I have had a really really bad experience with the L.A.T.E. ride and I do not recommend it. I didn't do bike the drive and since it's during the day with more space and distance between drivers I wouldn't see a problem.

While I agree it's awesome to get everyone out and excited about bike riding (I'm a big advocate, always encouraging those around me and I live car free), many many many people on the LATE ride were either on bikes that were dangerous because of the lack of maintenance or people who barely knew how to ride. This is a huge mass of people and we were riding on the narrow trails and all over the place. I'm an experienced rider and I've rode several times with Critical Mass. Critical Mass gets a bad rap and I know some of it is justified but I felt much safer riding with Critical Mass then the LATE ride.

On the LATE ride another biker slammed into my friend, got up, looked at her on the ground as she was clearly in pain then grabbed his bike and fled. My friend chipped her elbow and injured her knee and we spent the rest of the evening and morning in the ER.

Sorry for the rant but when someone mentions the LATE ride I immediately cringe.