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A Warm Reception Given To LA World Naked Bike Riders Through Los Angeles LA Naked Bike Ride 2015 and Introducing a new column - the SCNA Naturist Review: Felicity has requested me / SCNA to contribute periodic posts here on the FKK site concerning the naturist movement, and specifically what is occurring in and around Los Angeles. In the past several years, we've observed that interest in naturism among young adults has almost burst across the southern half of California. Gone is the importance of going into a gated naturist club to get nude with those who are http://openqbo.org/wiki/doku.php?id=either-topless_-or-bottomless_-making-it-a-little-more-balanced-for-me-and-my-pals.-the-58188 enough to be your parents or grandparents. An increasing number of young people are finding more creative ways to appreciate their natural instinct to enjoy the sun and wind without clothes. This column intends to investigate the many alternatives open to anyone desiring to research naturism in new and different manners. First up: the recent World Naked Bike Ride through downtown Los Angeles on June 27. Parts of the article were composed by Rolf Holbach, current SCNA President, and one of the WNBR-LA organizers. From various participant reports on all sides (expert riders, newbies, volunteers, and the LAPD), this was the BEST WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE EVER since the first one held in Los Angeles 11 years ago. The police estimated there were between 400-425 riders, an increase of around 100 riders from this past year. LA Naked Bike Ride 2015. Pic: Char / LAist, reproduced with permission. The grins on everyone, from beginning to finish, were http://casinozmart.se/index.php?title=commentators-who-have-stressed-the-potential-advantages-to-children-of-exposure-to-nudity-h to how well participants, volunteers, and organizers came together to make this year's ride one that will not be forgotten soon. Many of the veteran riders remarked on how much more they appreciated this year's ride. As much as college-age naturists favor flash mob-kind events that seem to have no complex preparation and go off spontaneously, the the fact is that once a bunch gets bigger than about 100, the police department insists they have leaders they can call, bike courses pre-planned, etc. Otherwise they are less inclined to approve the big event. In the last several years, a team of leaders have appeared for the LA ride. As the number of riders grew, so did we see the significance of portable toilets, rider leaders spaced out among the riders to keep the bicyclists in their own lanes rather than straggle. This year, the team started work last September to be sure the bike ride seems as smooth as possible. This season we organized for a distinct and larger pre-ride staging area which was protected in the public streets. We also had wristband bike registration and clothes-test service to be sure both the bikes and people's clothing were secure from potential theft. We added walkie talkies for the ride leaders so everyone knew just what was going on at all times through the entire mile-long line of nude riders through the downtown streets. We solicited sponsors for the portable toilets, and we secured liability insurance (required by town or else we could not get the permit). Last, we secured a food truck to sell sandwiches, water, and pop to the riders (this was much appreciated!) and we'd another vendor who handed out free cookies for a little energy boost! Brandon, a LA Naked Bike Ride 2015 leader, gives instructions to riders The smooth behind-the scenes process was commended by the LAPD after the race. The local sergeant in charge phoned us that evening to congratulate us on a successful ride with no complaints at all from any one of the officers who monitored the bike ride through the day. Although a lot of riders failed to notice them, we are now able to reveal that both uniformed and undercover cops along both legs of the ride heavily tracked the ride. The LAPD commented how well the ride was received by the public-at-large this year (many waves and cheers, with some bystanders dropping their clothing and joining us!). The LAPD also appreciated the changes in the path we made this year, breaking it into two legs: a short 5 mile course through downtown for those who were more out of shape but wanted to say they participated, and a longer 15-mile leg that extended out through Echo Park, Chinatown, Silver-lake and back. The whole ride took a little over three hours to complete. LA Naked Bike Ride There were many first-time riders, some of who came from all over Southern California, including some from San Diego and others from Bakersfield. We even had a guy from Australia on holiday who told us he was flying up to Portland after that evening to do their ride right as our ride was done! Obviously, the creativity in decorating bodies in addition to bikes was just amazing! We'd a vendor supply free body paint to anyone needing to have a sign painted on their bodies, and many of the riders thought that was a delicious idea! The mottos related to body independence, economy oil, boosting alternative energy, and reminding auto motorists to drive more carefully and share the road with bikers. Rider gets body painted while Naked at LA World Naked Bike Ride. Photo: Char / LAist, copied with permission. Naked Body Painting at the LA Naked Bike Ride 2015