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Comment by Davo on November 30, 2010 at 4:46am

Thanks for the responce. Its always hard for me to make it to the winter masses cuz when its cold I don't want to wait around for mass to start. I guess that makes me a fair-weather masser. I usually don't get back on them untill March at the earliest. Maybe this year I'll try a winter one though.

Comment by Andrew Bedno on November 29, 2010 at 9:25am

I had imagined over 150 looking back from the head once we got moving on Michigan, but if 100 were counted I'll believe it. We ended at Diversey+Clark with maybe 40 happy cyclists. I'd love to hear the stories of how we lost many, being worried that Michigan traffic stopped the larger bikes.

The map I threw together hours before mass was based on Payton's Nov 2000 one, heavily shortened for predicted cold. My pals dressed for 29F and windy. So the cold was discouraging, but I feel we also always have problems when other events fill the plaza.

The police presence was indeed overkill. A cruiser corked every turn most of the way (which required racing ahead past us on straight stretches). And more than 6 bike officers (a 1:16 ratio?). Maybe they were being cautious about possible anti-consumerist protest intent, and were panicky at Michigan and Oak that we might enter LSD, but maybe mainly they were just trying to expedite us to be done with it.

We were slow at first (note to self: Michigan is always a crawl, could've tried State), but thanx to the small mass and cold weather I tried to keep us faster than usual later. On the protest point I gotta say, we went to the right places yet saw few throngs of shoppers.

There's a (rough) GPS trace of the ride at http://massup.us/ccm/r

Comment by Bob Kastigar on November 29, 2010 at 8:28am

It was the smallest ride in above-freezing temps in at least 6 years

The official temperature was 30 degrees at 6 PM - below freezing.

I know - I have a lotta cookies left over!

Comment by Davo on November 29, 2010 at 5:47am

did the ride happen? I had a friend that was at daily plaza and didn't see sny other riders. If it did happen, what time did it leave?

Comment by rik on November 23, 2010 at 8:41am

bring a sign!
Say something.
It is also "Buy Nothing Day 2010"

Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on November 22, 2010 at 10:42am

BLACK FRIDAY RIDE THIS FRIDAY! So what's the plan?

Comment by Andrew Bedno on October 28, 2010 at 1:51pm

(don't know why I'm so nervous to announce) I plan to be broadcasting as usual on http://massup.us (the text messaging chat thing). But I just added a slew of new features, including an auto-responder for location, weather, chatter, etc. Been running OK a few weeks, tested on iPhones, T-Mobile, Verizon. Should be considered beta, but please give it a whirl so I can get more providers confirmed working.
Bottom line: text ? to ccm@massup.us
Also responds to 773-33-MASS-8 (773-336-2778) but I'd rather use the email, since everyone's phone seems to be able to text to an email these days. More info: http://massup.us/m

Comment by Barbra Mann on September 13, 2010 at 1:46pm

Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on August 29, 2010 at 5:35am

Ah so an automobile operator was arrested. Anyone arrested for suspected possession?

Comment by Mike Zumwalt on August 29, 2010 at 5:26am

I'm thinking someone got arrested at North and Wells? Some guy in a a 2000ish Honda? came out of the alley just past Halsted and nearly hit me as he went around the "corker" then actually did run into one if not 2 or 3 bikes then it looked like he got punched in the face, that's when the cops showed up, and we were herded.

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