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First  off you're right I'm am posting from Canada... Also I'm not
Canadan....so do some homework before you start accuse facts. Preparation is
always good... think for CM. I moved here last June and come back for the
winter every year....so I ride the roads in the Sac. Valley and Sat.
rides........
1) I spent 45 years in the Sacramento area...some dealing with CM.... and
also cycled in the area. Member of USA cycling.. even did quite a few Davis
Doubles as well as racing in the 4th July Crit. in Davis.
That's why I am commenting on a American bike club. PS> a member of Mako
Cycling Team also."Still"
I know members of the Davis Bike club........bought my last bike from Steve
Larsen last May. I have high respect for those cyclist and that's why I say
I am very disappointed in the Davis Bike Club. So I do know what I speak.
CM has blocked streets (downtown Sac) rode in irresponsible manner, not
obeying the traffic laws. I know I was enforcement and had to deal with the
out of control riders. I say riders not cyclist.

And I say again.......they have done more HARM to the promotion of cycling
then any group I have dealt with. Including some out of control mountain
bikers on single track trail at Salmon Falls........



"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "cucycln" <cucycln@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:<dRhv9.162341$C8.407592@nnrp1.uunet.ca>...
> > I know the Davis bike Club...ridden the Davis Double several times when
I
> > lived in Roseville, CA.
> > I assamed to know that the Davis Bike Club would stoop so low to have a
> > Critical Mass person speak at their meeting. Critical Mass has done
nothing
> > but give us good cyclist a bad name........I'm very very disappointed.
>
> 1) You are posting from Canada. One must assume that you are a
> Canadian. Why are you commenting on an American bike club meeting?
>
> 2) Critical Mass has done exactly what they claim to have done -
> raised the awareness of bicyclists in every city in which they have
> gathered. In some cases any publicity is good publicity - this is one
> of those cases. People may get angry when they see bicyclists acting
> stupid in traffic now but they are FAR more likely to see them. And
> since most drivers aren't homicidal maniacs, claims to the contrary,
> they are in a better position to leave them room.
>
> 3) Since Critical Mass (which, BTW, I abhor) came into being,
> governments everywhere have begun anew making room on city streets for
> bicyclists and pedestrians after a half century of neglect and
> auto-centric thinking.
>
> I might even one day ride a Critical Mass ride just to see if any of
> the claims are true or if they are the same stupid media lies that are
> actually the norm these days.
>
> So don't think because you or I haven't had much use for these people
> that they haven't done a hell of a lot for us. Because they have.