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Critical Mass 2010

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Critical Mass 2011

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Category:Sports & Active Life When:Friday, February 26, 2010 6:30 pm
Add to Calendar Where:Wilshire and Western Metro Station
3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90005
Los Angeles, CA 90005
How:Official Website
Cost:Free Submitted by: Andrea Z. See all of Andrea Z.'s events » What/Why:Los Angeles Critical Mass rides through the city of Los Angeles, exerting our right under California Law to ride bicycles on the street.

This is a easy-paced ride. Be Courteous to Drivers. We ride to have fun.
We ride to eliminate the hate against bicyclists.

Fixed-gear fast riders are encouraged to cork intersections then ride up to the front of the pack and cork again.

Though LAPD has been mostly tolerant of our rides, we don't want to provoke them. Since this is a night ride, you might want to get a rear red blinking light and a front white blinking light. If they (LAPD) tell us to stop at the red lights, we should stop. When they drive off, we can resort back to our old LA Critical Mass ways.

USC riders meet at Tommy Trojan 6:00pm, Ride to LACM at 6:30pm.

UCLA riders meet at the Bruin Bear 6:00pm, ride to LACM at 6:30pm

Westside/Culver City/Mar Vista/Palms riders meet at Crank Mob park (Venice Blvd and Canfield Ave)
6:00pm, ride to LACM at 6:30pm

818: Meet at Noho Station 6:30pm and ride Redline down to Vermont and Wilshire. Then ride to Wilshire and Western.

Glendale riders: Meet at Rally's (Brand Blvd and San Fernando Rd) 6:00pm, ride to LACM between 6:30 and 7pm.

Eastside, please use the Metro Gold Line, Blue Line and Red Line to get to the Wilshire and Western Metro station.

We ride through the land of cars...and spread the joy of bicyclism.

We don't need gasoline, just adrenaline.

Meet at 6:30 pm... ride leaves at 7:30 sharp!!!

Critical Mass

Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to ass right to the road right to the road. The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992 and quickly spread to cities al right to the road site attempts to be the most complete guide to all Critical Mass rides around the globe interaction with motorists, and intervention by police. So if you want to know more about Critical Mass, you'll real ride, if there is such a thing. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no central organization licenses rides. In every city that has a CM ride, some lo date, time, and location for the ride and publicized it, and thus the ride was born. CM is an idea and an event, not an organization. You can't write to "Critical Mass" -- certainly not by writing to CM is intended to be a celebration, not an opportunity to cause trouble. Those who want to try to tie up traffic the ride, not on the cars that also happen to be on the road.

About fixie

The fixie is the diminutive name given to a fixed-geared bicycle. The fixed-gears prevent the bike from coasting, meaning that the pedals are in constant motion rather than gears preventing pedal movement at any given time. The Fixie allows the rider to stop without the use of brakes, and also allows for rear movement, through the simple motion of pedaling backward.

Fixies have been in use for some time within the track cycling industry and velodromes. Many road racing cyclists have used fixies for their implied ability to aid in the development of a positive pedaling style while in training.

In the past, when cyclists and racers had only one bike, that bike was often changed throughout the seasons, stripped down to allow for fixie-style training and riding during the autumn and winter months and then rebuilt to racing standards for the spring and summer competitions.

Fixies are commonly used by those involved in bike polo, artistic cycling and cycle ball competitions. They can be found in greater numbers in the urban settings in North America, where much of their popularity can be traced to their use by bicycle messengers. Other urban dwellers, hipsters in particular, after being exposed to the bike messenger fixies, have begun using them as well.

Most, but not all, fixies are single-speed bicycles. There are some models on the market that offer the rider the ability to switch between two speeds. These models incorporate a "flip-flop" rear wheel hub; however, changing gears requires the removal and refitting of the rear wheel. <

The fixie offers both advantages and disadvantages over the use of a standard cycle. Many fixie cyclists simply find them more enjoyable to ride than their heavier free-wheel counterparts. Others cite the improved performance the lighter weight fixies offer under certain weather conditions, such as when the fixie is used in slippery conditions and allows the rider greater control since the back tire can provide better traction.

Fixies do offer a challenge when descending on hills or slopes, particularly for the inexperienced cyclist, but those with greater experience often find the fixie to be even better built for such conditions than the standard cycle. As fixies require the rider to continuously pedal, descent at steep angles requires faster and faster pedaling from the rider which can be a difficult or negative aspect of fixie riding for the less accomplished cyclist. More experienced fixie cyclists claim the fixie's use in such conditions actually encourages a better posture from the rider and greater cyclist/cycle engagement than is possible with a freewheel bike.

Many cyclists appreciate the fixie for its ability to aid in the development of a stronger and healthier pedaling style. As the fixie requires the rider to continuously pedal, cyclists often learn to incorporate greater pedaling efficiency and cycling stamina into their cycling style.

Many riders, unaccustomed to the fixie ride, will attempt to coast while riding a fixie, usually when they encounter obstacles in their path; however, coasting is impossible on a fixie and attempting to coast can actually be dangerous. Failing to engage the pedaling motion of a fixie at all times can lead to accidents, up to and including full loss of control of the cycle.

Fixies are available with and without brakes. Brakeless fixies are quite fashionable in some urban settings, with many riders believing the presence of brakes to be an unnecessary hindrance to their interaction with the cycle. Other riders believe the brakeless fixie to be geared toward those more concerned with trendy appearances rather than practical use.

As fixies require constant pedaling by the rider and failure to do so can put the rider and others around in harm's way, it is advisable that those new to fixie cycling have brakes installed on their bikes. Some may chose to lose the brakes later on down the road.

Regardless of the opinion on the matter of brakeless fixies, in many places throughout the United States, it is illegal to ride a brakeless bicycle on public roads and city streets. According to U.S. law, it is essential to the safety of the rider and the safety of others for the cyclist to be capable of utilizing brakes when necessary. Fixie cyclists should keep this in mind when determining the structure of their bikes.

All About the Fixie

All About the Fixie

My bike n Armandos bike

Security campus was bitching so we parked it in the other side lol take that u stupid bitch