The annual ride, which started in 2009, is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of transportation and fuel-conscious consumption.
It is also meant to encourage body positivity. Organisers stress, however, that participants aren’t required to ride completely in the buff, telling them to get “as bare as you dare”.The course, roughly 21 kilometres this year, changes annually but generally passes city landmarks. This year, bikers went by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, site of the steps featured in the “Rocky” movies, the historic City Hall, Tony Rittenhouse Square and the South Street entertainment area.
Garry Gadikian, from Atlantic City, New Jersey, speaking in Fairmount Park at a pre-race get-together, said the ride was something he had wanted to do for years. “It’s a very freeing experience, and definitely something that you should do once in your life for that freedom,” he said before joining about 100 fellow participants who were having their bare flesh adorned with body paint and glitter.
Christopher Jordan, who works in information technology in New York City, also joined the ride for the first time. He said he thought it was “more than just about taking the clothes off.”“It’s just feeling comfortable with your own body and it’s OK to look at other people too, compare or not compare or just see how other people feel comfortable in their own bodies,” Jordan said.
Organisers said the ride wasn’t limited only to bicycles. Scooters, e-bikes, rollerblades, skates, skateboards, and even joggers were also welcome, although motorised bikes and scooters were asked to watch their speed. Organisers also point to a code of conduct that bars any kind of physical or sexual harassment.
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