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Post Equinox / Pre Folsom 23 September SF Naked Bike Ride [ #WNBRsf2023 ] IV

11am Gathering, 12pm/Noon Start

Saturday 23 September 2023

Rincon “Cupid's Arrow” Park (at the intersection of The Embarcadero & Folsom Street

If you need to rent a bike, there are quite a few option at and around the nearby Ferry Building.

Do spread the word, and let's try to make WNBR-SF our natural #CriticalMass!

• Join our group!!! Keep up to date on this event, future rides and info at our World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco Fan Page

• (Recommended) RSVP at our WNBR-SF Folsom weekend, fall ride Event Page

The WNBR Route Map

This is a preliminary route map. Please check back here and at the Facebook Event Page for updates.

Ride with GPS route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43979294

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WNBR After-Party

• Time: After the Ride | Location: In the Castro business area, Castro and 18th Street

• We will meet up for food and drinks in the Castro at the end of the ride. Food can be take out or sitdown service has been an extended courtesy at a number of restaurants.

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

• Our 4th ride of the year WNBR-SF Summer Biking Au Naturel gathering is our 4th ride of the 2023 naking year

• Time: 11:00 AM | Location: Rincon Park, Folsom and Embarcadero, below the Cupids Arrow..

September 23

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Bookmark this page: WNBR San Francisco wiki ride details

• Join our Facebook Fan Page

• RSVP at our WNBR-SF Summer Biking Au Naturel Event Page

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The Facebook Event Page has discussions and posts as well as additional ride details

The September 2023 Ride Details

Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 11:00AM

• Businesses and events are starting to open up in the city. After two seasons were postponed due to the COVID outbreak, for the 18th time we had our Big Ride in June. This ride was dedicated to the memory of Woody Miller, who often joined our WNBRs. This World Naked Bike Ride gathering is our 4th ride of the 2023 naking year -

For our 18th Anniversary June WNBR , we paid tribute to the passing of longtime nudist activist and WNBR participant Woodie Miller. We are also began celebrating the Summertime of the 2023 Bike Naking Season with the WNBR-SF Summer Biking Au Naturel on June 11, 2023. Celebrating our Summer season, get your bikes and sunscreen bottles ready, as we will be riding in the buff once more in San Francisco! We will meet at Cupid's Arrow in the Embarcadero at 11 am, and the ride will start at 12 noon. If you need to rent a bike, there are quite a few option at and around the nearby Ferry Building. Do spread the word, and let's try to make WNBR-SF our natural #CriticalMass!

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• Join our group!!! Keep up to date on this event, future rides and info at our:

World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco Fan Page

• RSVP at our Summertime for WNBR-SF Summer Biking Au Naturel Ride 2023 Event Page

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The WNBR Basics

Schedule 11:00 AM: Gather. Rincon Park, Folsom & Embarcadero Blvd., by the Cupids Arrow. Remain dressed until instructed to disrobe for the ride. Ride begins promptly at noon. Route The routes vary and will typically include our favorite parts of the city such as Fisherman's Wharf, the Civic Center, and the Castro. A route plan will be published on the Facebook event page. Ride Pace and Difficulty Just try to stay on the right shoulder in designated bike lanes or in the right lane. With enough riders, we will take up the right lane the whole way. Cars will be passing us. Most cars go slow, as drivers and passengers like getting pictures, but there can always be that impatient jerk that speeds by. Do not throw things at cars. Those that do will be told to leave and not return. Sometimes, we are on sidewalks. Always annunciate your approach "rider on your left" and use your bell if equipped. Our policy is "no riders left behind" Please do not take point and do a "Lance Armstrong" imitation. This is a protest ride, not an Olympic sprint. If you are falling behind, yell to the riders in front to hold up. We usually have a sweep rider who can notify our group to hold up for a mechanical failure or other unforeseen issue. Weather Out of the past twenty years, it has been seasonably mild in the 60s. A couple of times it was in the upper 70s and once in the mid 80s. As is typical for San Francisco, dress in layers, at least have a light windbreaker ready, maybe one of those transparent rain covers. San Francisco Chronicle KCBS Radio, San Francisco Getting there You can ride your bike to the start from anywhere in the city. Out of town, you can ride from BART or CALTRAIN or put your bike on the front of Muni buses. If you drive, I suggest parking near the finish line somewhere in the Castro. Check for meters and time limits. There is parking enforcement on Saturdays Bay Area Rapid Transit CalTrain

Bikes Your bike is in good shape if you ride frequently, but if your last ride was a WNBR, check your tires, brakes and shifters. Do your maintenance and tuning before the ride, not during it. Alternative Participation Being California, everyone does things differently. We want to offer the broadest possible welcome. First of all, obey all the Laws of Comfort! There's no nudity requirement. Whether you come clothed in a full-length Fun-Fur or just a top hat, come as bare as you dare. Most riders carry some minimal clothing to wear when arriving and departing the group. One bike rental place offered 50% discounts to WNBR riders last year. See the FAQ for more info. Skates Secondly, skaters are welcome. Some skaters have joined us repeatedly! Since skaters tend to expend about 2x as much energy, and tend to roll 50% slower than bikers, skaters may wish to follow an abbreviated but comparable route by linking the level grades in the beginning and ending segments of the ride. One very accomplished naked skater in the 2010 SF WNBR skated up and down the steepest part of Lombard Street, The Crookedest Street in the World, to everyone's amazement. Public Nudity in San Francisco The Park Police and Park Rangers have jurisdiction at the parks. SFPD has responsibility for the rest of the city and parks. We have First Amendment protection, but always be prepared to cover if asked. In general, we are protected by the First Amendment. The SFPD have been mostly friendly and have offered to escort us if the ride numbers get larger. We wish to stay on their good side, so if asked to dress, don't challenge them. Please, PLEASE don't attempt to speak for the group and antagonize the authorities. Don't assume public observing us nearby want you to mingle close to their space either. If they approach us for pictures, fine. There are still a number of the public not comfortable with public nudity, so don't impose yourself on them.

Links

Join us! Our World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco Facebook Fan Page is the place to get latest ride info and where to find WNBR Event pages to RSVP.. After Facebook prudes took down our WNBR Fan Page a few years ago, we decided limited photos will be allowed since Facebook has a problem with plain nudity and social protest. If you are here just to look at nudey photos, you can look elsewhere, like flicker.

‎We are now on Twitter at @sf_wnbrsf WNBR-SF Twitter Page

Discussion groups There are a number of ways to have discussions. Our Fan Page on Facebook allows posts and has a mailbox. Each individual Facebook event has a discussion field.There are WNBR-SF and individual Twitter pages as well

Current active contacts and information: #WNBRsf2022 WNBR-SF @sf_wnbrsf @NudeActivism @YEShayahuXX2 Location Links Google Map of San Francisco Wikipedia: San Francisco Wikipedia: California Please also visit Climate Crisis.org 350.org

Subpages

Publicity, Media Coverage and Ride Reports This page contains links to press releases, media coverage and ride reports covering previous SF WNBR events. (Some of the coverage contains images of public nudity.) Promotional Materials This page contains links to flyers and other promotional materials for past and future SF WNBR events. (Most flyers contain images of public nudity.) Help us get the word out. Print these flyers and distribute at other protest events, sport/bike shops and college campuses. Or, create your own flyers by combining your own ideas with the materials provided.

Route Info This page contains links to route descriptions, maps and turn sheets for current and past rides. Photos This page contains links to photo collections covering previous rides. (Obviously, these photos contain images of public nudity.) FAQ This page contains questions and answers to many of the more common concerns regarding the SF WNBR. Thanks to Leo for this. Ride Safety This page discusses safety issues when riding around San Francisco. Thanks to Leo for this.