Clothing-optional Bike Rides

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There are many Clothing-optional and Topfree Cycling events around the world. Some rides are Political , Recreational , Artistic or a unique combination.

Body Art (such as Body Painting ) are common forms of creative expression, as well as Costume s, Art Bike s, portable Sound Reinforcement System s (such as Public Address systems/ Bullhorns , and Boombox es), Musical Instrument s as well as other types of noisemakers.

Many of the political rides have their roots from Critical Mass and are often described or categorized as a form of Political Protest , Street Theatre , Party -on-wheels, Streaking , Public Nudity and Clothing-optional Recreation and thus attracts a wide-range of participants.

Clothing-optional bike ride events

Full and partial (especially Topfree ) Nudity is encouraged, but not mandatory, on all rides. Some people ride in their Underwear (also known as Underwearing ).

Political, and often artistic rides

Recreational rides, not overtly political

The Naked Bike Ride at the University Of Vermont , a bi-annual event held at midnight after the last day of classes each semester

Mostly artistic, non-political rides

TOPFREE BIKE RIDE EVENTS

Topfreedom is allowed but full Nudity is not allowed, or discouraged

RELATED BIKE RIDE EVENTS

Critical Ass is a variant of the Critical Mass bike ride, where participating bicyclists ride in their underwear (also known as underwearing) or in the nude. In June 2004, 22 world cities participated in World Naked Bike Ride, an international Critical Ass-style event. Regular Critical Ass rides have taken place in New York City, Chicago, Seattle and other locales throughout North America.Eye Weekly Jun 2, 2005 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): "Nudist Profiling," accessed on Feb 23 2006. {Link without Title}

Historically, some Critical Mass rides themselves have had incidents of full or partial nudity.

FILMOGRAPHY

''Solstice: A Celebration of the Art of Bodypainting'' produced by James W. Taylor/Circle Rock, 2004. Includes clips of the 2003 Solstice Cyclists

''Radtour-Classics 2001: Nackt-Radtour in und um Karlsruhe am 14. 6. 2001'' A film by Karl-Heinz Kreutler.

NOTES

SEE ALSO

	CATEGORIES ABOUT CLOTHING-OPTIONAL BIKE RIDES

	clothing controversies

	culture jamming techniques

	naked cycling events

	public nudity

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