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We're riding Sunday 5 September 2010 at dusk.
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Next ride
Date: Sunday 5 September 2010
Time: Dusk
Location: TBA
Media coverage
- The Clog, CityPaper.net, 14 July 2010: "Philly Naked Bike Ride Sets a Date for 2010"
- Phrequency blog, 8 Sep 2009: "The Philly Naked Bike Ride"
- CityPaper.net video blog, 7 Sep 2009: "Naked in the Streets: Video footage from the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride"
- KYW NewsRadio 1060, 6 Sep 2009: "It's the First Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride"
- Philadelphia Inquirer, 5 Sept 2009: "Bicyclists to ride nude through Philadelphia"
- Philadelphia Daily News, 4 Sept 2009: "Tour de No-pants"
- City Paper, 3 Sep 2009: "Grin and Bare It"
- City Paper, 4 Jun 2009: "Biketopia – How to make Philly a cyclist's paradise."
History
Philadelphia's first ride was on Sunday 6 September 2009. The innaugural ride assembled along the Schuylkill river trail. Riders and onlookers were separated at the Locust Street entrance to the trail. Riders assembled on the lower trail between Walnut and Chestnut streets; onlookers were encouraged to watch the meet-up and cheer from the elevated ramps and walkways between the two bridges. A small changing/body painting area was set up beneath the ramps between Walnut and Chestnut for riders wanting some privacy to get ready. The non-riders at the meeting place were excited and supportive. With over 1,000 people at the site there were only two reports of crude or aggressive behavior by non-riders before departure.
Preparations were complete within about an hour. There was communication with police at the meeting site and an escort was provided. The PNBR drummers marched down the trail to start the ride. The Philadelphia Police were outstanding: respectful and supportive; stopping traffic at major intersections, and staying throughout the route. An errant rider led a group of approximately 40 on a fast paced, and at times difficult, alternate route. They made it to the afterparty unscathed.
The route ended at 5th and Fairmount, getting off the street and into the afterparty was time consuming, but police continued to help direct traffic and riders until the intersection was cleared. Again, thanks, Philadelphia!
Links
Website/s
Photos
- Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Blog, 6 Sept 2009: Philly Bike Coalition Flickr
- Anthony Skorocho's CyclingCaptured: "Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride 2009
- Philadelphia Weekly: "Photos by Jeff Fusco"
