Fremont summer solstice naked bike race

For about a quarter century, people have been biking ahead of the Fremont Solstice Parade in various states of nudity and body art. In the past decade, the number of participants has ballooned, and the ride has become an iconic cultural phenomenon in our city. Biking is your best bet, of course. The bike ride starts at 1 p.

Controversy[ edit ] and subsequent years were controversial for the naked cyclists, including references to them as "parade crashers". In , police and organizers posted laws against indecent exposure to warn of possible prosecution. Organizers claimed cyclists were getting in the way of the event's artistic freedom. Some Fremonters appear to resent that and do not want the nudists doing this. However, many welcome the cyclists. Neither of them want the cyclists wrestled to the pavement by police, spoiling the atmosphere of their parade. Most likely these were streakers.