Portland Naked Bike Ride Photo at left by farrell anna
Oregon’s biggest pay-what-you-will bike ride of the year, which also happens to be the largest clothing-optional bike ride in the world, will start rolling June 7 at 8 p.m.
Portland’s Naked Bike Ride sets record with 8,150 participants
Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride broke a record in 2013 with an estimated 8,150 participants.
The last two years, ride organizers put the number of riders at 4,500 and 4,200 people respectively — so this is a substantial increase. The count was performed by volunteers who sat down tonight and watched video taken of the ride last Saturday. Ride organizers installed an overhead video camera on SW Jefferson just past the starting point of the route specifically to document the turnout