[*BCM*] Massachusetts Bicycle

[Ian Thistle]

It has long bothered me that Mass Bike posts their monthly announcements to
this list which is in no way affiliated with MassBike (and in fact, many
CMers dislike MassBike).

On 6/28/06, Lee Peters <lfpeters at gis.net> wrote:
>
> For those of you new to the list, a little background:
>
> Mass bike and Critical Mass are not the same.
>
> The overlap between the two consists of the following - CM complaints
> about
> Mass Bike get aired on this list.  Mass Bike complaints about CM get aired
> on this list.  A couple (past?) members of the Mass bike board ride CM.
>
> The general vibe that I get after years of monitoring this list, is that
> CM
> methods are contrary to Mass Bike.  This is amusing, because they use our
> list.  It is also amusing, because our (CM) methodology only consists of a
> time and a place.
>
> There are many posters to the list that no longer ride CM because of CM's
> ununified behaviour born from the methodology.
>
> So, since we are complaining about Mass Bike, and I like to be amused, I
> have the following:  When has Mass Bike succesfully gathered 150 bikers
> who
> generally didn't know each other in advance?  And, who also didn't show up
> with their bikes on a car mounted bike rack.
>
> Debate and flame away party people !!
>
>
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