Seventh Critical Mass(Mumbai)- CM07
Renny Varghese
Monsoons ahoy! The rains are here! And it's quite certain that this
Saturday's Critical Mass will be an even "cooler" experience (yeah, pun
definitely intended!) than usual. :-)
http://www.cyclists.in/events/critical-massmumbai27th-jun09
The SEVENTH Critical Mass- is HERE- CM07 I am Riding... Are You??
Date & Time:Saturday-27th June 09@ 5:15PM(ones with rental plans arrive earlier)
MEET POINT CHANGED: Bandra Kurla Complex(BKC) Entrance Junction( Traffic Island Behind Bus stops)@ Kalanagar[ where the skywalk ends] BANDRA (E)
End Point:Airport and Back( VIA Western Express Highway) We can decide to stop midway as per peoples choice during the ride.
Ride Distance: WHY COUNT WHEN ITS SO MUCH FUN!!.
Dress Code: As colorful as you can get(windcheaters if you wish)
Considered Compulsory: NOTHING....
URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2949989
WET ROADS- SO RIDE CAREFULLY
However, this ride will probably be on wet roads.
So we decided on changing the start point to Bandra-Kurla Complex (from our usual Shivaji Park) from this month onwards.
REASONS FOR CHANGE:
Advantages:
- More "central" than Shivaji Park, since quite a lot of riders are from suburbs in Northern Mumbai and the distance to Shivaji Park is significantly more
- Wider roads, both in BKC and the Western Express Highway
- Ample space for any number of cyclists to gather together
- No pedestrians to block our way (or vice-versa!)
Another major reason for a change of start-point in the past too, is so that Critical Mass can be taken to different parts of Mumbai (and hopefully, beyond too) to make Critical Mass a truly widespread phenomenon... right now, there may be a lot of people who are missing out on Critical Mass simply because they feel that the start-point is too far to ride to and fro each time... and everyone may not have access to easy means of transporting their cycles that far... So the more we take CM into various parts of Mumbai, the more the people who can join in...
ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.cyclists.in/group/criticalmass
FACEBOOK LINK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101690026033