Critical Mass. Pittsburgh’s Critical Mass rides have a number of bikes along for the spin sporting racks and panniers, piloted by today’s twenty something punk rocker hippy blends. Trends typically begin in some sort of close knit subculture before being adopted by the rest of society, and I have a feeling that’s where this is all heading. Like the fixed gears before them, and the mountain bikes before that, this is a sign of things to come.
I have seen the same thing here in Vancouver, Canada and have met many young 20 year olds out cycle camping for the weekend out the BC coast with everything tied on to their bikes the best way possible ,,the bikes often 1980's or ninety's vintage. They gather around me and my highly refined touring bike like car people gather around Ferrais. Check out
momentumplanet magazine for the latest trends ,,