This is one of the biggest events of Pedalpalooza. Last year, we had about 700 people at the dance party and 500 riders for the Naked Ride. This year, we expect nearly 1000 people at the dance party and 700 for the Naked ride.

If you've never been on a naked ride before, see Your First Naked Ride. For links to the relevant laws, see The Law.

The remainder of this page is intended mostly for the event organizing team, not for participants. If you want to help us organize it, scroll down to the “Organizers Needed” section.

This page is all about the late-night ride, and the dance party serves as its starting and ending point. There is also a Sunny Naked Ride, and even a (non-Pedalpalooza) 5K Bare Buns Fun Run this day.

Hey, if you left something behind please stop by Organics To You to see if we found it cleaning today. It is best if you stop by between 1:00PM to 5:00PM as they are pretty busy in the morning.

It is volunteers that make the party and ride happen. Please take a look at the following positions and sign up for a two hour shift. If you do not get that nice warm fuzzy feeling from helping out then the free beer and wine for volunteers may do the trick.

Contact Jasun Wurster to be a volunteer.

Pre-Clean The Space: Spend some time on Friday June the 8th cleaning up the space at 606 SE Madison for the party. Show up anytime from Noon till 6:00PM. Need 6 people.

1. Jasun
2. Steve K.
3. Steve A.
4. Elly
5. Chandler
6. Julie P.

Day of Party Setup: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up at 606 SE Madison at 2:00PM - 6:00PM and help set up stuff. There is a lot that needs to be done. Need 6 people.

1. Jasun
2. Steve A.
3. Steve K.
4. Ben H.
5. Brian S.
6. Rob

Runners: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up for shifts through out the night to get help out where needed and get stuff that we need. Mainly hang out by the bar and food areas. Need 3 people.

1. Curt D. ( 7:00PM to 9:00PM )
2. Timo ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
3. Veronica ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )

ID Checker: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up at 606 SE Madison for shifts through out the night to check ID's of people coming in and put on a wristband. Need 8 people.

1. Phong ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
2. Melissa ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
3. Mandy ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
4. Benjamin ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
5. Todd ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
6. Eric L. ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
7. Laura ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )
8. Zach ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )

Secure Bag Check Area: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up at 606 SE Madison for shifts through out the night to check bags in and out of the secure bag check area. Need 7 people.

1. Kate W. ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
2. Sarah E. ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
3. Tom W. ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
4. Lisa G. ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
5. Walter V. ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
6. Clare ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )
7. Brian S. ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )

Booze Servers: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up at 606 SE Madison for shifts through out the night to serve food to all and beer and wine to those that are 21+. Having an OLCC server card would be really cool but is not required. Tip jars will be out and you get to keep and split ALL the tips with the others on your shift and your runner. Need 9 people.

1. Natalie ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
2. Meghan ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
3. Bethany ( 9:00PM to 11:00PM )
4. Julia ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
5. Sarah C. ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
6. Need Volunteer ( 11:00PM to 1:00AM )
7. Steve A. ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )
8. Eric L. ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )
9. Delilah ( 1:00AM to 2:30AM )

Courtesy: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up for shifts through out the night to mingle through out the party reminding people not to smoke inside, make people feel uncomfortable by taking pictures and answering any questions. Mainly this is a fun job to mingle and talk with people. Need 3 people.

1. Steph ( 9:30PM to 11:30PM )
2. Jonathan ( 11:30PM to 1:30AM )
3. Carl ( 1:30AM to 2:30AM )

Pit Crew: The Day of the Party (Saturday June 9) show up for shifts at the beginning part of the party to help those with any bicycle issues. This is to make sure peoples bike are working for when they go on the ride. Also, on the ride have some tools, pump and patches to stop and help those who's bike has mechanical issues. In essence you get to be a hero. Need 2 people.

1. Need Volunteer ( 10:0PM to 11:00PM )
2. Need Volunteer ( 11:00PM to till ride )

Day After the Party Clean The Space: Spend a some time on the afternoon of Sunday June the 10 cleaning up the space at 606 SE Madison after the party. Should take no more than 2 hours. Need 8 people.

1. Jasun
2. Steve K.
3. Kate W.
4. Brian S.
5. Eric L.
6. Need Volunteer
7. Need Volunteer
8. Need Volunteer

Click on the thumbnail of the images to print out posters, fliers and handbills to give to anyone with a bicycle.

Also, if you go to PSU, PCC, Reed, Lewis & Clark or any other college we are looking for students to promote the party and naked bike ride at your school. Contact Jasun Wurster for more info on how to do this. Also if you want some 11 x 17 color fliers email me and I will get some to you.

11 x 17 poster (NOTE: click on the image for high res file)

8.5 x 11 flier (normal printer paper) (NOTE: click on the image for high res file)

8.5 x 11 handbill (normal printer paper) (NOTE: click on the image for high res file)

On Monday, April 23 Organics To You said that it was cool we use their 10,000 sq foot warehouse. The location is ideal, at 606 SE Madison. Yeah, not only a sustainable business but a bike friendly one as well. Thanks to Jeme for the lead on this! See the Floor Plan.

Looks like beer is probably taken care of (New Belgium rocks!), but if we feel the need for wine…somebody's gonna have to source it. Does anyone have ideas for how to get some wine donated? If interested please sign up on the mailing list and speak up.

There is a theme for this party in which we are trying to get a hold of about 1000 neck ties. Need a few people to contact local thrift stores to see if they will set them aside for us and give us a good price. Also need some people to hit up The Bins to see if they will hold ties for us and charge us by the pound.

We've found an online wholesaler who sells crates of 60 ties for about $50. When you add shipping, it works out to about 98 cents per tie. That's more than we want to pay, but at least it gives us an upper bound. And, if we get desperate, it's a way to obtain the last couple hundred ties if the Bins fall short.

We need volunteers to organize the dance party. If you're interested, please join the dance party / naked ride organizers' mailing list by sending email to <PDX_WNBR_2007-request@pnxcorp.com>. You should expect to receive a confirmation message in a couple hours.

The following is a list of the main organizational tasks, and more-or-less what's involved in each task. Volunteers will usually step forward to help later, but what we need now is organizers. Last year, Jasun single-handedly took on all of the organizational tasks, but that was overwhelming. He isn't burned out; he's just wiser now. He'll do some of the organizing, but not all of it.

Items needed for party

• Update the Shift Pedalpalooza calendar (Jasun)
• Monitor the dance party event's mini-forums on the calendar
• Register the Portland events with the WNBR web site. (Jasun)
• Direct calls/messages to the appropriate co-organizers.
• Develop flyers/posters and distribute them. (Jasun)

• Get Fire Marshall permit - DONE (Jasun)
• Week prior prep site by cleaning up a bit (Jasun)

• Line up bands and DJs - DONE (Jasun)
• Identify any special PA needs, and inform the stage crew - DONE (Jasun)

• Secure a PA system - DONE (Jasun)
• Secure lighting (Jasun)
• Arrange for PA and lighting to be delivered & set up (Jasun)
• Afterward, arrange for PA and lighting to be disassembled and returned. (Jasun)

• Get temporary license from OLCC (Steve)
• Event Insurance (Steve)
• Liason with sponsoring non-profit (Steve)
• Obtain donation of beer (Carl)
• Obtain donation of wine (Meghan)
• Consult with decoration crew on setup/tear down of beer garden (Kirsty)
• Manage volunteer servers (Jasun)

• Obtain donations of food
• Arrange for water to be available

• Lead decoration volunteers on a walk-through of venue
• Choose a decoration theme
• Manage decoration volunteers

• Bring volunteers in the day after the event to clean up
• Arrange for garbage removal and recycling

• Choose main entrance and where to check IDs
• Decide how to mark people who've had their IDs inspected. If with wristbands, then get the wristbands.
• Manage security volunteers
• Set up a secure place to store clothing

• Find a place to park 800 bikes
• If we need something to lock to, choose something. Arrange for its delivery and return.
• Permit to close 6th Ave (Dat)

• Get supplies (Jasun has some leftover from last year)
• Get volunteer body painters.
• Set up a body painting area (tarps, mirrors, chairs, a table)

• Monitor the naked ride event's mini-forum on the calendar.
• Recruit volunteer medics and mechanics to accompany the ride.
• Plan a route. Don't get too stressed about this; naked bikers ride wherever they want to ride anyway.
• At 11:59, shout “Now!” and stand back
• Update information on the Pedalpalooza Calendar, and on the global World Naked Bike Ride web site (especially its Portland wiki page).