so the doctor at my work says to me "was there a critical mass the other day? i saw something going on..." so i told him about the race and he seemed amused, but also concerned because everyone was running red lights at such high speeds, and the folks trying to keep up to the leaders were being a bit more reckless. he did make a distinction between racing and mass rides where riders keep together, but that there were no marshalls to communicate with the crowds. it is a point that with all the crack-down on street car racing, that if someone were to get hurt that bikes might start getting confiscated as well. just thought i'd share.

oh and regarding bike fit *pfft* i'm still trying to work on finding pants that fit properly...