaza Jonson Street, Telephone (02) 6685 8561. This arrangement may also apply this year too. Stay posted for updates.
Legality
The laws that are relevant to public nudity in New South Wales are applicable througout the state. For discussion of this topic, please refer to the separate page about New South Wales Laws.
Ride reports
Byron Bay 2008
- Date: Saturday 8 March 2008
- Time: 2pm
- Location: Outside the Travel Centre at the old Railway Station.
We had a blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. The townsfolk hooted and hollered and generally totally approved. The police (an inspector, no less) came at the start to warn us, but was very fair and we had quite a laugh. No problems there. 15 riders ranging from teenagers to one who was 89 years old enjoyed the ride. There was an even split between guys and gals, one lady was very memorable dressed only in a long string of pearls and a full length red chiffon cloak.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2008
page.
Media report
Cycleway issue gets exposure by Mary Mann Northern Star Newspaper 10 Mar 2008
Photos
2010
Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2010 on offmyfacebook By law every cyclist is required to wear a helmet? photos by Jeff Dawson.
2009
- Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2009 on WNBR Australia (official website).
- Byron Bay World Naked Bike Ride on flickr by IMPRINT Photography.
2008
- Photos on this website at Byron Bay 2008 ©
- Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2008 on WNBR Australia (official website).
Media enquiries
Contact Byron Bike Rider, the WNBR Byron Bay Organiser.
Press release
add press release here.
Media coverage
2010
- Byron Shire News, 11 Mar 2010, Naked protest against oil use
- The Byron Shire Echo, 9 Mar 2010, The naked and the well read p.9
- The Queensland Times,8 Mar 2010, Nude riders hit the road
- CSN CycleSportNews.com,7 Mar 2010, Bulging Buddhas No Draw Back in Byron Bay written by Peter Ford.
2009
- The Byron Shire Echo, 17 March 2009 , "Naked riders promote the power of pedalling"
written by The Byron Shire Echo.
- CSN CycleSportNews.com, 14 March 2009 : "Editor Takes On The Nudist Challenge " written by Peter Ford.
- CSN CycleSportNews.com, 08 March 2009 : "Byron Bay To Dare and Bare" written by Peter Ford.
- Treehugger, 08 Jun 2009, World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All For the Bike By April Streeter, Gothenburg, Sweden includes pictures of Confest and other cities in other countries like London and Brighton.
Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc
Byron Bay 2010
This is the the current BIG POSTER for Byron Bay and combined Nimbin and Byron Bay Flyer/Poster to be used for the WNBR Byron Bay 2010 to help promote participation. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator?
Byron Bay 2009
This is the superceded flyer, poster and BIG POSTER to be used for the WNBR 2009 (the Brisilian Triangle) Nimbin, Byron Bay and Brisbane to help promote participation. Please print these, pass them out and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator?
Flyer
Poster
BIG POSTER
Australia
This is the current poster / flyer, to be used for the WNBR Australia 2011 to help promote participation. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator?
Links
Website/s
- WNBR Australia (on main website)
Discussion group/s
- WNBR Australia Yahoo! group
- WNBR Byron Bay Facebook Group
Endorsement
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Byron Bay:
