Naked cyclists paint up, warm up via Ballard

Hundreds of cyclists headed to Fremont this morning and braved the chilly weather to prepare for their annual naked ride at the Solstice Parade.

As is customary, many got painted up at Hale’s Palladium.

Then they jumped on their bikes and headed to Ballard for a warm up ride, surprising unsuspecting drivers and whooping it up down Market St. before returning for the noon start of the parade.

We’ll post more parade and fair coverage throughout the day…