Article: Cyclists in bike parade to air views in ride of protest.(City/Region)(Participants will go nude in a demonstration against the country's energy dependence)

Byline: Shelby Martin The Register-Guard

Eugene's naked bike riders are back, and this time they have the police on their side.

This evening, cyclists in various states of undress will pedal through downtown Eugene to protest the country's dependence on oil and other nonrenewable energy sources.

City officials initially tried to prevent the ride, citing a city ordinance against public nudity. But when the bicyclists objected, the city conceded it had no legal grounds to bar the ride. Courts have found that government can't ban public nudity that's aimed at conveying a political message, the city acknowledged.

Bikers and police clashed ...

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