All words and photos by lovely: Nicole Aguirre
All it took was an innocent inquiry to Dakota, "Is someone shooting the naked bike ride?" and I was plunged into the world of nudists with a cause. Thinking they were forfeiting their clothes out of outrage for our shameful dependency on foreign oil, I was perplexed at first when no one seemed to know why they were getting naked or even where they were going.
Luckily, after a series of awkward interviews where I had to seriously force myself to make sustained eye contact and not look down, the story became clearer. Drivers suck. There aren't enough bike lanes. We should be having an open dialogue about bike-riding in D.C. as a whole. Who needs an excuse to get naked and ride their bike anyway?
Bike riding is taking over the world... I'll admit that after the spontaneous aerobics dance party against the IMF turned into mace-filled anarchy, I fully expected to end up with shots of handcuffed naked hippies being catapulted with blankets, still others evading the cops, riding off with the blankets as capes. No such luck.
This time the cops were downright friendly (apparently 99% naked is ok, 100% naked is not), totally cool with letting me join the Secret Service escort as I steered my baby blue Vespa with one hand and snapped away on my Nikon with the other. They, and all the tourists in the downtown area, seemed to think the whole scene was hysterical. As the riders made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue yelling "Welcome to D.C.!" to tourists in FBI tee-shirts, wedgies were formed, mothers shielded their children's eyes, and camera phones exploded.
In the end, even though I can't seem to get the image of an older man's shaved dimply ass out of my mind, you have to agree that the joy that only DC-ers seem to find in the most outrageous forms of protest is admirable.
Previously in I Heart DC:
- 2/9: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: Perfect Date Outfits + Outings
- 2/7: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
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- 1/31: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 1/30: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 1/30: Capital City Diner: Up All Night
God loves a cheerful giver.
this is like that seinfeld episode about how there's just some things that aren't hot naked... opening a pickle jar with your thighs... moving furniture (remembering to bend at the knees)... riding bikes... yech.
hahaha... seriously AWESOME coverage Nicole!
honestly though, that one dude must have had a cock ring on or something because he is sporting a boner in all of your shots! yech indeed.
check out Nicole trailing the bikers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kswierczek/3623899650/
There's an inverse relationship between the people you want to see naked in public, and the people who actually get naked in public.
That last pic... the building on the left with the turquoise windows... I work there!!!
lmao.
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A little hairy ass? to save world? I'll take a 100!
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[So, there was only 15 this time - there is always next year!]
Great coverage, guys. Will absolutely have to link to this.
I feel terribly bad for those bike seats
Portland kicks DC's ass...again. http://bikeportland.org/2009/06/14/world-naked-bike-ride-was-it-good-for-you/
i got an email about this happening in NYC, which is not surprising to me, but i'm deeply impressed that DC got on the bandwagon!
theres a public nude swim in Baltimore on Saturday! Twitter or Facebook maryland area naturist association
Love it!
Most likely my fat shaved dimpled ass. Had a great time. Good pic of my sign (green banana seat bike)