Went on the Critcal Mass ride last evening. This happens the last Friday of every month. This was the first time I went and it was unbelievable. The ride starts at Copley and last night there were about 200 or so riders at the beginning. The route (which I gather is not pre-determined) took us downtown, then accross the Mass Ave Bridge, up Mass Ave to Harvard Square (right before Harvard Sq there was a downpour that was about as heavy as I have ever seen, with thunder and lightening and gusting winds. At times you could barely see. It was
an awsome sight to see 200 riders going through it all and shouting and yelling), around the Square and down to Mem drive via several side streets, then over the BU Bridge, down Comm Ave, outbound on Beacon St, down Park Drive to Huntington, then down to Copley again, up Newbury St, then Mass ave to Boylston to the Lansdowne St area, then up the Riverway to Longwood. There was one point along Putnam Ave in Cambridge where nobody was talking and all you
could hear was a light swish of bicycle tires on wet pavement. It was a startling thing to realize that these 200 people were moving along making barely any noise. At other times a roar would erupt from the group after a particulary bright flash of lightning, or as we passed under bridges.
Went on the Critcal Mass ride last evening. This happens the last Friday of every month. This was the first time I went and it was unbelievable. The ride starts at Copley and last night there were about 200 or so riders at the beginning. The route (which I gather is not pre-determined) took us downtown, then accross the Mass Ave Bridge, up Mass Ave to Harvard Square (right before Harvard Sq there was a downpour that was about as heavy as I have ever seen, with thunder and lightening and gusting winds. At times you could barely see. It was 
an awsome sight to see 200 riders going through it all and shouting and yelling), around the Square and down to Mem drive via several side streets, then over the BU Bridge, down Comm Ave, outbound on Beacon St, down Park Drive to Huntington, then down to Copley again, up Newbury St, then Mass ave to Boylston to the Lansdowne St area, then up the Riverway to Longwood. There was one point along Putnam Ave in Cambridge where nobody was talking and all you 
could hear was a light swish of bicycle tires on wet pavement. It was a startling thing to realize that these 200 people were moving along making barely any noise. At other times a roar would erupt from the group after a particulary bright flash of lightning, or as we passed under bridges. 
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that is really cool - I may be in Boston on Sept 29th - in which case I will do the critical mass ride and try to find you! Will you be wearing your black mask??
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