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Date: June 13 & 20, 2015
Time: 2100 CDT (no later than 2130) with decorating party starting around 1900
Location: Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street @ Milby

Route

The ride on the night of the 13th will pass through Montrose and downtown, including stops at KPFT and Lola's (tentatively). The ride on the night of the 20th will pass through the Warehouse District, Heights, and Washington Avenue corridor, including a stop at Jimmy's Ice House (tentatively). Both routes will include the new dedicated bike lane on Lamar Street downtown.

History

The theme for 2015 will be "H-Town v. Houston," recognizing the conflict between counter-cultural H-Town and pro–relentless gentrification Houston. H-Town believes in freedom of expression, preserving historic sites, and conserving the planet. Houston has a history of paving over everything that doesn't conform to the needs of developers and oil executives.

Last year's theme was Ride of the Living Dead, Deadicated to Houston-area cyclists who have been killed by motor vehicles, including MetroRail, in recent years. The ride visited the sites of four such fatal accidents. We still call upon the City of Houston to continue and enhance its efforts to making bicycle transport safer. We also call upon our cycling friends to educate themselves on what you can and can't get away with on Houston's streets and roads.

2011 was Houston's first WNBR. In 2012, we had two rides to accommodate busy and traveling people who could not be there for the official Northern Hemisphere ride. This tradition of doubling our pleasure continued in 2013: the 8 June ride was in part a demonstration against the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, while the 15 June ride was more recreational and involved a lot of fountains.

The "Naked" part is with an asterisk, knowing how HPD might respond to a troop of cyclists with their bits on display. The dress code is the standard Bare As You Dare. The more riders we have, the more naked we can be.

Please bring your own supplies to adorn your body or bike, as the facilitators cannot provide for all.

Links

Contact

• dbc <[email protected]>

Websites

http://www.wnbrhouston.org (membership required to view or post content)

https://www.facebook.com/wnbrhouston

Discussion groups

http://www.wnbrhouston.org (membership required to view or post content)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_175251212528889

Location information

We start and end at Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk Street, east of downtown. There will be at least three stops on the route during the ride.