CRITICAL MASS LONDON Next ride: October 30th 2009

Cyclist365

London Critical Mass is a bike ride that
takes place on the last Friday of every
month. It is not a demonstration, simply
a group of people who decide to ride around
town in the same direction. There is no
planned route – it is up to whoever is in front
to choose where to go. If there are enough
cyclists on the ride then it will go ‘critical’ – a
mass of cyclists that can take over a road
and ride together in safety.

London Critical Mass meets outside
the NFT cafe on the South Bank on
the last Friday of every month. People
normally gather from 6.00pm and leave by
7.00pm.
http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk/main.html

pneumatic

here we go again!

or if you can't wait, just do a search for "critical mass" on this forum and re-live the drama. :shock:

:twisted: whistling hippies: good or bad for the image of cycling? :twisted:

Cyclist365

London Critical Mass meets outside
the NFT cafe on the South Bank on
the last Friday of every month. People
normally gather from 6.00pm and leave by
7.00pm.
http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk/main.html

bobpzero

any advice or links to advice on how to safely ride in a critical mass? should i ignore the riders who start a full on argument with a motorist? hoping to do my first one this friday tho it seems to be more terrifying than i thought.

pneumatic

1. make sure you tie back your dreadlocks so they don't get caught in anyone's spokes
2. ditto any loose threads in your old holey rainbow jumper
3. do not use your whistle/airhorn near fragile people, who might fall off in front of you and bring you down
4. if you find yourself in an altercation with a taxi driver, started by someone else who has now scarpered, remember to say "Sorry Mate I didn't see you." It always works for them.
5. the best way to avoid hassle is to go for a nice bike ride somewhere else.

bobpzero

possibly 4 but 5 definitely. looks to be a really wet day for friday.

fast as fupp

"its all a bunch of tree hugging hippy sh1t!" eric cartman