[*BCM*] Fwd: [massbike] Open letter to the Cycling Community

[Daniel Whitlow]

For people without facebook or people too lazy to sign on, here's the link:

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v310/205/124/1022199047/n1022199047_115207_3704.jpg

Out of curiousity, does anybody else have any pictures from that ride?
Was hoping for a few to remember my first CM by.

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:43 PM, . nevele <symboliceon at hotmail.com> wrote:
> regarding all of the negative things being said regarding CM (trust me, i
> have plenty of my own negative feedback) i'd just like everyone to see what
> happened at the end of the last ride, unfortunately i think you need a
> facebook membership to see it:
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=115207&id=1022199047
>
> organized rides don't end like this; they don't randomly end up at the
> fountain in the christian science church park with some folks riding around
> it, and some riding inside the plooms (plumes? damnit.) of water. ofcourse
> the 30 or so of us who were left were promptly kicked the hell out by
> "security" but you just can't write that shit.
>
> unorganized, chaotic rides like CM aren't necessarily supposed to be about
> political gain, sometimes it's just about personal experiences.
>
> i remember my first ride.. it was like magic. i was riding this BMX that i
> was scared as shit to ride around the city (had my first dooring experience
> on that lil guy) and the mass made me feel empowered. then i ditched that
> bike and got a big ol' trek mtb and rode the mass a bunch of times, feeling
> more and more empowered each time. eventually the rear axle on that beast
> snapped and cracked the frame so i ended up with my fixie Moto a couple
> years ago.
>
> point being that the origin of the confidence i have while slicing through
> traffic like a ripping hot chefs knife through warm butter is critical mass
> and i teach others what i have learned. without the fun, sorta rebelious
> nature of CM, i feel as tho a lot of folks just wouldn't ride.
>
> jb
>
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>> From: jym at econet.org
>> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
>> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:13:54 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Fwd: [massbike] Open letter to the Cycling Community
>>
>> =v= Oh joy, another "Critical Mass Needs To End" opinion, on a
>> Seattle blog:
>>
>> http://seattlest.com/2008/07/28/seattle_critical_mass_needs_to_end.php
>>
>> Naturally, it proceeds from false premises.
>>
>> =v= Critical Mass is turning 16 in a few months. Old enough
>> to drive, but smart enough not to.
>> <_Jym_>
>>
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Thank you for your time,
Daniel Whitlow