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Saturday, June 21, 2014 - see details below

Due to the bad weather last weekend, we are rerunning the Vancouver Naked Bike Ride this Saturday, June 21. Pass the word on to your friends!

Body painting and performances will take place before the ride with the ride starting at about 2:00pm. A picnic following the ride will be hosted by NIFTY. The ride and all ride activities are free! And is on rain or shine!

The event is a celebration of creativity and a protest against car culture and oil spills.

Dress code: Bare as you dare (see #Naked bike riding tips below).

Next ride

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2014
Time: 12 noon
Location: Sunset Beach (near the corner of Beach Avenue and Bute Street), Vancouver, BC, on unceded Coast Salish territory

Announcements list

To find out more about this and other rides, join the announcements list at http://lists.nakedwiki.org/listinfo.cgi/vancouver-nakedwiki.org

Other web listings

• Facebook page
• Facebook 2014 event listings: [1], [2], [3]
• Velopalooza event

Photos & Videos

Naked Bike Ride in the middle of winter. Photo: Steve	Jim and Red on the Burrard Bridge. Photo: Steve	2006 riders getting naked and ready to ride. Photo: Doug Dosdall/Travelblogs.com
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More photos at http://www.google.ca/search?q=Vancouver+wnbr

More videos at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vancouver%20wnbr

Rules for the Vancouver ride

• Nudity is not forced on anybody. You decide what you are comfortable with.
• Respect the diversity of many different body types, and refrain from ogling.
• Realize that although we are naked, many people consider that private parts are still private. Don't bring them up as a topic of conversation with somebody you do not know.

Naked bike riding tips

• Prepare for riding rain or shine!
• If sunny, put on sunscreen!
• You do not have to be fully naked to join the ride.
• Wear shoes!
• We often start the ride with some clothing on and then stop away from the crowds to get bare!
• Keep your clothes with you -- you never know when you may need them (like... after the ride).
• Decorate your bike! Come with signs and funky hats! Cover your bike seat with fun fur.
• Ride safely and stay together as a group.
• Tell your friends! Spread the word!

Media coverage

2014

• Vancouver City Buzz
• Huffington Post
• Vancouver Sun
• Vancouver Province
• Montreal Gazette

2013

• Vancouver City Buzz
• Vancouver 604 Now
• The Ubyssey: Naked Bike Ride bares it all for a car-free community
• CTV News Storify: Vancouver bares it all for World Naked Bike Ride
• The Province: World Naked Bike Ride photos (by Jenelle Schneider/PNG)

2012

• The Vancouver Sun: Vancouver joins World Naked Bike Ride

2010

• The Georgia Straight: Photo gallery - World Naked Bike Ride in Vancouver
• Posts Tagged ‘World Naked Bike Ride Day’

2009

• CBC British Columbia, 14 Jun 2009: "Cyclists strip to protest oil dependency"
• Vancouver Sun, 14 Jun 2009: "Gallery: Naked bike ride"

2007

• Vancouver Sun, 27 Jul 2007: "Buck-naked on a bike, all for a great cause"

History

The first naked bike ride in Vancouver was in the middle of winter, on 17 Jan 2002.

Since then we've had many rides, even two in 2007. For more information please visit www.artistsagainstwar.org.

Links

Website/s

• Ride Report from 2005 and 2006 Rides (travelblogs.com)
• You Never Bike Alone - Documentary with section (and short online clips) of WNBR

Location information

• ViaMichelin map of Vancouver
• Wikipedia: Vancouver
• Wikipedia: British Columbia