Since October 2006, cyclists from York and beyond have met each other at the Minster on the first Friday of every month. At 6pm, or thereabouts, those assembled have cycled off in which ever direction they choose, and gone for a ride around the city. The route has always been decided as the ride progresses, but they've always ended up back somewhere in the city centre. A sound system has nearly always been provided for entertainment. The message is simple: the bike represents a fun and environmentally sound method of transport.
January Critical Mass Ride Shock - Rain!
Posted January 9th, 2008 by plainerThe January ride saw the first time in fourteen months that's it's been raining too heavily to get a CM off the ground!
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September ride
Posted September 8th, 2007 by compost johnI took part in the York ride on 7th September and was involved in an argy bargy.
July Critical Mass Ride Small but Successful
Posted July 9th, 2007 by GrahamWell, it wasn't a big ride, with just 19 people taking part, but we had fun, made cycling visible and encountered some complete idiots who need their 2 ton weapons removing from beneath them.
May's Critical Mass a success
Posted May 5th, 2007 by Graham
Assembling, chatting and attaching flagsSomewhere between 35 and 40 riders took part in this months ride including a number of new faces. Flags displaying statements such as "One Less Car" and "I [bike] YRK" were attached to people's bikes as they assembled at the Minster. The large amounts of fliering in the previous week seemed to have had a wonderful effect, though the weather could have been better. We met some interesting responses along the way. When we reached the suggested end point of St Sampsons Square, the ride ended up continuing to circle the square for some time before finally stopping. It definitely looks like, having slipped to just 20 a month, the ride is heading back to higher numbers, and could make 100 by the end of the year.
