Southern Hemisphere WNBR this weekend!

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Just a reminder to any members who live in the southern half of the world, there are several naked bike rides happening this weekend.

For a full listing with times and details, follow the link below. The northern rides bring in hundreds of shots of naked girls in public, lets hope we get a few from 'down south'!


http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

[crispus]

...but in good old Eugene OR as well, if the following is to be believed: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms...0-55/story.csp and it sounds like daytime, not night as was the case last year. Australia actually started last week, in Nimbin, described as a "hippie town" in some reports I read (sound familiar, Eugene?); found only one picture so far with pixellated manbits and hidden female ones, so won't bother to post it but will keep looking!

[Klondike]

Originally Posted by crispus

...but in good old Eugene OR as well, if the following is to be believed: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms...0-55/story.csp and it sounds like daytime, not night as was the case last year. Australia actually started last week, in Nimbin, described as a "hippie town" in some reports I read (sound familiar, Eugene?); found only one picture so far with pixellated manbits and hidden female ones, so won't bother to post it but will keep looking!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT EUGENE'S MARCH RIDE!!

Crispus, you just paid me back and just in time, too. I may be able to make it down! Oh lord, and its going to rain too......

wow - I just got thru telling this guy in NZ to get his butt over to Golden Bay tomorrow. Meanwhile, I got a ride in my own back yard, and its 20hrs til showtime..

EDIT: 5:30PM, Monroe Park. A bit late, but it will still be light. I know the territory. WISH ME LUCK, GUYS!!

Klondike

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Good luck Klondike, I did not realise you were that close!

I thought everywhere in that part of the world was about 10 hours drive away!! March sounds a bit cold too, that far north

[Klondike]

Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman

Good luck Klondike, I did not realise you were that close!

I thought everywhere in that part of the world was about 10 hours drive away!! March sounds a bit cold too, that far north

the cold worries me and I don't really know why they even hold a March ride. the drive doesn't (90 miles - just a skip in the park...).

Sundown is 7:20PM and they better have most of it over by then 'cause I ain't shooting night pics!! That flash causes too many bad vibes...

Klondike

[Klondike]

The Eugene WNBR went off without a hitch with a full police escort (what a difference a year makes!). The cops were all on motorcycles and it looked like a presidential motorcade was passing thru..

Anyway, but I quess I'm not the most patient or dedicated photographer. I snapped some pics of riders which I'll post in a day or so. Otherwise, it was cold and wet and there was not much posing and bodypainting pre ride. I missed the post ride entirely. There were maybe 15 women total showing skin, of which 3-5 were fully nude. So the opportunities were somewhat limited and I did an average job of getting women in my shots. All in all though, I only have 5-10 decent pics. It was all over in just a few minutes......

Its always a good time though. And there were lots of other photogs around so hopefully some better pics will surface on the net.

KLondike

[crispus]

...and so far at least, cold and rainy Eugene may still have been the nudest of the spring: in Sao Paolo, Canberra and Sydney people had to cover up (in Sydney, as you see, body paint, which IS enough for the Sydney Body Art Ride - on top, anyway - wasn't for this one). In Byron Bay there was full (painted) nudity, though so far I've only found male. Ah well, there's still next week's edition, and Klondike's photos... Canberra 1-2, Sydney 3-7, SP 8.

[Klondike]

I think that the WNBR may be approaching its "crisis" point. That often occurs when a young event like this reaches its maximum popularity and exposure. Frequenty when that happens, conservative forces start to kick in, and it can be all downhill from there. I would hate to see this happen to WNBR, but WNBR pics are heavily faved over at Flickr, and attendance at this years Eugene ride was very high - the riders had to start off by negotiating a gauntlet of spectators. This is also why I haven't posted my measily offering of pics yet. Pedro noted some disturbing trends in last years London ride. Portland's night ride last year was big, but they moved the assembly area to get away from downtown and photography was not encouraged. And now Crispus's report is less than encouraging.

Anyway, not to sound overly negative, but you won't be missing much if I don't post my pics. I will likely post a couple - just not sure which ones yet and it may depend partly on what other pics surface from Eugene.

I can go thru these periods were i get depressed about the picture taking, and Crispus's post just caught in one of those moods. What I can never quite figure in all this, though, is how much of the negative factor comes from the women themselves, and how much comes from people on the outside - officials, police, husbands, wives, etc.
Either way, though - its enough to cause me to think that at least delaying the posting of pics will help lessen their impact a bit. Wait until the rush is over in otherwords, and everyone has gone back to just surfing Flickr for cool pics of sunsets or whatever...

Also see my reply today to the nude madrid protest thread, and note that Pedro told me recently that the future of St Mary's College naked run is in question due to media coverage.

Klondike

[sal32]

Originally Posted by Klondike

I can go thru these periods were i get depressed about the picture taking, and Crispus's post just caught in one of those moods. What I can never quite figure in all this, though, is how much of the negative factor comes from the women themselves, and how much comes from people on the outside - officials, police, husbands, wives, etc.

Klondike

Klondike you shouldn't be surprised.. if you remember my bike thread from last year, you'll note the mentioning of the heavy police presence..and, well it seems not much has changed

So guys, a reminder, in future don't get excited when wnbr comes around down under....some of the laws down here are so screwed up it's not funny anymore....You can get arrested for riding a bike nude, but it's ok to head butt and knockout a cop(yes, a f-witt was found not guilty last week, and is off scott free)

btw why did you delete the bike pic you posted some 10 hrs back?

[Klondike]

Originally Posted by sal32

Klondike you shouldn't be surprised.. if you remember my bike thread from last year, you'll note the mentioning of the heavy police presence..and, well it seems not much has changed

So guys, a reminder, in future don't get excited when wnbr comes around down under....some of the laws down here are so screwed up it's not funny anymore....You can get arrested for riding a bike nude, but it's ok to head butt and knockout a cop(yes, a f-witt was found not guilty last week, and is off scott free)

btw why did you delete the bike pic you posted some 10 hrs back?

It was only up for about 2 minutes - I'm surprised anyone saw it.

I'll repost it within the week. That one and a few others. This is all a part of the issues i wrestle with from time to time about what to post and what not to post of the pics I take.

Klondike