Critical Mass: Chicago July 2011

Was fun at this last critical mass in July.  Was the first one I have been to. Did anyone else from the chainlink participate? Here is a pic from the ride.

Anyone else take any good pics from the critical mass in July?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on August 2, 2011 at 4:25pm
I had a ball too. No pics but I'd like to see some too. Any of my yellow trike / sound cycle? Any cool pictures at all?
Permalink Reply by Tim on August 2, 2011 at 4:44pm

I have a blog with the latest post showing all the video I made as well as links to other peoples videos that I have found for the July critical mass.

http://osnbiking.blogspot.com/

 

I will be adding to the end of that blog post for another day with more links etc.

Permalink Reply by Tim on August 2, 2011 at 5:03pm
I think that is you at the 10:13 minute mark in my 15+ minute video! Yellow shirt?
Permalink Reply by Tim on August 2, 2011 at 7:23pm
Being new to the critical mass ride in general, I didn't realize the potential for the riders splitting up and taking different courses like that. It sure was a surprise when I looked over the edge of that bridge and saw all those other riders! At first I had been disappointed when that group I was in was finished riding by in such a short period of time. Daley Plaza had seemed packed to the gills with riders at the start of the ride.
Permalink Reply by Davo on August 3, 2011 at 3:42am
You're the guy with the sound bike! Thanks for always bringing the music.

Ken Gray said:
I had a ball too. No pics but I'd like to see some too. Any of my yellow trike / sound cycle? Any cool pictures at all?
Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 3, 2011 at 8:41am

I was there. Ride seemed a little aggresive this time. Accura MDX running over that kids BMX, had a Buick bump my tire as I "rested" for a bit at an intersection, Red Bronco that complained about being nearly out of gas inching forward into the street as he had to get home were a few of the memorable cars along the way. 

 

Little pissed about the kid with no shirt and cap traveling with 2 young ladies that thought it was cool to take a valet traffic cone on Milwaukee Ave and deposit it on that poor woman's car. Seriously kid take your crap elsewhere.

Permalink Reply by Mark on August 3, 2011 at 9:23am
While there were the more riders, it seemed like it was more spread out this month.  This caused more cars (and 2 buses) to try and get through.  A lot of people got cut off when we came back downtown after turning from one-lane Lake St to 3-lane Wacker Drive.  We got split up at intersections, and some people quit and some, like me, were left to go down the Mag Mile by ourselves.  We finally caught up to a larger group on Clybourn.  The ride needs to be more "Massed Up".
Permalink Reply by Tim on August 3, 2011 at 9:40am
I agree that we needed to mass up more. I liked seeing so many people out there for this. That was a riot! But I don't recall having seen anyone get their bike ran over. Did anyone get a picture of that?
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on August 3, 2011 at 10:07am

I've noticed that the cops at the front are trying to push the mass head for whatever reasons.  Their stock holler/talking-point seems to be "KEEP IT MOVING" which seems to be applied to any and all situations.

 

KEEP IT MOVING - KEEP IT MOVING - KEEP IT MOVING!

 

It doesn't matter what the issue is.  Seems like they say that to anything -corkers, the head trying to mass up, anything.  

Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 3, 2011 at 10:12am
No pic of the incident but I got one of the driver and his licence plate.
Permalink Reply by Tim on August 3, 2011 at 10:21am
Are the cops gonna go after that guy or is he gonna get away with it? I was glad the cops had a presence there at the ride. But they were kinda responsible for the ride breaking into smaller parts sometimes? I saw them stop at some of the intersections and force the corkers to leave even though the bikers were still coming. I supposed that is why we needed to "mass up" more often.
Permalink Reply by Jason W on August 3, 2011 at 10:39am

That wasn't the only bike to get run over. See my discussion in the CCM group

 

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/criticalmassdiscussion

 

Tim said:

I agree that we needed to mass up more. I liked seeing so many people out there for this. That was a riot! But I don't recall having seen anyone get their bike ran over. Did anyone get a picture of that?

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