WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE SUMMER TOUR 2022
Going all out this year on the World Naked Bike Ride.
This schedule should keep me busy, and naked a lot
WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE- SUMMER '22 TOUR
6/11/22---Austin,TX ---Done
6/18/22-- Madison,WI--Done
6/25/22--Milwaukee,WI (afternoon)--Done
6/25/22 --Chicago,IL (evening) Going to try the double header!-- Mission accomplished - 4 rides in 15 days!!
7/9/22-- Buffalo,NY -If they hold it that day. They do not announce the ride until the day before but I will be in town that weekend with my bike so..If they have it I will ride
7/16/22--Montreal,QC-- Done both rides 1PM & 8PM
7/30/22--St Louis MO --Done -- Largest ride so far in both riders and spectators. But less than 20% of riders totally naked. :-(
8/27/22--Philadelphia,PA--Done
Cancelled the Houston trip so 8 is the total for rides
By the end of summer, I may forget what it is like to ride a bike with clothes on lol
I did both of the Montreal rides 1:00 & 8:00PM. Both rides did a large loop starting at Dorchester Square and going through Downtown and up through the Gay Village then a mini loop about 1/3 the distance. The night ride followed the same route and there were a lot more people in the Gay Village than in the day ride. The major difference between these rides and all the others I have done this year was the Police. While the Police at the other rides pretty much ignored us, The Montreal Police was fully cooperative. There were 6 Montreal Police cars and 10-12 Officers on bikes! Before someone asks, yes they were clothed. All the intersections were blocked for us and after the night ride they stayed with us and diffused a situation with an obnoxious person that was complaining about the nudity in the park and actually lunged at me. They ended up taking him away in a car. Most of the officers seemed to enjoy the duty and we all greatly appreciated their help.
After the incident at the park I commented to one of the officers that it was not too smart for the guy to attack someone in front of a dozen police officers. Other than that minor incident the response to our ride was, as usual overwhelmingly positive.
Next up, St. Louis 7/30. This is going to be a quick low budget trip. Flying in Saturday morning, Pick up a rental bike, Do the ride in the afternoon - evening, 1 night in a hotel, check out at noon on Sunday, return the bike, then have a few hours to kill before going to the airport for an 8:15 flight home. I am not going to have a rental car, will rely on UBER / LYFT or the St Louis Metro system to get around. Between the car rental and parking this should save me over $250.00