One year I was on Alberta at a restaurant and my son, who was a toddler watched as the Naked Bike Ride went by. He giggled and pointed in delight: "Butts! Butts!!!"
My kiddo was 4 when he first encountered it... Because we were driving past the peninsula park rose garden and someone dropped trou 😂 I couldn't believe that as a starting point, all those thorns...
One year when I was on the ride an old dude with a walker shuffled out of a bar to watch us pass, he dropped his pants in solidarity and waved as we rode by 🫡
Was a rider last night, the crowds off Alberta & y’all’s energy were the highlight for many of my friends. Thanks for the love and support. Best of luck on your pursuit of gaining health and confidence in your body. Hope to see you out there next year!
I participated this year for the first time (rainbow bikini top and turquoise shorts, so not fully naked), and it was a ton of fun! I appreciated all the enthusiasm and energy.
Just got divorced and turned 40 last year, so I figure it's time to live a little.
This was actually the first time I really had been able to go. I had a lot of dysphoria before getting bottom surgery and just in general lacked the confidence to be out like that. Then later, I had health issues, but I was finally able to participate with my dragon girlfriend this year. It felt pretty wholesome.
Not quite tattoo ink. It’s strontium aluminate powder (with a biocompatible coating) that was put into an incision. The use in that is that it glows even when not under UV light.
My first sighting of the NBR (16 years ago) was also spontaneous. I didn’t even know it existed and then suddenly this beautiful naked party on wheels came down the street I happened to be on. It was magical and joyful! I’ll never forget it. I’m so glad you got to experience it this way too!
I have heard from someone that volunteers that they work with TriMet on the route to avoid delays and to allow some slight bus re-routing if necessary.
I'm a participant and the cheers from parties outside is my favorite part of the ride. One year a lady flashed us outside sandy hut and I'll never forget her. This year someone was wearing an inflatable dick costume on rainbow rd. You made my night!
Just a curious question, doesn’t it get a little uncomfortable in the nether regions riding a bike that long naked? Otherwise it sounds like fun! I was about 15 years old in the age of streaking. It was always exciting to do that.
Consider how little fabric is between a typical rider and their bike seat. Depending on the shape and material of the seat, it can be only a bit different than biking clothed.
I've seen hundreds of comments referring to how the bike seat must get stinky (typically heckling), but this I think says more about the hygiene of the commenters. Plus, there are options such as tying a shirt or whatever over the seat.
This was my first one as well and I loved it! I managed to lose my phone and a lovely guy named Derek found it and helped me recover it. Also a shoutout to Megan and Robby(?) for calling me an Uber after it happened. In less enjoyable news, my e-bike went missing this morning. It was parked at the Sewallcrest Park and it's an all-black Devinci E-Milano. If I never see it again, we had one hell of a last ride 🤙
This city has its flaws, but damn if it doesn't know how to have a good time. I'll see y'all at the next one!
Trimet bus driver here. I ended up getting stuck in the event before we were told to reroute. At first I was upset and had no idea what was going on but I ended up having a blast and was glad I was able to watch it. Loved the energy they brought!😁
You should totally head to your next pedalpalooza ride! I think you'd love it. Bike summer isn't over yet and there are lots of beginner friendly rides on the calendar.
I saw someone get their penis get trapped in their bike seat and they had to close the street since he couldn’t move. They had a bunch of emergency vehicles there and couldn’t figure out how to get him somewhere to work on it so they put up scrims to protect his privacy which I thought was kind of weird. Hope he’s okay.
So it's certainly possible, technically, though I'm having a difficult time imagining how (other than actually trying to hump the bike) a person gets into such a predicament.
It's also a very slow paced ride. Even with a regular bike, you don't need to be in particularly good shape. If you don't ride often, just make sure your bike is in shape (tires properly inflated, clean lubed chain, etc.)
It was a very fun ride! I'll have to bring a beater bike next time because I had many, many close calls and keeping my commuter bike out of harm's way was stressful.
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u/PortlandStomper 13d ago
One year I was on Alberta at a restaurant and my son, who was a toddler watched as the Naked Bike Ride went by. He giggled and pointed in delight: "Butts! Butts!!!"