February Ride

Written by Shawn on February 18th, 2012

Join us for this month’s Critical Mass on Friday, February 24. We begin meeting at Public Square at 6:30pm, then leave at 7pm to ride bikes. CCM happens every last Friday of the month regardless of snow, ice, cold, or rain. (However, rule of thumb is that, the nastier the weather, the shorter the ride.)

This month’s ride will end at Now That’s Class, 11213 Detroit Avenue. Now That’s Class will be extending happy hour for CCM participants until 9pm.

Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/247469882001013/

 

January Ride!

Written by Shawn on January 19th, 2012

Join us for the first Cleveland Critical Mass of 2012! On Friday, January 27 we will begin meeting in the southwest quadrant of Public Square at 6:30pm, then leave at 7pm to ride bikes around Cleveland. CCM happens every last Friday of the month regardless of snow, ice, cold, or rain. (However, rule of thumb is that, the nastier the weather, the shorter the ride.)

A poll has been posted and this month’s ride will end at the location with the most votes. Please cast your vote here on where you think this month’s ride should end:https://www.facebook.com/groups/3082935471/10151173360260472/

UPDATE!  Hoopples will accommodate us after our ride this Friday. The owner will generously extend the happy hour price of $2 Labatts through 9:30. All other bottles will be $2.50 all night long. He said he would load up the juke box with credits so we can play whatever we want when we arrive and he will try to whip up some $1 pudding shots for our group. A great way to kick off CCM 2012!!  We will arrive at Hoopples around 8:30PM  Click here for a map of Hoopples.

Grab your bike, bundle up and join us as we start yet another great CCM year!

CCM’s mission statement and guiding principles, photos and video of past rides, press, and ways you can contribute to perpetuate the local mass are the About tab.

Please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/263998690334722/

 

December Ride Summary

Written by Shawn on January 3rd, 2012
  • Date: December 30, 2011
  • Bikes: 80
  • Weather: Cold and Rainy
  • Miles: 4.5 mi
  • Ride time: 38 minutes
  • End Point: Mitizi Jerman’s Cafe
  • Route: MAP
  • Video: HERE

 

 

Cleveland Critical Mass December Ride

Written by Jeff on December 28th, 2011

Cleveland Critical Mass December Ride
Friday, December 30, 2011 – 7pm

Join us for Cleveland Critical Mass on Friday, December 30. We begin meeting in the southwest quadrant of Public Square at 6:30pm, then leave at 7pm to ride bikes. CCM happens this and every last Friday of the month regardless of snow, ice, cold, or rain. (However, rule of thumb is that, the nastier the weather, the shorter the ride.)

This month’s ride will conclude at Mitzi Jerman’s Cafe, 3840 St. Clair Avenue in Asiatown. If you haven’t been, Mitzi’s is a legendary bar with cheap drinks, an amazing jukebox, and a lot of character, and has been recognized as one of America’s greatest dive bars by Playboy and Esquire.

Photographer and CCM regular Frank Lanza would like to take a shot of CCM this month with the Cleveland skyline in the background. His vision is for it to become viral so that other cities can see that bikes are what’s hip in Cleveland.

CCM’s mission statement and guiding principles, photos and video of past rides, press, and ways you can contribute to perpetuate the local mass are on clevelandcriticalmass.com.

FB event here.

 

CCM Rider Turnout Aug. 2009 – Nov. 2011

Written by Shawn on November 28th, 2011

Let’s keep this trend going!

 

November 2011 Ride Summary

Written by Shawn on November 28th, 2011
  • Date: November 25, 2011
  • Bikes: 159
  • Weather: Clear and Cool
  • Miles: 14.49 mi
  • Ride time: 1.5 hours
  • End Point: Double Feature Gallery, XYZ The Tavern, Gordon Square
  • Route: MAP
 

November 2011 Ride

Written by Jeff on November 16th, 2011

The next Cleveland Critical Mass ride takes place Friday, November 25. We begin meeting in the southwest quadrant of Public Square at 6:30pm, then leave at 7pm to ride bikes for a while. The ride happens this and every last Friday of the month regardless of weather.

This month’s ride will conclude in the Gordon Square Arts District around West 65th and Detroit. Details will be posted here sometime in the middle of next week, so please check back.

Also, this is the day after Thanksgiving, and any family, friends, or guests in town for the holiday are welcome to join the mass.

Finally, CCM’s mission statement and guiding principles, photos and video of past rides, press, and ways you can contribute to perpetuate the local mass are on clevelandcriticalmass.com.

Up-to-the-minute details on Facebook here.

 

October 2011 Ride Summary

Written by Jeff on October 29th, 2011
  • Date: October 28, 2011
  • Bikes: ~200
  • Weather: ~50 degrees, crisp and clear
  • Miles: ~7.5
  • Ride time: .75 hour
  • Neighborhoods: Downtown, Ohio City, Detroit Shoreway
  • Route: coming soon!
  • End Point: Noodlecat
  • Video: coming soon!
  • Pics: coming soon!

 

 

September 2011 Ride Summary

Written by Shawn on October 3rd, 2011
  • Date: September 30, 2011
  • Bikes: 80
  • Weather: Cold, Rain, and very WINDY
  • Miles: ~9
  • Ride time: 1.25 hours
  • End Point: Beachland Ballroom & Arts Collinwood
  • Video: below
  • Pics: TBA

Dennis’ Video:


 

September Ride – 9/30/2011

Written by Shawn on September 27th, 2011

The Cleveland Critical Mass September Ride takes place Friday, September 30. We begin meeting at 6:30pm on Public Square, then depart at 7pm sharp for an hour or so bike ride.

This month’s ride concludes in the Waterloo Arts District in Collinwood (per popular opinion in the CCM FB group), where the neighborhood is rolling out a gigantic party for CCM. The Cafe at Arts Collinwood will have food and drinks, plus live music in the gallery space and possibly some other entertainment in the back. The Beachland is tentatively planning to give CCM the ballroom, the back bar, and a DJ for the evening, and will have a full food menu available. The Slovenian Country House is having food and beer specials. Some of the shops in the district may stay open a little later, too. More details coming soon.

A group of CCM regulars from the neighborhood will be riding in from Collinwood, and anyone wanting to drive to Waterloo and park there is welcome to join. Just show up to the Cafe at Arts Collinwood by 6pm. And if you’re riding back to the west side after hanging out on Collinwood, it’s always an option to mass up with others and take Lakeshore Boulevard home as a group.

As always, please take a minute to look over CCM’s guiding principles in the about tab. Ride on!

Please RSVP to the event here:  https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259419670764713

 

From the Beachland’s site: