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offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-25 21:10 [#00669455]
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...as in the bicycle gathering. i'd never heard of this
till recently. today we took over the streets of downtown
minneapolis to downtown saint paul with over a hundred
bikes.

we also biked through the school of management building at
uni and a local green party member who ran for governer here
in minnesota was arrested during this event.

but other than that unfortunate shaft, it was a blast!

plus i'm sore.

does anybody else take part in this?

 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-04-25 22:17 [#00669481]
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all the cars stuck in the traffic caused by the bikes burn
more gas then if they could have gone directly to their
destination.

so i don't get it.

but public disorder is fun...

 

offline k9d from mpls (United States) on 2003-04-26 00:51 [#00669565]
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i've participated in the minneapolis critical mass a few
times.

one of the times i was pulled off my bike and had my head
slammed into the pavement by some mean beef.

my bike was impounded and i had to sit around in a squad car
for hours while the officer did nothing with me before
saying "ok, you can go."

other than legal run ins i think it's a great thing for the
biking community. take a break from being run off the road,
etc. meet other bikers.

on the other hand, i think it makes bikers look bad.

personaly, i'd rather it disapeared. i'm a critical mass of
one every day when i take my lane to get around. i've been
doing it for 3 or 4 years, since i started going to school
in the city, and since critical mass took off in minnesota
i've had to deal with some petty, bullshit stuff.

example: the day after a critical mass i was stopped on
washington for going through a red light on my bike.

but whatever, CM gotten a lot better than it was here.
there's a mailing list for thet minneapolis ride ... don't
remember. .. google it or something.


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-04-26 01:43 [#00669587]
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i participated in one in SLC. it was alright.

not a big enough turnout, though.

and i rollerskated.

 

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