"Suggested" Map For Critical Mass Published, Ocean Beach Police Say They're Ready For Riders

If Critical Mass really did go en masse to Target they'd get +100000 points for awesome because THAT would make the news and blow minds.

It was a beautiful ride. Hands down the best ride of the dozen or so that I've done over the years. It didn't follow the exact suggested route--we skipped South Beach, which was a good idea because Critical Mass + Giants Game = too many pedestrians and bikes in the same place. The stretch from North Beach to Aquatic Park to Crissy Field to the Preisido to Ocean Beach was gorgeous with everyone getting to OB just in time for the sunset.

The Park Patrol was out in force but were actually pretty cool. One of them walked around chatting people up and joined in a "No on Prop 16" discussion to bitch about PG&E's Smart Meters. Overall, it was a lot more friendly and a lot less confrontational than other Mass's I've been on. We got off Market Street quickly and generally avoided major Muni lines. Kudos to the www.sfcriticalmass.org crew and everyone else who's been working to dilute the influence of the "Mass-hole" testosterone cases who have been dominating recent rides.

The only conflict I saw was a motorcycle cop giving a guy on a bike a ticket for running a red light IN THE MIDDLE OF CRITICAL MASS! Outrageous.