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How does the "online source for Chicago biking" have very little to do with the Late Ride?

Are you hipsters too good to participate in such an event?

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on July 11, 2011 at 1:04am

Please explain to me why I should support a paid event that bills itself as a cyclists only chance to ride the city after midnight when I do just that every week?

 

the Late Ride is yet another cycling 'event; that works hard to make a larger gap between cyclists and those who don't ride.

Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on July 11, 2011 at 7:47am
I posted the event when I noticed it was coming up, but was disappointed to see that I had already missed the deadline to volunteer as I hadn't seen any notification of it prior to that. I didn't actually go to the ride because I was at another event.

The great thing about the Chainlink is that anyone can post content to promote a ride or event. Lots of organizations or individuals use Chainlink to find volunteers or participants for their events.
Permalink Reply by Laura on July 11, 2011 at 7:58am
Maybe the question should be, why didn't the L.A.T.E. ride use chainlink to get their info out to cyclists? As stated before anyone can post an event or start a forum, but they decided not to use the Chainlink to promote their event.
Permalink Reply by Ed on July 11, 2011 at 8:32am

 

"Are you hipsters too good to participate in such an event?"

 

Does this mean I am a hipster now?  Cool....but I am probably the oldest one!

Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on July 11, 2011 at 8:44am

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 11, 2011 at 8:45am

Every night is late ride.  Why would I spend money doing what I do any night for free?

 

After this outburst/troll post I'm even less copacetic about this Late Ride thing.  What more do these guys want?  It was listed on the calender and in posts.  Sounds like herpyderpy to me. 

notoriousDUG said:

Please explain to me why I should support a paid event that bills itself as a cyclists only chance to ride the city after midnight when I do just that every week?

 

the Late Ride is yet another cycling 'event; that works hard to make a larger gap between cyclists and those who don't ride.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 11, 2011 at 8:47am

New word of the day: copacetic

I had to look that one up. Nice!

James Baum said:

Every night is late ride.  Why would I spend money doing what I do any night for free?

 

After this outburst/troll post I'm even less copacetic about this Late Ride thing.  What more do these guys want?  It was listed on the calender and in posts.  Sounds like herpyderpy to me. 

notoriousDUG said:

Please explain to me why I should support a paid event that bills itself as a cyclists only chance to ride the city after midnight when I do just that every week?

 

the Late Ride is yet another cycling 'event; that works hard to make a larger gap between cyclists and those who don't ride.

Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 11, 2011 at 8:50am
Ed, your my favorite Hipster. Now stop showering so you fit in. Maybe try a pair of purple pants that are far to tight! ;-)
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 11, 2011 at 8:54am

Thank you for the plaudit.  

 

You must not have been around in the 80's because that word was so over-used back then that I didn't realize there were people who hadn't heard it.   I forget how old I am sometimes.

Duppie said:

New word of the day: copacetic

I had to look that one up. Nice!

James Baum said:

Every night is late ride.  Why would I spend money doing what I do any night for free?

 

After this outburst/troll post I'm even less copacetic about this Late Ride thing.  What more do these guys want?  It was listed on the calender and in posts.  Sounds like herpyderpy to me. 

notoriousDUG said:

Please explain to me why I should support a paid event that bills itself as a cyclists only chance to ride the city after midnight when I do just that every week?

 

the Late Ride is yet another cycling 'event; that works hard to make a larger gap between cyclists and those who don't ride.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 11, 2011 at 9:04am
I was thinking about this discussion this morning.

I remember 6 or 7 years ago doing the ride (before I rode more than once a couple of times a summer) and loving it . It was the first organized ride that I had done (outside of critical mass which is a group ride but a little different) and I loved. Riding through the night and not having to worry about red lights was awesome.

It may cater to less experienced riders and suburban folk and the organizers or volunteers didn't post the ride or ask for volunteers (thanks jami for posting it a few days ago), but it does get people to tune up their bikes and ride around and see our awesome city.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 11, 2011 at 9:26am

I see the draw here for the inexperienced rider.  Letting someone else do the thinking/organizing might be the prefered way to go for a rider with less experience and little knowledge of the city for a dark late night ride in unknown territory.

 

The issue is that many of the people here are regular riders.  We don't need much of an excuse to ride  Heck we ride to work and ride for errands and ride to the bar (or hangout) and back after all that.  The whole idea of having to sign up and pay to go for a ride is sort of silly for many of us.  Riding is just what we do and we don't need to have our hands held to do it.  I'm not sure about other people but the whole idea of having to "sign up" and fill out forms and releases and pay money just go for a ride to be a little bit on the obtrusive/ridiculous side for me -if not outright offensive.  If one wants to ride in a group then Critical Mass is FREE and doesn't have all that authoritarian rigid structure that the pay-to-ride events have. 

 

Maybe that is just the anarchist/anti-authoritarian in me -or the Dutch spirit of a bike just being basic transportation where one just gets on it and RIDES.  Sort of like a car.  Most people don't need to sign up for a hand-holding session to drive downtown or out to Uncle Fred's place to have dinner.  Most people just jump in a car and go.  Riding a bike is the same thing -without the trip to the gas station.  If people want to hang out then just meet and hang out and maybe ride around then just DO THAT.  Wha's with all the sign-up sheets and entrance fees?   I do understand the part about trying to raise money but would it be so hard to just have it be an open ride and have some guys with a bucket collecting cash zipping around the ride?  

 

Maybe it's just me.  I hate structure ;)

Julie Hochstadter said:

I was thinking about this discussion this morning.

I remember 6 or 7 years ago doing the ride (before I rode more than once a couple of times a summer) and loving it . It was the first organized ride that I had done (outside of critical mass which is a group ride but a little different) and I loved. Riding through the night and not having to worry about red lights was awesome.

It may cater to less experienced riders and suburban folk and the organizers or volunteers didn't post the ride or ask for volunteers (thanks jami for posting it a few days ago), but it does get people to tune up their bikes and ride around and see our awesome city.
Permalink Reply by Ed on July 11, 2011 at 9:34am
<----- is really Jesse Juwana  (just wanted to be known as a hipster)

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