CRITICAL MASS Melbourne - 8th Birthday Ride - Fri 28/11



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Cyclists and skaters will reclaim Melbourne's streets! THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

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On Friday November 28, hundreds of Critical Massers will celebrate CM Melbourne's 8th Birthday.
We'll be cycling and skating around Melbourne's CBD & inner suburbs. Why? Because BIKES ARE FUN (&
skates are fun too)!

Critical Mass invites all cyclists and skaters to join the party, as we escape inCARceration and
celebrate pollution-free transport. Come along to our party on wheels, and help us show Melbourne a
better way to get around. The ride is not a race -- we travel together simply to enjoy the comfort
and safety of the car-free space we create. We move at a gentle pace, and skaters have no difficulty
keeping up. Conversation between participants is plentiful.

Melbourne is choking on its obsession with cars -- we're about sustainable transport and sustainable
cities. We're a celebration of human-powered transport, and a glimpse of what life could be like in
a people-oriented society. A Critical Mass ride does not block traffic -- We ARE traffic. Be open to
new ideas!

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CRITICAL MASS 8th Birthday Ride/Skate

5.30pm Friday, November 28 Meet at the State Library, cnr Swanston Walk & LaTrobe St All cyclists &
skaters welcome - Bring your friends! Cost: FREE!

http://www.criticalmass.org.au/
 
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 03:14:29 GMT, Juz <[email protected]> wrote:

>Cyclists and skaters will reclaim Melbourne's streets! THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
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Featuring me on a crazy bike! If I can get through the whole thing and fall off only half a dozen
times, I'll be chuffed!
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> Cyclists and skaters will reclaim Melbourne's streets! THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
>
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>
> On Friday November 28, hundreds of Critical Massers will celebrate CM Melbourne's 8th Birthday.
> We'll be cycling and skating around Melbourne's CBD & inner suburbs. Why? Because BIKES ARE FUN (&
> skates are fun too)!
>
> Critical Mass invites all cyclists and skaters to join the party, as we escape inCARceration and
> celebrate pollution-free transport. Come along to our party on wheels, and help us show Melbourne
> a better way to get around. The ride is not a race -- we travel together simply to enjoy the
> comfort and safety of the car-free space we create. We move at a gentle pace, and skaters have no
> difficulty keeping up. Conversation between participants is plentiful.
>
> Melbourne is choking on its obsession with cars -- we're about sustainable transport and
> sustainable cities. We're a celebration of human-powered transport, and a glimpse of what life
> could be like in a people-oriented society. A Critical Mass ride does not block traffic -- We ARE
> traffic. Be open to new ideas!
>
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>
> CRITICAL MASS 8th Birthday Ride/Skate
>
> 5.30pm Friday, November 28 Meet at the State Library, cnr Swanston Walk & LaTrobe St All cyclists
> & skaters welcome - Bring your friends! Cost: FREE!

I'll be there... bringing the family too! DS
 
Arr me hearties,
it was grand, wearing a DIY Pirate costume + my old 17 old goth boots on spd pedals...
Anyway, there were kids in trailers, kids in bob trailers, dawgs, single speeders, trials lads, recumbents, commuters, on-bike sound systems, all various hues of the cycling rainbow, plus the added bonus of visiting the multi-level carpark in Little Collins St. DFM rode his brilliant pixie bike, I almost fell off mine several times due to footware. Post ride drinkies at the Standard much fun. Est. the ride numbers at 300-400.

BTW, hello Fred N., nice suggestion of a "ride thru" of Abbotsford Cycles while the mass was at Swan/Hoddle intersection. Do you want a soft serve with that?:D
 
492 riders

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"cfsmtb" <spam@spameggs&spam.com.vic> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Arr me hearties, it was grand, wearing a DIY Pirate costume + my old 17 old goth boots on spd
> pedals... Est. the ride numbers at 300-400.
 
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 09:33:39 +1100, "Dallas Goldburg" <[email protected]> wrote:

>492 riders
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>D

OK, how on earth do you know that?
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DFM
 
>> 492 riders
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> OK, how on earth do you know that?
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> DFM

Easy. Someone who is a friend of ours stood by the side of Londsale St with a "clicker" and
counted everyone as they went past. This was about 2 blocks from the start when the Mass was at
its most Massive.

DS
 
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