Critical Mass Friday // LA & LB

DESCIPTION:
Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road.

The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992 and quickly spread to cities all over the world.

Critical Mass has a different flavor from city to city -- there's a big variety in size, respect of traffic laws (or lack thereof), interaction with motorists, and intervention by police. So if you want to know more about Critical Mass, you'll really need to find out what your local ride is like.

Critical Mass has no leaders, and no central organization licenses rides. In every city that has a CM ride, some locals simply picked a date, time, and location for the ride and publicized it, and thus the ride was born.

CM is an idea and an event, not an organization.

Some CM riders try to tie up traffic as much as possible and be otherwise confrontational with motorists. Such riders are missing the point about Critical Mass. CM is a celebration of cycling, not a war against motorists. CM is about asserting our right to the road, not denying others their right to the road. Those who want to play juvenile games are encouraged to stay at home instead.

Who? Cyclist, Bike-owners, Bicycle Enthusiasts
What? Los Angeles & Long Beach Critical Mass
Where? Los Angeles Critical Mass meets at Wilshire/Western // Long Beach Commuter Bike Station; 105 The Promenade, Long Beach, CA 90802
When? Last Friday of EVERY month, 7 PM
Why? Because they love bicycles


LOS ANGELES

Date:
Friday, September 29, 2006
Repeat Type:
Monthly,Days=-1FR
Time:
6:00pm-8:00pm PDT
Duration:
2 hours
Category:
road (slower)
Created by:
Lars Lehtonen
Directions:
Los Angeles Critical Mass meets at Wilshire/Western
Updated:
Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:21pm GMT

LONG BEACH

Date:
Friday, September 29, 2006
Repeat Type:
Monthly,Days=-1FR
Time:
7:00pm-9:00pm PDT
Duration:
2 hours
Category:
road (slower)
Created by:
Lars Lehtonen
Updated:
Saturday, September 23, 2006 10:42pm GMT
Event URL:
http://www.myspace.com/lbcritmass
Directions:
Long Beach Commuter Bike Station;
105 The Promenade, Long Beach, CA 90802
Map URL: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/joebiker1326/critmass.gif
Event Contact:
Contact Email: lbcritmass@yahoo.com]

for more info:
Bike Boom

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