Brighton & Hove media coverage

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2007

Pre-ride coverage

• Rocks magazine, Mar 2007 (Home Sweet Home issue), page 5: "Cyclists bear it in protest"
• The Guardian, 7 Mar 2007: "Ride on" (article on cycling in Brighton, with a short mention of the Naked Bike Ride)
• H&E Naturist, Apr 2007: "Socks appeal" (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)
• The Argus, 14 May 2007 (printed 15 May): "Cyclists gear up for naked ride"
• The Argus, 17 May 2007 (printed 18 May): "Naked cyclists risk arrest for protest" – comments
• The Argus, 25 May 2007: "Now naked cyclists can protest in city without the fear of arrest" – comments

2006

Post-ride coverage

• SexTingles newsletter, Jun 2006: "Spotlight on the World Naked Bike Rides"
  • Article with photos: "World Naked Bike Ride"
  • Longer article at The Nude Café: "The World Naked Bike Ride Experience"
• Daily Star, 11 Jun 2006: "Bike nudes 'too rude'"
• The Independent, 11 Jun 2006, Last-Minute News: "Naked cyclists taking part in..."
• The Mail On Sunday, 11 Jun 2006: "Look... no Lycra"
• News Of The World, 11 Jun 2006: "Bicycling 2 abreast"
• The Observer, 11 Jun 2006: "Cyclists warned to spare Brighton's blushes"
• The People, 11 Jun 2006: "Hot (86°) Wheels"
• Sunday Sport, 11 Jun 2006: "Tour de pants!"
• The Argus, 12 Jun 2006: "Cyclists bare all for greener living"
• The Argus, Letters, 14 Jun 2006: "Cyclists ride bareback for safety protest", by Bruno Beloff (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 17-18 Jun 2006: "Bad policing is laid bare by protest" (published with photo)
• Metro (Ireland), Letters, 21 Jun 2006: "Brighton was once a great town"
• The Argus, Letters, 21 Jun 2006: "Bottoms up to naked cyclists" (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 22 Jun 2006: "Breach of the peace is a crime"
• The Argus, Letters, 23 Jun 2006: "Naked bike police put me in their van" (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 27 Jun 2006: "Ungentlemanly"
• The Argus, Letters, 28 Jun 2006: "Naked rioting?"
• The Argus, Letters, 30 Jun 2006: "Group nudity in public cannot shock" (published with photo)
• New Currents magazine, Jul 2006, page 9: "World Naked Bike Ride"
• Rocks magazine, Jul 2006, page 4: "Nudes are in the news..."
• Rough Music, Jul/Aug 2006 (Issue 11): "Saddle sore"
• Bricycles Newsletter 69, Jul-Sep 2006: "World Naked Bike Ride" (see PDF)
• Latest 7 magazine, 5-11 Jul 2006, page 13: "Naked Bike Ride"

Television and radio

• BBC Radio 5 Live
• BBC Southern Counties radio
• Cookham Summer FM: Sara-Lise Howe reports from the Brighton and London 2006 rides (MP3, 3.6MB) – Photos of the news team: [1], [2]
• ITV Local Meridian (internet)
• ITV Meridian South
• Juice 107.2 FM
• Radio HeyNow – Polish radio station in the UK
• Radio Reverb
• Southern FM

Pre-ride coverage

• Virtual Brighton Magazine, 23 Apr 2006: "World Naked Bike Ride gets Brighton 'as bare as you dare'"
• The Argus, 24 Apr 2006: "Cyclists strip for a naked protest"
• G Scene magazine, Jun 2006 (PDF edition, 8.4MB), page 10: "Naked bike ride"
• Rocks magazine, Jun 2006 (The Green Issue), page 4: "It's time to get your kit off"
• 3Sixty magazine, Jun 2006, page 14: "Nudists gear up for good ride" (PDF edition available on the downloads page)
• Bike For All News, 3 Jun 2006: "Nude cycling: no seams to rub makes it more comfy than you'd think"
• Bike For All News, 5 Jun 2006: "Brighton's bobbies want rude bits hidden"
• The Argus, 7 Jun 2006: "Riders cover up 'rude bits'"
• SchNEWS, issue 547, 9 Jun 2006: "Love handle(bar)s" (issue 547 available as a PDF)
• Daily Telegraph, 10 Jun 2006: "Naked cyclists forced to cover up"