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Originally Posted by lonemeat
For a variety of reasons a WNBR has never really gotten off the ground in Seattle, unfortunately. However, I do think that a big ride similar to the Portland WNBR, that's a bit more bawdy than the Solstice ride, would be accepted here.
The issue with the Solstice ride is that the Fremont Fair is basically a typical kind of event/parade, with lots of businesses as sponsors, so they're naturally leery about associating with anything even mildly controversial.
OTOH, there are definitely people within the Solstice Cyclists group who don't like the way the Fremont Fair tries to control what's acceptable with the riders and would like to have a ride that's separate from the parade. Last year there was a pretty significant push to do a night ride the evening of the solstice.
Anyway, I love the Solstice parade, I think it's an amazing event but I wouldn't be surprised if at some point the cyclists go off on their own.
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I don't have proof of this, you understand, but I've often suspected that business interests in the fremont district may have actually promoted the naked cyclists. Or perhaps vendors at the fair. Think of fantasyfest, which likely was an idea hatched by downtown business owners as a way to jack up sales.
Anyway, there are guys up in Seattle actively promoting naked rides, and it seemed for a while like they were succeeding in packing the summer with various events. But none have attracted numbers, and depressingly, often the same faces/bods show up at each one. A night ride is what is needed, and seems one near the Washington university campus was in the works one year. That's near gaswork park. I do not know however if they would have the local/police support that portland has.
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