Philadelphia 2025
The Philadelphia World Naked Bike Ride is one of the world's largest, in terms of the number of participants. Last year it was held on August 23, and riders gathered at Lemon Hill in Fairmont Park before the start of the ride.
I was surprised to see one guy doing an improvised tightrope walk in the park.
A rear view of the tightrope walker.
A rider posing with a park statue called Maja.
In most World Naked Bike Rides, some riders get slogans painted on their bodies to support the WNBR goals: first, educating drivers to be careful around bicycles, and second, encouraging people to ride bikes instead of driving cars, because cars generate pollution.
But I didn't see such slogans on the Philly bike riders. However, riders had a few other painted slogans. Many of them just said PNBR, for Philly Naked Bike Ride. This guy is telling you not to eat animals (presumably he's a vegetarian), but it's OK to eat something else.
This guy claims that tall bikes save the world. I have no idea why. We'll see him later.
And this political message has become ubiquitous.
Then the ride began through the streets of Philadelphia.
A local college student smiles as the ride goes down Market Street.
Here's the guy on the tall bike. Is he saving the world?
The riders pass City Hall, the building in the background.
Like all World Naked Bike Rides, not everyone rides a bike, and not everyone is naked. It's "as bare as you dare".
We end with a video clip of the riders from above, shot from a tall building.
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