Clothing-optional bike rides

There are many clothing-optional and topfree cycling events around the world. Some rides are political, recreational, artistic or a unique combination.

Body art (such as body painting) are common forms of creative expression, as well as costumes, art bikes, portable sound reinforcement systems (such as public address systems/bullhorns, and boomboxes), musical instruments as well as other types of noisemakers.

Many of the political rides have their roots from Critical Mass and are often described or categorized as a form of political protest, street theatre, party-on-wheels, streaking, public nudity and clothing-optional recreation and thus attracts a wide-range of participants.

Clothing-optional bike ride events

Full and partial (especially topfree) nudity is encouraged, but not mandatory, on all rides. Some people ride in their underwear (also known as underwearing).

Political, and often artistic rides

Critical Ass
Hemp Ride Starting in 2006
World Naked Bike Ride An international event (Since 12 June 2004)
Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial in Spain (Since 2001)
Body Pride Ride (aka BPR or Beeper) at the Seattle Gay Pride March in Seattle (Since 2005)
Naked Bike Rides by Against War/Artists for Peace in Vancouver (3 January, 3 April, 27 June and 6 September 2003)
Critical Mass Ciclonudista in Italy
Nacktradeln.de

Recreational rides, not overtly political

Nackt Radtour Naked cycling tours in Germany (since 2000).

Mostly artistic, non-political rides

Painted naked cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade in Seattle. (Since 1992, with bodypainting since in 1998?)
Critical Tits at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada
The Naked Bike Ride at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont - A bi-annual event held the midnight after the last day of classes each semester.

Topfree bike ride events

Topfreedom is allowed but full nudity is not allowed, or discouraged

Sydney Body Art Ride in Sydney, Australia. (Since 2005)

Related bike ride events

Critical Mass and Critical Ass Historically, some of these rides have had some incidents of full or partial nudity during the events.

Filmography

Solstice: A Celebration of the Art of Bodypainting produced by James W. Taylor/Circle Rock, 2004. Includes clips of the 2003 Painted naked cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade
Radtour-Classics 2001: Nackt-Radtour in und um Karlsruhe am 14. 6. 2001 A film by Karl-Heinz Kreutler.

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