some from Cardiff...

videos from that special pdx ride

flickr.com/photos/manitobamuseum/51333590159/
flickr.com/photos/manitobamuseum/51332869286/

2021
 

More from Cardiff

Cardiff
 

Cardiff 2021

Good to see that nothing can stop Lucy getting naked! She's so precious :)

20 years ago. Life goes on.

Maybe they tried, but it was the only available day
 

Maybe they tried, but it was the only available day - I don't know - here are some guesses why Saturday 11 September 2021 might have been the only available day.

Perhaps the organizers did prefer another date, but could not get city permits, or there were other events in that city already booked for Sunday 12th.

WNBR rides tend to be (permitted) at the weekend to minimize traffic disruption and allow people of working age to participate. Northern hemisphere rides tend to be in June, early July and early September to allow students to participate and while it is still reliably warm. Only 15-20 days available.

There is also the disruption due to Covid-19, according to onmilwaukee.com/articles/world-naked-bike-ride
"When Jankowski learned there was not going to be a ride in Madison this year because of COVID-19, he decided to organize a ride in Milwaukee."

Some people might find the date insensitive but I don't think any disrespect is intended.

Thanks for posting these. Dark video of people astride moving bikes rarely makes for good viewing, but it looks like there were a surprising number of women, with plenty participating topless or fully nude. I think the consensus had been that these ad hoc rides would be sausage fests, so this is really a pleasant discovery.

Now, if we can only get some good still photography.

I feel like the truth none of us want to accept is that women are more likely to take part if they feel there's fewer photographers there, which is obviously going to be the case in those ad hoc rides that are less publicized.

To not just do my tedious editorializing, here's another one from Cardiff.

more at flickr.com/photos/purpletogs