Critical Mass - May '09

anyone going?
i'll be there with quite a few people from my course

I probably will.

defo.

Have these started getting busier yet? I went to one earlier in the year and it was pretty small?

Probably be there

def going, like to meet some of you who are into it, I will have a red sash on that says 'trains not planes' supporting the climate rush lot, who have been doing rushes-- picnics all over for awareness raising on climate change. http://www.climaterush.co.uk/ their next big one 1 may.
be on blue cat (check bournemouth and poole thread if you like to see peoples bikes)

Have these started getting busier yet? I went to one earlier in the year and it was pretty small?

i went last month and i think there were about 3 hundred people?

def going, like to meet some of you who are into it, I will have a red sash on that says 'trains not planes' supporting the climate rush lot, who have been doing rushes-- picnics all over for awareness raising on climate change. http://www.climaterush.co.uk/ their next big one 1 may.
be on blue cat (check bournemouth and poole thread if you like to see peoples bikes)

hmmm. not being rude but why don't you organize your own separate event. it really, really pisses me off that people hijack CM with their own political agendas.
i want to attend CM without people thinking i (or the event in itself actually) support climate change or freeing tibet or whatever else.

hmmm. not being rude but why don't you organize your own separate event. it really, really pisses me off that people hijack CM with their own political agendas.

+1

I voted with my feet and just don't bother going any more. I drop by the start (I work on Southbank) and occasionally have a pint or two with some familiar faces but then I disappear before it heads off.

More recently I've been getting trains to various Audaxes on the Friday night and unable to even do the above.

fair comment, Ive been going to c.mass for ages, the way i look at it is that many of these actions are coalescing towards action on climate change. If you personally dont believe that riding a bike has anything to do with that then all good.
Wheres the harm in more people on bikes? we all have our own reasons, noone owns it, no one can really predict it, its a carnival, thats the object of the mass as far as I can see.

I'll be there too, grey woodrup, pls say hello.

I might be there depending on certain factors, I will be going depending on how cheapy I can get there.

where do you guys normally hang out at the start? I'll try and introduce myself

http://www.climaterush.co.uk/ their next big one 1 may.

Actually 1st June.

doh, living life on fast forward, thanks for pointing out Oliver, look forward to meeting you there

fair comment, Ive been going to c.mass for ages, the way i look at it is that many of these actions are coalescing towards action on climate change. If you personally dont believe that riding a bike has anything to do with that then all good.
Wheres the harm in more people on bikes? we all have our own reasons, noone owns it, no one can really predict it, its a carnival, thats the object of the mass as far as I can see.

no critical mass is essentially about reclamation of streets and making more people bike aware (whether is accomplishes that is probably a different topic)
it's not saying it's not a worthy cause, i'm saying that it's not for you or anyone else to make the choice to attach their political belief to an event that is just about riding your bike. and i think it probably puts off a lot of people either joining in themselves or at least being civil on the roads that people because it just gives the whole thing this big stupid liberal, hippy agenda. i don't want people thinking that i 'vote green' or 'free tibet' or want prisons scrapped etc etc just because i'm riding my bike.
saying everyone has their own reasons is stupid too because if your 'reasons' are anything other than 'i really like riding my bike' then you shouldn't be there.
sorry, i don't like being a dick but it totally winds me up

lets talk about it tomoro, on bikes.

Yo, Rosmal - I might come down to pick up my wrench at the start and then shoot home. I'll text you tomorrow afternoon...

looks like fun..........c.mass aint worth getting stressed about though, just a load of dickheads on bikes, now climate change, thats a bit different though.
(huge vortex of worms opens up)

It is part and parcel of Critical Mass that these arguments are always had. If you participate in them, then you've bought into the idea, even if you think you're against it, whether you want to or not. :)

I am keen, will try to head there straight after work. Where in the park is the band shell where everyone is meeting?

I am keen, will try to head there straight after work. Where in the park is the band shell where everyone is meeting?

it starts on the south bank at Waterloo, next to the nft-- goes from there, just look for bikes

Really? The one I got via Facebooks says "Bring you bikes on down to Vic Park bandshell at 6:30. Ride leaves by 7pm. Route tba or help us decide on the group page!"

Is there more than one ride?

definately sun looks like it'll be out in force today
i'll be on my white cannondale <<<< say hello