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Ok i am just geting started. We are in the prosess of planning The World Naked Bike Ride in Eugene, OR. Hopefully we will have a before and after party with live bands. We plan on trying to get the vallet bike parking guys involved (if your from Eugene then you know what i am talking about). Any way we look forward to any advise or help that may be at service and will be posting pics and more info as we get things put together. Thanks ow and ya we are talking about doing this ride of course June 11, 2006.
--Ridenaked4fun 15:57, 31 Aug 2005 (PDT)
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Date: June 2008?
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Media coverage
- The Register-Guard, Tim Christie, 09 Mar 2008: "Police not amused by naked ride"
- Associated Press NewsWire (March 9, 2008 11:45 PM ET) picked up by:
- KTVZ.com, 9 Mar 2008: "Brief confrontation interrupts Eugene's naked bike ride"
- KOIN.com, 10 Mar 2008: "Naked Bike Ride Interrupted By Police"
- KCBY.com, 10 Mar 2008: "Cops briefly clash with naked bike riders" (full text)
- WCSH6.com, 10 Mar 2008: "Naked Ride Draws Attention"
Note: the following text was omitted from the KTVZ, KOIN, and WCSH coverage, but was included in the KCBY coverage:
Portland has been host to such rides for several years. Last year's event drew more than 1,000 participants.
"It's just fun and it caught on as a novel thing to do," said Jonathan Maus, editor of bikeportland.org. "It's a sign of a good healthy bike culture."
