TitusTi Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 We?re gonna be having the second Critical Mass on Friday the 26th of September, that?s next Friday. If you don?t know what Critical Mass is use Google, basically we?re gonna be joining the global fight against the automobile and the creation of a viable bicycle transport network (don?t get me started).<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />The first Critical Mass was held on the 5th of this month, it wasn?t so much a critical mass as the critical 4, now I?m not blaming you lot for not pitching due to the weather delay from the previous weekend, but the lot of you sure as hell had better pitch this damn time! The details are as such: We meet at the Baxter at 06:40 to depart at 06:45, then we meet another group at the bottom of Long Street at 07:15. From there we do short round trip through the Waterfront and back through Greenpoint and then once back to town we can disperse in the various directions we need to.A few notes: 1. Dress Casual, we?re trying to show that commuting isn?t just for lycra clad freaks.2. This isn?t a training ride so don?t treat it as such. And lastly, see you all there, vive le revolution!
slowpoke Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 TitusTi, why not wait 1 week and do it on National Commute on your Scoot day???? In light of the National Transport month of October and the National Commute on your scoot day the 3rd October 2008' date=' Think Bike (www.thinkbike.co.za) will be campaigning for a huge nationwide awareness drive with their coffee stop challenge.Think Bike will be hosting a ?Join us for a cuppa? before work across the country.We formally invite you and your club members to join us at one of the following Locations for a cuppa and some intense bike talk before work on the 3rd October at one of the following locations. JUMPSTART Centurion !!!Cuppa Cafe- The Gables - Centurion - c/o Hendrik Verwoerd Dr & Galway AveCafe Chez PFormula 1 HotelAlbertonSt Austell rdTel (011) 907 8430 Halfway CuppaMr BojanglesCorporate Park South Old Pretoria Road Midrand.Kickstart _ East RandSizzling SchwarmasIsando Junction.From R24W heading to Jhb, take Barbara Rd offramp, turn right over highway, 2nd robot at Shell garage turn left, first robot right and the complex entrance is a few metres to your left(opposite KFC drive through).RenegadesCafe Francesca (At the bakery)same centre as Mosskays Jan Smuts aveGatvol Coffee Steers Take Away Shell Ultra City M1 south bound.Weskoppies - Skinny's ShopTank GirlsClearview Motor Village 21 Tugela Ave Florida Glen RoodepoortKopdoodCafe NescafeCheckers squareNaivasha rdSunninghillJust off Rivonia rdSparrow's Coffee _ SlaapStadThe Quaffery (www.thequaffery.co.za), Think Bike will also be having some great launches and would love to promote cycling as an attractive alternative transport and sport.Sincerely,Blackie SwartChairman ? Think Bike.Think Bike is a Non Profit Volunteer driven Organisation who?s core objective is ?Raising Awareness ? Saving Lives?[/quote']
TitusTi Posted September 19, 2008 Author Posted September 19, 2008 Becasue Critical Mass is an international event that happens around the world on the last friday of every month.
Tumbleweed Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 You're not helping! sorry, would this pic make up for it? it's taken in budapest yesterday, by "members" of a critical mass ride in support of international car free day.
Sean Badenhorst Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 Critical Mass? Looks more like Critical Mess! WTF are they doing? It's people like that who give us a bad reputation.
Aedon Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 TitusAre there plans for a group coming from Tableview?Maybe to meet in town.
Red Zone Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 Ok after doing some research on the Critical Mass initiative I have decided that I will be taking part on Friday, anything to boost the numbers. This sort of ride needs to have a decent number of people taking part. I would think a group of 100 would start to make an impact. We all want to make our streets safer and this is an ideal way to get the message across, and for the moment we actualy have a Mayor in CT who will listen to us.
TheLegend Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 I know a different critical mass, which doesn't aim at peaceful demonstration of bicycle transport though. At cycle messenger events, once it's dark and the spirits high you get a big mob of crazy asses and just hit town. Disobey anything and just go for it. If the bunch is big enough all the police can do is actually stopping the traffic for you! Different, but also nice...and more critical. So lets get tooHot!!! in the front and hit it off
Red Zone Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 An informal sunday afternoon crit in the city centre would be a blast, the city is pretty vacant anyway.
TitusTi Posted September 23, 2008 Author Posted September 23, 2008 Titus Are there plans for a group coming from Tableview?Maybe to meet in town. No plans, if you want hook up a group from that side, please do, by all means.
Red Zone Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 I will be riding back to the start after the ride, if anyone is put off by being stranded in the City on their own.
TitusTi Posted September 23, 2008 Author Posted September 23, 2008 Oh yeah, forgot to say, I work in Kenilworth so I have to come back out of town after as well. That way we can do it both ways.
TitusTi Posted September 25, 2008 Author Posted September 25, 2008 Okay boys and girls, see you all in the morning. Lets make it happen.
Aedon Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Titus Are there plans for a group coming from Tableview?Maybe to meet in town. No plans' date=' if you want hook up a group from that side, please do, by all means.[/quote'] Anybody from the Tableview, Blouberg area, lets meet at the Bayside robot at 6.15
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