Originally Posted by Noah_Deuce
And not to be pessimistic, but part of the allure of CM for some people seems to be the idea that we ride without rules; when we try to manage, those people seem to think we're jerks.
This is a very true statement. Like when you tell somebody they have to watch out for other people and they get pissed at you and head off perhaps?...
I may be new to the area, most of you haven't met me, and I have only done one CM here, but I agree that there needs to be a little bit more planning. Maybe somebody (more preferably a group) - be it a pirate or not - should think up some sort of route, round up some friends to take the lead and the rear, and tell the other bikers that show up how its going to run. If they think whoever does this is being a jerk, explain to them its for both safety and to help get a better point across. Just because something is organized, doesn't mean that it can't be fun.