Commuter Clot looms?

It's cold, and the Peace Bike is growing restless.

But I've just discovered something. Look, Care-Free gum gives you 32% - wait, that's not what I've discovered. I've found out that Cincinnati is the site of something called Critical Mass.

Other cities around the world have had Critical Mass for years. The event was founded by bicyclists as Commuter Clot to push for better cycling amenities. All you have to do to participate is show up with a bike and follow other cyclists as they ride around town. Not a damn thing illegal about it, and it's certainly no more dangerous than biking around town alone.

Someone in a chat room who lives in this part of the country told me that Cincinnati has Critical Mass now. In fact, Cincinnati has had it for a while, but the media has covered it up. In other cities, authorities have actively suppressed Critical Mass - but Critical Mass is not illegal.

All the Peace Bike needs to do is show up and follow along! Can anyone think of a good reason not to? It's on public roads, so the Peace Bike is certainly allowed to.

I've learned that Critical Mass takes place on the final Friday of each and every month. It gets under way at 5:30 PM on Fountain Square, and the velocipedes leave the square at 6 PM.

The next Critical Mass is January 30, but I can't imagine having good enough weather for it. Even so, I might just show up anyway.

The right-wing CCCDC has posted an Allowed Cloud against bikes on Fountain Square, but fuck that. Because it's a public space, the CCCDC has no legal right to ban bikes - so I have no intent to follow this diktat.

Why would I participate in Critical Mass? Because the advantages of bicycle commuting need to be highlighted for working-class America. Biking is a great working-class activity - especially because the insurance racket has made driving so expensive, and if there's more gasoline price-gouging like there was last year.

Personally, however, I think Commuter Clot is a much better and edgier name.

Here's the MyBaste page for Cincinnati's Critical Mass:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=156267820