Critical Mass History

The first ride of Critical Mass took place on Friday, September 25, 1992 at 6pm in San Francisco. At that time it was called Commute Clot and it was composed of hundreds of cyclists.

After that ride, some of the riders went to the local bicycle shop for a screening of Ted white's documentary "Return of Scorcher" about bike culture. From that movie the name "caught on" replacing "Commute Clot" by the time of the second ride.

By the time of the fourth ride, the number of cyclists had increased to around100 and the participation continued to grow dramatically, reaching about 1000 riders approximately.

The name "Critical Mass" was soon adopted as a generic label by the riders in similar but independent mass rides, that were initiated in the various locations around the world.

Actually, the group had already existed before 1992 under various names.

Critical Mass Cycling

The Critical Mass cycling gives us the opportunity to explore those inner areas of the city which we cannot explore in our cars. The thrum of the city lifts our spirit as we catch the city folks.
Critical Mass lifts our spirit of having the clean city, free of pollution and free of traffic noise. Critical Mass cycling provides us mobility and accessibility with out harming our environment. Critical Mass shows that cycling is a clean transport. Critical Mass is about putting people good over private interest through cycling. Critical Mass is about showing a man or a woman on cycles with out any discrimination.
Critical Mass cycling gives us the opportunity to protect our environment from the harmful gases, which are the main cause of global warming.Cycling is an exercise which keeps you healthy and physically fit.
So, we should promote cycling with great zeal and zest.

Critical Mass cycling

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