Filed under: Etc., Transportation Alternatives, On Two Wheels
Joining up with the World Naked Bike Ride in Barcelona
Last Saturday, the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) was celebrated in many cities around the world. This event was created to promote cycling as a real alternative to cars. As they claim "shifting on a carfree lifestyle is one of the most powerful things a person can do to make a real difference in reducing negative environmental impacts on this planet". And there is no better way to get attention than demonstrating nude. So - solely in the interest of our readers - AutoblogGreen went down to where the riders were gathered in Plaça Universitat, in downtown Barcelona, and took a picture for our readers. The ride finished at Sant Sebastià beach, where there's a nude beach (it's claimed that Barcelona has the only nude urban beaches in the world).
The organizers, who used the internet to gather participants, said that this event had to be like this to raise awareness on how unprotected is the human body against the domination of cars in our cities. They also claim that it shouldn't be considered indecent: car pollution is real indecency.
Nevertheless, promoting the use of cycling is a very good thing and this event is really a festive way to promote it.
[Warning: Read link contains nudity, if there was any doubt]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
greatslack 2:37PM (6/13/2007)
Riding a bike nude? Ouch.
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Sebastian Blanco 3:14PM (6/13/2007)
Yeah, but getting hit by a car = serious ouch.
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Tim 4:06PM (6/13/2007)
We need more pictures. Where's the video? ;)
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Murc 10:02PM (6/13/2007)
I dont find bike seats to very comfortable, you ass hurts after like 20 minutes of ridin.
also, I like the pic, and they are wrong in thinking cars are hurting our planet...there is no proof of that.
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George Krpan 10:12PM (6/13/2007)
Beautiful. Can you imagine a place so peaceful, tolerant, and civilized where a large group of people can ride bikes naked?
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AlrightMister 2:55AM (6/14/2007)
To be followed immediately by the wold bike seat sniffing championship.
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Hamud 7:31AM (6/14/2007)
Take a look on chinese traffic with zillions of bikes in the street, it's a friggin mess.
I guess we need more pictures to have a better idea of the concept, eheheheheheh. Mainly pictures of the girl on the center, looks like she's the leader, so...
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Jim 7:40AM (6/14/2007)
They're not naked - they still have sandals on their feet!
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Rick 9:01AM (6/14/2007)
George Krpan- Unfortunately, no, I can't imagine such a place. At least not in the states. There would be the chrsitan right out there protesting, weirdoes hooting and hollering and there would just be too much chaos and opposition to even make it worth it.
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Dave 9:17AM (6/14/2007)
According to this, there have been nude bike rides in the USA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSboWPlk-Rw
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Phó Nhòm 10:24AM (6/14/2007)
This photographer couldn’t seem to get the timing quite right. Too, too bad.
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a 1:53PM (6/14/2007)
the one in the back has a flat tire...
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kraw 8:31PM (7/26/2007)
Actually, it is possible in the U.S. I was at the Chicgo event this year and everything went very well. Indeed, the police seemed ot be helping us out and blocking traffic when needed. We need to stop being concerned with how people will react and go ahead and do what we know is right.
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