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Annual World Naked Bike Ride is happening in Kelowna this weekend., Hundreds of cyclists took part in a naked bike ride event in Greece earlier this month. Credit: Shutterstock

Get your butt in gear during the Annual World Naked Bike Ride in Kelowna

KELOWNA – For such a casual event, the Annual World Naked Bike Ride packs in a lot of activism.

Billed on its Facebook page as 'light-hearted protest against our dependence on fossil fuels" the weekend ride in Kelowna is also 'a commentary on the vulnerability of cyclists and reinforcement of positive body image values.'

If that aligns with your values, then feel free to doff your duds, don your helmet and join them. The ride starts at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, from Mushroom Beach (the other side of the tunnel from Hot Sands Beach in City Park).

According to the Facebook event page Annual World Naked Bike Ride Kelowna 2015, the ride will take off from there and wind its way through through downtown for one to two hours. This is the second year the ride has taken place.

Organizers say participants should consider wearing a bike helmet, body paint or silly skimpy attire and that full or partial nudity is not required.

At the very least, you might want to consider sunblock. The forecast is for mainly sunny Saturday, although high for the day is 25 Celsius, down considerably from the recent record-breaking heat but still just above seasonal normal temperatures.

There will be a pre-ride potluck barbecue. Details on that are available by calling 604-657-9303.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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3 responses

  1. Mellie Marie

    all the perverts will be there , nice. this world is sick.

  2. Guy Tha-Lizard Hoffman

    I thought they shut that one down years ago.. is it still clothing optional?

  3. Kimberly Madigan-Goodall

    Kelowna has a nude beach it’s down past the dog beach in the Mission.

John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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