Mark your calendars, nude cyclists and baffled populace: The World Naked Bike Ride is returning to Portland on Saturday, June 27.

That's all we know about the 2015 bike ride -- which is technically a protest against dependency on oil and cyclist rights, among other things -- but rest assured, this will not be the last you'll hear of it.

Organizers haven't solidified the location, but wherever the massive nude cycling event goes, controversy is sure to follow. The 2014 event moved to a northeast Portland neighborhood, where upset neighbors fretted about nudity in full sight of children.

"It's bad enough to see it as adults, but kids? They could be scarred for life," a neighbor told the Oregonian. "The participants are mostly naked, and what they do have on is very strange."

Indeed, the bohemian happening seemed to fit right in at the Portland Art Museum in 2013, although it filled the tight downtown Park blocks to the gills with thousands of nude cyclists.

If you're unfamiliar with Portland's most beloved and derided event, check out our past coverage for a pre-ride primer. And hang tight if you're interested in riding, we'll have more details as they come out.

--Jamie Hale

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