Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
I'm curious about what the massers who rode today thought about the Mass. I'm gonna go ahead and say, in my useless opinion, great route, too fast.
About one-third of the group got split from the main group because the pace was too fast on Oleander. I thought the point was for the group to stay together. Instead we got spread out over about a mile, and cars were pulling out onto Oleander in between riders.
And while I'm whining, the bike path on Eastwood is mostly alright (except the huge soft sand trap!) but I think a Mass should stay on the road, especially when there's an outside lane for cars to get past. Still, any Critical Mass is a good Mass, and thanks to the guy who was leading for the great route.
The June FUNraiser for Hero Fest 2009 will be BIKE HYPE! This is an all day bike fest centered around an exclusive screening of Veer, an inspiring film about Portland's radical bike culture, at Jengo's Playhouse.
To get involved with planning the bike events for the day, visit the forums. An Alley Cat Race, Bike Joust, Bike Olympics, Synchronized Bike Dancing, Bike Prom, you name it!
So perhaps there should be a video camera at every critical mass now, and here's why:
The cop SHOVED this kid over, and then the cyclist gets held in jail for 26 hours, charged with attempted assault and resisting arrest. Until the tape got out...then the cop lost his job.
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