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

[. nevele]

i have a few more pics on my phone of the fountain, including one where i accidentally put it in to panorama mode without really knowing how that works on my phone. it looks cool, but it also looks like i reeeally wanted to have a pic with the same girl in it 3 times.. =p i also have one of the mass before it took off. i generally don't take pics during the ride after a ride during which a guy tried to take a pic of us going under mass ave., hit a pothole, and totally ate pavement. just kinda stuck with me..
 
jb> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:56:01 -0400> From: dwhitlow at mit.edu> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Fwd: [massbike] Open letter to the Cycling Community> > 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> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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_>> >>> >> _______________________________________________> >> Boston Critical Mass mailing list> >> list at bostoncriticalmass.org> >> http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list> >> To unsubscribe email list-unsubscribe at bostoncriticalmass.org> >> >> > ________________________________> > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. Get> > started.> > _______________________________________________> > Boston Critical Mass mailing list> > list at bostoncriticalmass.org> > http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list> > To unsubscribe email list-unsubscribe at bostoncriticalmass.org> >> > > > -- > Thank you for your time,> Daniel Whitlow> _______________________________________________> Boston Critical Mass mailing list> list at bostoncriticalmass.org> http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list> To unsubscribe email list-unsubscribe at bostoncriticalmass.org
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