well, my first critical mass was fun :) the ride took us from the city, through the car park at the crown casino, past the melbourne international motor show at the exhibition centre, then across the citylink tolled bolte bridge. where we stood and waved our bikes around, and waved at the media choppers that were following us. some of the motorists thought it was excellent, some were amused, some were patient, some glared, and some yelled abuse. i like the fact that things like this ride happen. and watching the security guards get all stirred up at every place we cycled near (and through) was pretty amusing. although online newspaper reports about it are labelling it as a protest – according to the abc: “The group, which calls itself Critical Mass, was protesting against society’s reliance on cars and the shortage of bike lanes on major roads.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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