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Bike Film Festival started today.
'Bumped' into a lovely person on monday while attending the Avaaz.org climate change wake up call in parliament square. She enquired of me the meaning behind bikespotters.com printed on my t-shirt as she was interested in meeting up with other people in the bike world. Only recently arrived from Madrid she was still finding her way around and I was able to help her with information and a conversation developed that was really wide reaching in content and depth. The basis of which was our collective concern for the planet and our people on it.
We spoke of many events and places where bike people gathered and shared their common interest, one being this months Critical Mass meeting on friday.
With the promise of accompanying her to the event we exchanged details. Since then ,what with dealing with other matters it would appear the better choice of event for her and others would be to follow the BFF activities this week. Much to do and see. Very likely that is where bikespotters.com will be. Check it out.

Critical Mass de septembrie

Scriam acum cateva zile aici despre Critical Mass, o plimbare în masă cu bicicletele, care are loc de obicei în ultima zi de vineri a fiecărei luni, în mai multe oraşe de pe glob.

Vreau sa readuc in atentie evenimentul si sa anunt masa critica de vineri, 25 septembrie, ora 18:00. Plecarea se face din Copou (rond agronomie). Fara emisii, fara zgomot... doar miscare, libertate si mobilitate!

via criticalmassiasi.blogspot.com

PROMO: IaşiBIKE, Ciclişti din toate colţurile Iaşului... uniţi-vă!

Kritikus tömeg, nagy szellemekkel

Sokak szerint kevesebben voltunk a téren ma, mint a korábbi Critical Mass-felvonulásokon, de szerintem valami érzékcsalódásról lehet szó, mert a bringás-görkoris felvonulók létszáma most is annyi volt, mint korábban. Más kérdés, hogy míg a fővárosi felvonulásokon többszörösére duzzadt az induló évben megszámlált tömeg, addig mi lényegében nem tudtuk elérni ezt a megsokszorozást.

Aztán fura volt Orosházáról hazajönni, el is érzékenyültem egy kicsit, nem szép dolog, de nem a város miatt, hanem csináltam egy számvetést, hogy vajon ez a város kapott-e tőlem igazán valamit az elmúlt húsz évben. Arra jutottam, hogy lényegében nem sokat, de ha másra nem is, de talán ezekre a bringás napokra - ami már a kilencedik volt - talán egy kicsit büszke lehetek...

Critical Mass

Masa Critică este o plimbare în masă cu bicicletele, care are loc de obicei în ultima zi de vineri a fiecărei luni, în mai multe oraşe de pe glob.

Evenimentul nu are nici un mesaj oficial, cu toate că este în general înţeles ca un efort de a promova mijloacele alternative de transport (nemotorizate) şi de a atrage atenţia asupra problemelor de siguranţă a ciclistilor atunci când sunt nevoiţi să împartă drumul cu traficul motorizat.

Filosofia generală din spatele acestui eveniment este exprimată în sloganul „Noi nu blocam traficul; noi facem parte din trafic.", iar evenimentele de tip Masa Critică sunt auto-organizate, noncomerciale şi noncompetitive.

Primul astfel de eveniment a avut loc în San Francisco, vineri, 25 septembrie, 1992, la ora 18 şi a avut 48 de participanti. Mişcarea a început să se numească "Critical Mass" începând cu al doilea eveniment de vineri, 30 octombrie 1992 (85 de participanţi). Numele său a fost adoptat ca nume general pentru toate evenimentele de acest tip care au început să apară în aceeaşi perioadă şi în alte oraşe. Se estimează că evenimente de tipul Masa Critică au loc în peste 325 de oraşe din lume.

Mai multe informatii puteti citi aici.

Critical Mass se desfasoara si in Iasi, "fara emisii, fara zgomot... doar miscare, libertate si mobilitate!", asa cum ne este prezentat pe criticalmassiasi.blogspot.com.

via @nykoss

PROMO: service de biciclete, invata sa ai singur grija de bicicleta ta

Critical Mass San Francisco - August 2009

Every last Friday of the month, there's a critical mass event in San Francisco. Many cyclists gather by and we just mass cycle throughout the city.  Lots of fun and good exercise (but many angry motorists) at the blocked traffic and all.

     

A weekend of magic

via flickr.com

I think it's safe to say that the 16th Street Station in San Francisco is one of the fugliest BART stations in the network; however, one of the highlights of my FABULOUS weekend was snapping this shot during our wait for the train to Berkeley in said station.

→ The full photo set

Also this weekend I came across this wonderful troupe of street performers in front of Cliff's Variety in the Castro District. Here is one of their songs.

Finally, I highly recommend scoping out the margaritas at Velvet Cantina. The bartenders alone are worth the visit.

Critical Mass January

Yeah - one less car. Come and join the ride.

Critical Mass December

The next Critical Mass is happening on the 26th of Dec. A lot many riders will be out on the TFN, but there are probably enough in Bangalore to get the point across :)

Critical Mass July 2008 Video... Cycling Band..

San Francisco Critical Mass Bike Ride - July 2008