"Not yet started working on it. Are you or anyone else on this email distribution interested in helping again this year? I am thinking that we should shoot for a 6 p.m. or 630 p.m. instead of 7 to start this year. That gives us at least 2 full hours of daylight. In addition, I think we should switch the direction of this route to make it go counterclockwise to UW first and avoid Fremont Bridge until it ends. I think we should consider a slightly faster pace (say 15 mph)."
I emailed them and told them maybe fast is not wise. I suggested that silence is not fun. How about the Ride of Awareness. The ROS ride says it will not be silent, but I am not sure if that is a metaphor or literal. I think a mass CM style parade would be more effective or a single file or 2-abreast line would be more effective. Anything but the racing groups we had last year.
Here is the self appointed leader's email.
Gary Strauss <gstrauss@gsblaw.com>
huckerjesse
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:18 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 51Location: Burien, WA.
I was invited last year, but didnt go. so i dont have experince with this ride. but here is my 2 cents.
silence... YEAH RIGHT! I dont no to many quiet cyclists. I agree with aaron, it should be an awareness ride, not a ride of silence. in my lil' bike world cycling is all about having FUN.
pete jr
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:46 pm
Joined: 13 Dec 2005Posts: 1930Location: balls deepx
my biggest complaint about this last year was that it didn't really do what it was supposed to do- most people had no idea wtf the whole thing was about. there is no group visibility or even oddity to silent cyclists from inside a car.
i think it'd be a much better idea to do something visual, like wearing all white or something along those lines. the silence stuff is just silly.
Aaron
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:45 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
pete jr wrote:
my biggest complaint about this last year was that it didn't really do what it was supposed to do- most people had no idea wtf the whole thing was about. there is no group visibility or even oddity to silent cyclists from inside a car.
i think it'd be a much better idea to do something visual, like wearing all white or something along those lines. the silence stuff is just silly.
Pete, that is why I love sleeping with you!
YES! For fuck's sake, cars (and even pedestrians) can't tell we were being silent.
I think we need to ask ourselves, is this ride for the riders or for the spectators. I think it is for the spectators. The people that SEE the ride and immediatly get the message. THAT, my friends is why they need a parade permit and media coverage.
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