From the youtube videos I've seen it looks like there were a lot more naked people than are represented in these pics. I think that the "official" photographers had an official policy of asking people if it was OK to take their picture, and I'm guessing the majority declined. I'm still pretty happy with this latest batch though.
Also, some additional info on the ride. I know it was already mentioned that the official tally was 1700, but I'm not sure if it was mentioned that it officially passed London to become the world's largest. I read the following on their yahoo group:
"With other cities now reported, Chicago's 5th annual participation in
the World Naked Bike Ride last Saturday has SET THE WORLD'S RECORD
with 1700 bodies!!!
Mad props to all; what a privilege it's been serving this world-class
anti-oil pro-freedom event.
Anyone with PRESS CLIPPINGS or TV NEWS vid of the event PLEASE
contact me as I have nearly NONE!
Like many of you, I'll probably be at Tour de Fat at Palmer Square
Saturday 10a-4p.
"Parade, party, and performance event promoting bicycles." C U!
hxxp://www.tour-de-fat.com
Finally part rare cross-promotion, part full disclosure, wanted to
make sure everyone knows that in addition to WNBR-C and a few other
projects, I am publisher of ChicagoFunNews, "Chicago's oldest online
entertainment guide."
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L8r! ~ Andrew ~
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From: Jesse Schust / (senior WNBR staff London&UK)
Incredible outcome Andrew!
Congratulations on a spectacular ride and becoming the World's
Largest WNBR event!
The London ride remained 1000 participants (also the weather forcast
was poor and the day was a cooler day, which naturally lowers the
numbers). My energies were somewhat diverted this year due to some
things that came up in my personal life and also a frustrating sudden
$600 Insurance cost that we normally don't have to pay since we're
normally allowed into national "Bike Week" (which offers public
liability insurance for free to all event organisers), but this year
they changed their approach (baulking at our nudity and aquiring the
corporate sponsor "Nokia" so their name was "Bike Week guided by
Nokia" for the first time).
Honestly, I don't know how we'd manage with 1,700. For some reason
hundreds of pervy photographers come to the ride start and behave
really disrespectfully toward riders (especially the younger female
riders). It threatens to drive away the female ridership which is
not something we welcome. For some reason this has always been a
problem in London even when the ride had 58 riders and was held at
8pm."
Well done Andrew!!
Cheers, Jesse, WNBR London