Originally Posted by Machka
It was in Winnipeg ... but they don't run them anymore, and haven't for several years because they caused so many problems the critical masses were banned by the city. I think once in a while a group of militant cyclists try to hold one, but when a grand total of 2 or 3 of them show up, it doesn't have much impact. Which is a good thing. The last thing Winnipeg needs is more reason to hate cyclists ... they hate them enough as it is.
So it seems that the rides tend to be more controversial/cause more havoc in places that are already not too tolerant of cyclists? From what I have been reading online about this, it seems that becoming a visual mass is part of the point...perhaps the trouble escalates because the driver cyclist relationship is already strained? Winnipeg doesn't sound as though it is a nice place to be...for a cyclist.