Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach: Cyclists go starkers for body positivity, cycle safety and the environment
By Rebecca Mauger, 19 Mar, 2024
Brave cyclists donned helmets and not much more for a bike ride in the buff at Waihī Beach.
It was all in the name of body positivity, cycle safety and the environment as part of the World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach.
The raw cyclists were waved at and cheered on as they breezed their way from Waihī Beach Hotel, along Wilson Rd towards Bowentown and back again.
Saturday’s bare bike ride was the third local World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach which aligns with an international movement.
Hauraki Naturally founder Andrew Cook said families clapped and cheered the cyclists enthusiastically as they rode through the village.
Just about all the cyclists “dared to be bare’'. The naturist supporters had painted their bodies with positive messages for the 9km bike ride.
The World Naked Bike Ride started globally in 2003 as a protest against oil dependency and a celebration of the human body. A cycle advocacy and safety theme has since been introduced.
Cook said riding a bike naked through town was “pretty extreme’'.
“It flies in the face of social norms. But sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. Cyclists are sick and tired of hearing the same old excuse from motorists who run into them, that they didn’t see the cyclist...
For a sightseeing tour through London on a sunny and hot early summer's day, to drive by most of the well known monuments, with a sequence of marvelous views, reasonable air conditioning, a bunch of people in good spirits around you and a wonderful audience, I'd recommend to become part of the World Naked Bike Ride. #WNBR#WNBRLondon