Ladies and Gentlemen... according to who you talk to, it's going to be anywhere from 18 - 20+ degrees celcius this afternoon (heck, at 8 am, it was 8 degrees already!). There's a chance of rain too, but that's just water, and water never hurt anyone too bad.

It's perfect weather for the last friday of the month... namely Critical Mass day. Come and participate in something that is free and fun - riding in downtown Toronto with a bunch of other cyclists.

There are no leaders, no routes, and no administration - just a bunch of people riding together, having enough presence on the road to displace some automobile traffic for a few seconds. You can stick with the group for as long or as little as you want.

If you bike Toronto, and want to know what the fuss is about, meet between 6:00 and 6:30 at the corner of Bloor & Spadina. The Mass leaves for parts unknown (but generally within King-Bathurst-Bloor-Parliament) at 6:30. The sun sets these days around that time, so be sure and bring your bike lights.

If it's super warm, you'll see me in a white iBikeTO shirt, but if it's a little rainy, I'll have a blue windbreaker on, riding a red & black Raleigh mountainbike.





I've come across a few cool Critical Mass links in the past few days... one is a excellent video over on Google Video called "We Are Traffic", all about the starting of and history of the San Francisco Critical Mass (where it all began in 1993). It's super interesting, but long (about 50 minutes) - I watched it in two sessions when I had some free time.

The other link is on Toronto Cranks, and is the text from a San Francisco flyer about "Why We Ride".

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