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Information and ride reports from previous years:
2010
Sunday 13 June 2009
Official start: 12 noon (assembly 1pm, ride start 1.30pm, finish approx 4pm)
About 800-900 people rode (counts varied - the police and Argus estimated over 1,000!), on a lovely hot day. With great stewarding and police escort, the ride went very smoothly, and we had great music before, during (bike-mounted musicians and sound systems) and at the end of the ride with a pedal-powered mini naked beach concert. Please check out the full list of credits. – Nsayers 10:12, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
2009
Sunday 14 June 2009
Official start: 12 noon (assembly 1pm, ride start 1.30pm, finish approx 4pm)
Over 700 people took part in the fourth big Brighton Naked Bike Ride. The weather was perfect – hot, but not too hot. There seemed to be a really good diversity of gender, race, age and ability (there was even a wheelchair user at the start!), and more groups joining the ride as a big day out (eg: Climate Camp). There were about seven sound systems (Duncan, Petrusco, Ismael, Alex, Jacob, Tom, pannier sound system guy), some quirky bikes (including a penny farthing) and a lot of colourful flags. Holding the ride on a Sunday, after all the other UK events, proved strategically successful. Logistically, it was a big step up from previous rides – we laid on a more provisions for almost twice the number of people. All good as a learning experience for next year though... – Nsayers 03:20, 19 June 2009 (PDT)
The ride took place during Bike Week (14-21 June 2009) and Brighton's Year of Walking & Cycling. It also celebrated Brighton's status as a Cycle Demonstration Town.
Ride reports and blogs:
- John's Labour blog: 'Naked Bike Ride', 15 Jun 2009
- Mike Bliss: 'world naked bike ride 2009', 15 Jun 2009
- This Is Brighton! TV: 'The World Naked Bike Ride', 1 Jul 2009
14 March 2009
13 people (nine men, three women and one toddler girl) took part in a mini Naked Bike Ride along the Madeira Drive seafront road as part of a photo shoot to publicise the Brighton Naked Bike Ride on 14 June 2009, and in solidarity with the southern hemisphere.
- Event report at The Bliss Pages (Mike Bliss): "southern hemisphere naked bike ride"
2008
7 June 2008
Official start: 11am (body painting from 10am)
400 riders – twice last year's figure – took part on a nice sunny day. Included in the ride were two inline skaters, two sound systems, a rickshaw, a mini penny farthing and one very fit naked jogger!
Blogs and reports:
- Pedal Spanner, 4 Jan 2009: "2008 Retrospective" (participant)
- BlogTendances: 17 Jun 2008: "World naked Bike Rider @ Brighton" (spectator)
- Mike Bliss, 9 Jun 2008: "world naked bike ride 2008" (participant)
- Timboblog, 8 Jun 2008: "Naked people! Bucketloads of naked!" (spectator)
- Word Up, 8 Jun 2008: "Testes on The Level and a Glimpse of Silk" (spectator)
- Jo Beaufoix, 7 Jun 2008: "I promise there will be no nudity in my next post" (spectator)
- My Brighton & Hove, 7 Jun 2008: "Caught on Camera: World Naked Bike Ride 2008"
2007
9 June 2007
Official start: 10am (body painting from 9am)
After an initial impasse with Sussex Police in which they threatened to arrest participants and charge organisers for policing costs, an agreement was reached whereby the ride could go ahead naked as planned. Around 200 cyclists (including a tall unicyclist, an inline skater, two sound systems and three tandems) took part on a cloudy but hot day.
- Ride report by Joyce Edmond-Smith for Brighton & Hove Clarion Cycling Club
- 'Naked Bike Riders' report by Hugo for Here Or There
- Ride report by Mike Bliss
A clothing-optional post-ride party was held on Thursday 5 July 2007, 7pm-11pm, upstairs at the Sanctuary Café.
2006
10 June 2006
Official start: 10am (body painting from 9am)
160-200 cyclists (and one skateboarder) took part in Brighton & Hove's first ride, on a blazing hot day! Chief Superintendent Jeremy Paine ruled against the exposure of "rude bits" (ie: genitals), but Sussex Police were friendly and helpful in facilitating the ride.
- Ride report by Mike Bliss
- Ride report by Roger Armstrong of SexTingles: [1], [2], [3]
- Spectator report by RICHADA (includes photos)
2005
11 June 2005
Nick Sayers took part in the London ride, and was so inspired he decided the event must come to Brighton & Hove, its spiritual home!
2004
12 June 2004
Not far from Brighton, two riders took part in a naked bike ride in the Ashdown Forest.
