Portland's naked bike ride returns Saturday

Zoom in: The exact route remains a mystery, but participants will meet at Wilshire Park Saturday evening.

• The ride is billed as a protest against fossil fuel dependency, and for body positivity as well as cyclist safety.

Yes, butt: This isn't the only scantily clad cycling event in Portland.

• Saturday's event, the PDX World Naked Bike Ride, has been around since 2004.
• Another ride, the World Naked Bike Ride Portland, has been baring it all since 2024 and has its own ride planned for Aug. 8.
• Neither of those is to be confused with last year's "emergency" naked bike ride, staged as a protest of the Trump administration's efforts to deploy National Guard troops in Portland.

If you go: Nudity is not a requirement, with organizers encouraging an "as bare as you dare" dress code, which includes body paint, bathing suits and superhero capes.

• Riders will gather at Wilshire Park near Northeast 33rd Avenue and Skidmore Street at 6:30pm Saturday, with the route and endpoint to be revealed once the ride gets underway.