Naked bikers take to the Portland streets Saturday afternoon

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The World Naked Bike Ride Portland will bare all on Saturday at Colonel Summers Park.

Despite a recent change of leadership, this year’s ride will remain a protest against the dependency on fossil fuels.

Organizers say this protest is an effort to “protect residents, The Columbia Gorge and hundreds of miles of fragile environments.” It also seeks “greater protection for the workers, union members, engineers and freight workers who would be the first impacted by an accident.”

Crowds are expected to start gathering around 3:30 p.m. and the ride itself begins at 4:15 p.m. taking bikers from the park across the river and onto Naito Parkway.

It is not yet clear how large of a crowd this year’s World Naked Bike Ride will be. The event kicked off in the city in 2004 and is one of the world’s largest naked bike rides — drawing in 10,000 participants in 2019.

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Andrew Foran

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