General Cycling Discussion - 800th Thread

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Rich
10-10-01, 04:16 AM
Geeeez,

This place really has taken off in the last 6 months...so nice to talk to so many new people...may Bikeforums go from strength to strength!!! :thumbup:

Pleasure to know you all!!!!!!!

Rich

Chris L
10-10-01, 04:49 AM
800 threads! :eek: . I remember a time when this place didn't have 800 posts in total. Damn it's come a long way!
Matadon
10-10-01, 10:08 AM
I'm anticipating it'll only get bigger; maybe I should have a special "BikeForums" jersey made and wear it to the next Critical Mass in San Fransisco. :D

D*Alex
10-10-01, 10:52 AM
ummm.....:confused:
I'm not sure how some of us would feel about that kind of publicity. I really don't think that the anti-establishment radicals running critical mass are really very well liked by most members here.
Please take it off if you get arrested, or if you a photographed by the media making obscene gestures and/or throwing things at the police.
Matadon
10-10-01, 02:21 PM
Originally posted by D*Alex
ummm.....:confused:

I'm not sure how some of us would feel about that kind of publicity. I really don't think that the anti-establishment radicals running critical mass are really very well liked by most members here.

Please take it off if you get arrested, or if you a photographed by the media making obscene gestures and/or throwing things at the police.

Some people never appreciate my oddball sense of humor... :D
cabledonut
10-10-01, 03:04 PM
nah matadon, i say go for it! get on that critical mass ride! some people are too serious on these boards, mentioning no names, d*alex! maybe those u.s critical mass rides are a little different than the ones here? throwing stones at police? does it go that far?

cabledonut.
RonH
10-10-01, 03:37 PM
Rich,
you're almost up with Pete and Chris. :D
Keep it up.
Rich
10-11-01, 01:22 AM
Originally posted by RonH
Rich,
you're almost up with Pete and Chris. :D
Keep it up.

Hehe..thanks Ron..

I'll have to be here for a few weeks constant to catch up with those guys...

It's a pleasure to 'know' you Ron!

Rich :D
D*Alex
10-11-01, 06:12 AM
....or my sense of humour, either!
Here in the US, critical mass demonstrations usually attract the same crowd of anarchists and rabble seen in recent years trashing Seattle's downtown or Quebec City's downtown during the "G8" world meetings. On their best days, the reason for the rides is merely to tie up as much traffic as they possible(especially the group in San Francisco) on friday afternoons. Once, they ran handlebar-to-handlebar across the golden gate bridge at 5 mph, then back again!
These people are not trying to further the use of bicyles, but rather are using the bicycle as a method of public irritation. I've read stories recently of increased motorist hostility towards cyclists in and around the bay area, and I would bet that critical mass is the reason why this is happening.
Don't let these clueless radicals hijack our favourite pastime!