Joburg Critical Mass

[skidd]

There is a critical mass ride happening in downtown Joburg on Friday 11 March 2011 at 19h00 at Mary Fitzgerald Square. Sould be fun, and Joburg is LONG overdue for a monthly critical mass ride. I'm not organising it, I just heard about it, but I will be there. Lets try get as many people there as possible.

[rock]

shouldn't it happen on the last friday of the month like every other city on the world?

 

either way only dead fish follow the stream, so good luck, enjoy it.....

[perry]

Ive looked around on the net for this but dont see anything.

[skidd]

here is the rsvp hyperlink on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162121940504715

[Shebeen]

Ive looked around on the net for this but dont see anything.

 

reading the first line of the wikipedia entry generally a good place to start

"Critical Mass is a bicycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.^[1]"

 

 

My link

[jmaccelari]

I'll be quite outspoken here: a lot of people who would like to ride (me included) will be in C T for the Argus. The date is really daft....

[Minion]

I'll be quite outspoken here: a lot of people who would like to ride (me included) will be in C T for the Argus. The date is really daft....

I agree

[skidd]

I agree

timing is bad. hopefully its a start

[Tumbleweed]

timing is bad. hopefully its a start

 

There was a previous attempt at this and it was poorly advertised.

[skidd]

There was a previous attempt at this and it was poorly advertised.

Nobody has said it's a bad idea, but everyone has a problem with it. Wrong day of the month. Wrong month of the year. It has failed in the past. So what? It mustn't happen in Joburg? Whatever it is going to be tonight, it may be a start and I'm going to check it out. If it's good, it may be better for next month. And it may even happen on the last Friday of the month, like it says it should in Wikipedia. Or it may not. I don't care which Friday, but I do care that it happens. Every city in the world should have one.

[Tumbleweed]

Nobody has said it's a bad idea, but everyone has a problem with it. Wrong day of the month. Wrong month of the year. It has failed in the past. So what? It mustn't happen in Joburg? Whatever it is going to be tonight, it may be a start and I'm going to check it out. If it's good, it may be better for next month. And it may even happen on the last Friday of the month, like it says it should in Wikipedia. Or it may not. I don't care which Friday, but I do care that it happens. Every city in the world should have one.

 

You read me wrong. I think it's a great idea and would like to participate, but I knew nothing about it until now. Please take pics and post a report over the weekend. Maybe it'll get some momentum going.

[skidd]

You read me wrong. I think it's a great idea and would like to participate, but I knew nothing about it until now. Please take pics and post a report over the weekend. Maybe it'll get some momentum going.

Definitely will. I hope its good

[Tumbleweed]

Definitely will. I hope its good

 

Have fun!

 

TitusTi started one in CT. Do a search for his ride threads.

[LeTurbo]

Good news - yeah, every city should have one! Hope it gains great momentum up in Joburg.I try to do the CT ones regularly, but it's not sooooo lekker in winter at 6:45. Here are a few shots from one ride (October, I think) last year from my good friend Dave.

[skidd]

Ok so there were 4 people there. Not much mass. Still needs to happen though. If we had to organise a first official Joburg critical mass for 29 April or 27 May, how many people would be interested? And any ideas for routes?

[Moolz]

Subsribed!

I would be keen!