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World naked bike rides!

Have you participated in a world naked bike ride? Naked bike rides have occurred in major cities around the world, where permissible. So what are naked bike rides bike rides about?
World Naked Bike Ride

You might ask why a bunch of people, mostly younger adults, would get totally or mostly nude and ride across town on their bicycles? It is supposedly a protest and statement to “protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies”. Of course any reasonable person might conclude it’s mostly about just having fun, doing something crazy and feeling something that feels like freedom in this oppressive world.

Are naked bike rides legal? That depends on laws in whatever jurisdiction the naked bike ride takes place. In some places, it’s totally legal, in others it’s legal as an organized, peaceful protest event (but someone riding a bike any other day might be arrested), and in some jurisdictions, it’s not legal at all, so therefore doesn’t happen or gets shut down fast. Some participants wear underwear or shorts anyway and in some cities they all do, to avoid arrest.

World Naked Bike Ride Resources and articles


WorldNakedBikeRide.org (WNBR)
Wikipedia: World Naked Bike Ride
Wiki.WorldNakedBikeRide.org
Video Gallery: Naked Protesters On Bikes
World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) Seattle
Australia - World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) - Wiki information site
World Naked Bike Ride - Chicago
World Naked Bike Ride Day PHOTOS (NSFW)
Asheville, NC 2008
World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All for the Bike
World naked bike ride | Yahoo! Green
Portland, Oregon
SF’s World Naked Bike Ride 2009
Naked Bike Rides Kick Off, Head to NYC

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College Nudists

Are all college students nudists? No way. But many students do experiment with nudity in their college years. For some it is just that - a short term experiment to be considered a naughty little college ritual and shunned for the rest of life. Others may continue to have at least a laid-back attitude regarding nudity for life, in part due to college experiences. A few will like nudity so much they will someday call themselves nudists, however most students who end up a nudist aren’t ready to accept the label of “nudist” or “naturist” during their school years.

College students’ nude ventures may take a variety of forms. They may be of a more obnoxious nature, i.e. streaking across the university campus,  drunk at 3 AM, or in a more relaxed, less legally risky setting such as swimming or sunbathing nude at a local lake or resort. Students at some universities have even organized low-profile, civilized nude parties - sort of like a toga party without the toga.

Whatever the method of getting comfortable in one’s own skin, realizing that nudity can be a wonderful thing is a lesson that can last a lifetime.

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Have a nude spring break!

A nudist spring break is the most awesome way to break, for college students or anyone else who is lucky enough to escape northern climate this time of year. Having endured a North American winter and finding a warm beach of more southerly lattitudes, it feels great to have the warm, ocean breeze against your skin. Why not take it all the way and get nude? Well, of course, some college students at conventional spring breaks do get nude, but we’re not talking about the actions meant to shock or arouse, of questionable taste - we’re talking about places where nudity is totally acceptable and, in fact, preferred or even required. There are many nudist resorts and beaches, from the Caribbean, Florida, Mexico, Texas and California, where you can be as nude as you want to be for spring break.

Now it’s usually not required that you call yourself a “nudist” or “naturist” at these places. It’s understood that most college students or other young adults are not yet ready to accept that label. For some, nudity is a short-term experiment. For others, it is the start of a lifetime of enjoyment of the nudist/naturist lifestyle.

Who do you go with? It may be that your friends you’d normally spring break with are afraid of getting nude in front of strangers. However, many college students are quite willing to try a low-key nudity experience, so float the idea by them, maybe as a joke at first to check their reaction. If nothing else, you could get some different friends, meet some online to meet you at the nudist place or just go alone. On the other hand, if you happen to have nudity-tolerant friends already, you’re good to go!

If money is an issue, check into nudist resorts in your own state (or one nearby). Sure, it may not be an exotic, tropical destination, but certainly would be a delightful way to say “hello” to spring.

Nude Beach or Nudist Resort for Spring Break?
Whether you go for a nudist resort or nude beach (or both!), depends on how you’d like to experience nudism and your tolerance for the occasional gawker. In a typical nudist resort, gawkers are forbidden, therefore only other nude people seriously interested in, or trying out nudism will be there. Because only real nudists are there, there is a more trusting envionment, which makes for easier socialization, if you want to socialize. If you don’t want to talk to anyone, find a large resort with nature trails and plenty of space where it’s easier to get away, alone or with your partner or friends. 

A nude beach, on the other hand, typically has gawkers to some degree (people who go just to look at naked people), and so you have to have more of a tolerance for that and other potntial social annoyances at a public nude beach. This problem is worse at urban nude beaches, like Haulover Beach (Miami, Florida area), where people can easily walk literally right off the street, taking little effort to gawk at you. More rural or difficult-to-reach nude beaches, like Black’s Beach in California, however, have less of a gawker problem. It’s a matter of who has more willpower to get to remote beaches, nudists or gawkers, and usually the nudist wins out here.

Whereever you decide to go, have fun, be careful and wear that sunscreen!

A few nude beach and nudist resort listings for spring breakers:

Haulover Beach, North Miami Beach, Florida:
While the people environment here has been described by some as “socially cold”, the beach and water here are warm and beautiful! South Beach is just a few minutes from here, so after a day at the nude beach, a nap at the hotel, you can have a blast at the South Beach clubs all night long.

South Florida Free Beaches: creators & mentors of Haulover’s clothing-optional naturist family beach in Miami.
Haulover Beach on Wikipedia

Sunsport Gardens, near West Palm Beach, Florida:
SunsportGardens.com

Black’s Beach, San Diego, California:
Black’s Beach on Wikipedia
Black’s Beach Bares
Black’s Beach on About.com/Calfornia Travel

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College Streaking: Good or bad?

Naked Pumpkin Run (NPR) Seattle
Naked Pumpkin Run (NPR) Seattle

Several colleges around the U.S. have annual streaking events. More still occur spontaneously or, at best, are premeditated briefly. Are these events, and more obnoxious student nudity a good thing? Most would probably agree that they are harmless. While we do not all choose to express ourselves in such a manner, it certainly serves as an outlet, where they choose to not take things so seriously, have fun and be nude, even if it is obnoxious (or in some cases illegal). Perhaps the worst part of the phenomena is cost of police who may be on duty to monitor anuual, scheduled events. Unfortunately, when these events are well-publicized, gawkers with cameras are attracted. This is probably the reason for the pumpkin helmets worn in the Naked Pumpkin Runs…it obscures their identity from the inevitable photographers, welcome or unwelcome.

What about streaking overall, such as the occasional streaker at a sporting event? Again, probably most people, whether nudist/naturist or not ,would find these incidents harmless and possibly amusing. While I cannot recommend streaking where it is against the law, it is a statement against our gymnophobic society and so I cannot say much bad about it!

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