hi, it's Steven, I help Andrew get the WNBR rolling each year with gathering
space, route, and party planning. Things look to be super special this year with
a great new venue options already lined up, but if you know of a space that can
handle 2000 naked people and their bikes, please give us a holler, we need
options!

Maybe you've been off your bike for a while
and are feeling a little rusty this spring?

Here's some reasons to get bikecited,
put your body in motion, and
feel the group ride love.

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Earth Mass (April Chicago Critical Mass)
Friday April 24, 5:30pm
gather by the Picasso at Delay Plaza
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Our fair city doesn't really offer much greenspace, so we're gonna take a nice
long tour to catch the budding beauty of Union, Garfield, Humboldt, Palmer, and
Lincoln Parks. Let's hope it rains so we can really get our Spring On ;^)

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May Day Mass (Wicker Park Critical Mass)
Friday May 1, 6:00pm
gather at the Polish Triangle and ride to
opening party for West Town Bikes new space
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or bike right to the party to catch the parade at 5pm!!!

Who: West Town Bikes & Ciclo Urbano
What: Grand Opening Celebration of New Bike Shop and Learning Center
Where: 2459 W Division St, Chicago IL 60622
When: May 1st 5-10pm
Join us for the parade led by Mucca Pazza from our North Ave location to our new
home on Paseo Boricua starting around 5pm! Dance the night away to the live
music of Afri Caribe and Nuestro Tambo! Enjoy delicious and authentic Puerto
Rican food provided by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center! Drink beer donated by
our fabulous sponsor, New Belgium Brewing! Check out the NEWEST Community Bike
Shop in Chicago! Become an official Member of West Town Bikes for the first
time! Support community cycling and education in Chicago!

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Ride of Silence
Wednesday May 20, 6:30pm
gather by the Eternal Flame
in Daley Plaza
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I remember the first World Naked Bike Ride flier I received in 2004, it
mentioned many reasons for joining the naked bike ride, but a line stating that
the naked ride was an expression of the vulnerability cyclists face on the roads
everyday really resonated with me. Very little makes you feel more naked than a
car passing murderously close while your riding, and the Ride of Silence puts us
in touch with the magnitude of our simple decision to bike in a machine age.
Help us quell the noise of industry and indifference by creating a space filled
with human powered silent reverence to honor our cycling brothers and sisters
that have paid the ultimate price on our mean streets.
http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago


WNBR Planning Meeting coming up Sunday May 3rd
announcement from Andrew coming soon
~steven

http://chicagonakedride.org