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Welcome to Seattle's World Naked Bike Ride wiki pages!

Every year, in cities around the world, thousands ride bikes naked to celebrate human-powered transport and the power and individuality of the human body. WNBR demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and offers a simple, cheap, healthy + fun alternative to car culture. We hope you can join us! Find out more about the international WNBR movement.

First time? Visit the the WNBR wiki website which has the most info on our international event. Our main, splashy promotional WNBR Seattle website, not updated since 2009, is WNBRseattle.org.

Upcoming events

• Downtown Day Ride Our first event of the year is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2012!. 2012 marks the nineth year (since 2004) that Seattle has staged WNBR events.
  • Prep art party possibly on July 4, 2012 at Secret Beach.
• Night Ride / Cyclonudista Luminata usually takes place in August. 50% chance one will repeat in August. Last took place in August 2011.
• Critical mAss WNBR riders often participate in July and August rides.
• Lake Washington Ride No ride planned currently.
• West Seattle Ride. No ride planned currently.
• Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade (GEBP). Last took place in 2009. Not expected to repeat until 2013.
• Hemp Ride. No ride planned currently.

Preparation

Seattle preparation

Basic info

• To receive updates on WNBR Seattle, please join our mailing list
• Join us on the WNBR Seattle Facebook PageWNBR Seattle Facebook group Group being archived by Facebook, please join the WNBR Seattle Page instead.
• This event will take place regardless of the weather, bring appropriate clothing for before, during, after ride. See also What to bring to help ensure your experience fun, safe and comfortable..
• Seattle riders participate at other WNBR events, including nearby Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR. In addition, some riders also support other clothing-optional rides including Solstice Cyclists, Body Pride Ride (BPR), Hemp Ride and Seattle Critical Ass. We try to offset our ride date to not conflict with other local rides.
• View our latest Press Releases.
• See also Seattle sub-pages

Contact Information / Event Sign Up

Use this QR code to send people to this wiki page.

Sign up to participate and/or volunteer for the ride by filling out form on the WNBR Seattle Join page.

The best way to contact organizer Daniel Johnson and the WNBR Seattle team is via telephone:

• (206) 452-3820 (Skype number - please call first) or (206) 369 - 2661 (mobile phone/voice mail - please only call if you need to speak with Daniel immediately)

Other, less effective, methods:

• Fill out form on the WNBR Seattle join page (use the comment area and select a ride or rides from the drop down menu).
• E-mail Daniel directly using his temporary, spam-reduction e-mail address: j0in+hefun@ WNBR sea++le d0+ 0rg (use only letter equivalents, for example use "t" instead of "+".)
• Fill out form on the main WNBR page (use the comment area and select Seattle from the drop down menu).
• Leave a message at his discussion page (which he doesn't check very often)

Announcements / Discussion groups

WNBR Seattle has three discussion groups where you can learn about how the ride is developing and any last minute changes (there have been many in years past):

• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 3 : General discussion - Ideal for people who to get all general discussion messages. A great place to bring up ideas, talk about concerns and network with others. Plan meetings, parties, and special projects. If you join this group there is no reason for you to join group 2 since this group gets announcements as well.
• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 2 : Announcements only.

Donations

We need your money to help make the magic happen! Please click here to go to our donations page to support our event!

Links

Websites

• WNBR Seattle (official site)
• This WNBR Seattle Wiki site (most detailed info found here).
• World Naked Bike Ride Seattle on Wikipedia.New!
• NakedCyclists.org for a calendar of PNW Naked Cycling events, including WNBR Seattle. (not updated since 2011)

YouTube

• Check out our new WNBR Seattle 2011 YouTube promotional video with a special preview of the start location and Pre-Ride Party (see info below) on the Seattle Waterfront! In just two days we've had over 335 views! You can view it in high definition up to 1080p! You can help us by "liking" the video, adding comments + "sharing" the video with your friends and posting it to your favorite social media sites.
• You can also search for other awesome WNBR Seattle videos from years past there as well).

Discussion groups

• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 3 : General discussion - Ideal for people who to get all general discussion messages. A great place to bring up ideas, talk about concerns and network with others. Plan meetings, parties, and special projects. If you join this group there is no reason for you to join group 2 since this group gets announcements as well.
• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 2 : Announcements only.

Social Networking groups

• Join us on the NEW WNBR Seattle Facebook Page WNBR Seattle Facebook group Our older Facebook Group being archived by Facebook, please join the WNBR Seattle Page instead.

Join the 2012 Ride!

Like our Page

Join our Group

Biketivism

• Bikewise is a place to learn about and report bike crashes, hazards, and thefts. By sharing our experiences with each other, and with researchers and relevant agencies, we aim to make biking safer and more fun. You can help by adding your reports.
• Car-Free Seattle see also ThinkSmall.org Resources, Tactics, and Propaganda to Subvert Automobile Dominance.
• Seattle Critical Mass Message Board see also Seattle Critical Mass
• Bike Works To build sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling. We teach young people how to fix bikes, reward them with their own set of wheels, and provide affordable bicycle services to the community.
• Biketivism.org Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources

Social nudity

• Naked Wikia's entry on the Pacific Northwest