The Revolution will not be Motorized

I’ve fallen in love, I’ve fallen in love with the bike culture in London.

A couple of years ago my weight wasn’t the only thing shooting up in London. Thanks to TFL for hiking the price up to ridiculous level for public transport, it was becoming a costly commute to work. I’ve never really enjoyed the gym and I really needed to crawl myself out of debt once and for all. So I decided to take the plunge and take up riding a bike. And it’s one of the bests things that could of happen to me.

These days, riding a bike feels a big part of my life, as much as travelling and photography. I get an incredible buzz zooming around my city, darting in and out of the traffic, passing frustrated drivers stuck in queues and jams with angry looks upon their faces. I can get from A to B via Z faster than using any public transport, and at the fraction of the cost. Now, my favourite part of my working life is the ride to and from work. I’m not sure why I didn’t do this before, I could of save myself a small fortune.

Critical Mass
Critical Mass happens on the last Friday of the month in over 300 cities around the world. A mass bike ride which lasts for a few hours, with the aim to take the streets back from all the motorised vehicles and celebrate the bicycle. People come to the mass for different reason, green issues, showing off their fixies or just simply have fun and ride with friends in a safe traffic free environment.

I have been on the past 6 rides and I’m hooked, If you have a bike come a join in, it’s one of the best things you can do in London for free. I promise you’ll have a great time. Links to info at the bottom of this post

This months Critical Mass I was without my partner in crime, Stu. So instead I thought I’d dust down the camcorder and make a little film of the ride. Enjoy.

Critical Mass – London June 2010 from Sam Smith on Vimeo.

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Links to information about the Critical Mass.
criticalmasslondon.org.uk/
wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass