Critical Mass Honolulu

[Kimmitt]

Looking at Friday the 28th, meet behind the Capitol. Officially 4:30, but last month we really got going around 5 PM. Bring a camera, some water, and your aloha!

[CB HI]

Fellow Velocipedists:

I cannot describe it. I can only suppose that the media will cover this Mass, since traffic was snarled for miles and the police made a couple of (unsuccessful) attempts to stop (or break up or arrest, hard to tell) the Mass... It was fantastic. The best ever. ****ing wild and rude and unapologetic of its rudeness.

With more than 50 riders representing a good cross-section of the local bike folk, including fixies, couriers, freaks, college kids, coffee shop employees, small children, crackheads, homeless, hammerheads, mountain bikers, etc., the energy was positive, free-flowing, and anarchistic in the extreme. We made an initial loop around and through downtown, and then headed to Waikiki on King and then circled around by the zoo and then back on Beretania. I just got back so it was about a 2-hour Mass, not counting the half hour buildup. The Mass weaved in and out, blocked all lanes, Massing and thinning out and then Massing again, holding its own against everything and anything it came up against.

The prophetic words that were used in jest are probably best. It was a 'Violent Thugs' mass the like of which Honolulu has not seen in years.

The next one is going to be even better. I hope to see you all there (if anybody still reads this thing). FYI they are having it at 4:30 now, and meeting on the grass at the Hotel Street side of the capitol.
The Honolulu CM used to be a bunch of cyclist willing to obey the traffic laws. They just wanted to make the point that bikes are legal vehicles on the road. 99% of the motorist on the road seemed to support the legal riding of the group of cyclist as they passed each other.

Based on the above ride report and the inappropriate riding I saw on the Capital grounds before the actual ride began; it looks like the present CM riders are just a bunch of self centered anarchist asses.

How are you going to make things better for Honolulu cyclist by breaking the law and pissing off our legislators, cops and motorist (especially the ones that USED to treat cyclist with respect)?

[bryanhayn]

I hear Friday's CM was all fuct up. Anyone have any pics/videos of the event?

[Sprocket Man]

I hear Friday's CM was all fuct up. Anyone have any pics/videos of the event?
Try this thread: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=389427