Participants, including stalwart members of vintage-bike clubs, organized the first run to correspond with the museum's opening reception. While Delaire still pedals up to the Howarth Park event occasionally, he acknowledges that a younger crowd has claimed the run for their own. The kids from the college have done a great job. The Critical Mass brochure and info. About Critical Mass in San Francisco .
Riders pride themselves on their lack of formal organization and leadership.
Urging the crowd to take the pro-bike movement to the federal level in order to win equal rights for bicyclists, Ulanowski speaks with exuberant conviction, claiming he has not driven a car for three years. Since I gave up my car, I've biked 3,800 miles in six months. I ride because of the rising costs of cars and the crappy state of public transportation. By riding, I take care of myself and the environment. Santa Rosa Police traffic sergeant Brad Marsh stands next to his squad car in the late-afternoon sun, not far from the shimmering surface of Lake Ralphine.