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Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:12 pm

I received this via the club email. Might be of interest to some of you.

Jon

A few days ago I (nb that's not me, Jon) emailed friends at Greenpeace, FOE and the Green Party about Critical Mass cycling at Croydon.
I proposed doing this quite legally to encourage participation from as many people as possible including children.

We meet at Queens Gardens, by Croydon Library on Friday the 30th of September at 7pm. The idea being to show everyone that cyclists are a force to be reckoned with and not merely to be 'cut up' pushed aside and from an economic perpective to be brushed aside.

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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Andrew G » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:07 pm

Critical Mass, the perfect way to annoy all the people you share the road with and make cyclists life more unpleasant and viewed as vigilante scum.

[quote]The idea being to show everyone that cyclists are a force to be reckoned with and not merely to be 'cut up' pushed aside

Because the best way to put your side of an argument across is always to bash the other person's head against a wall until they agree with you.
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Antloony » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:24 pm

[quote="Andrew G"]Critical Mass, the perfect way to annoy all the people you share the road with and make cyclists life more unpleasant and viewed as vigilante scum.

[quote]The idea being to show everyone that cyclists are a force to be reckoned with and not merely to be 'cut up' pushed aside

Because the best way to put your side of an argument across is always to bash the other person's head against a wall until they agree with you.


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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby John the old'un » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:02 pm

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What a waste of space Greenpeace is. Clueless.
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Dombo » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:35 am

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Bunch of self-important, bunny-hugging, flatulent vegetablists
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby philf » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:43 pm

Abso-bloody-lutely!!

And I think it's great that even though we're barred from expressing party political opinion on here, that doesn't stop us having a pop at the whale-shaggers!!!

Perhaps there's more than one kind of flatulence?
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:50 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan"]Hasn't Croydon already had a Critical Mass event back in August? :twisted: :lol:


I think that was the club run down to Brighton! :lol:
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby RachelB » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:39 pm

[quote="John the old'un"]+2
What a waste of space Greenpeace is. Clueless.

+4 Absolutely Ridiculous :shock:
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:41 pm

Well someone on this forum's got to stick up for them!

[size=200]Stop the bloody whaling!!![/size]
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Marcus » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:43 pm

I think it's a fantastic idea and will be there :wink: Hopefully all those who helped themselves to bikes from Bike Plus, evans, GB's cycless and Cycle King will be there too and the police can relieve them of the free bikes with a whack around the ears.
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby John G » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:11 pm

I might turn up, I am sick of car drivers taking the piss on London roads, they need to be put in their place! :evil:
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby Roy Green » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:24 pm

If I turned up it would be to take the p*** out of C.M. for thinking that such a show will make the slightest difference to the prat who suddenly turns across you at Reigate or wherever, or commits other such motoring pratfalls. Will such types be at Croydon on Sunday to observe, mark and learn? Thought not.
So put me down as:
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby djembi » Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:53 pm

So much hate, feel the love :?

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Postby John the old'un » Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:31 pm

Love for what? Utter stupidity ?. :x
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Re: Critical Mass Croydon

Postby John G » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:59 am

Marco, that is one hell of an analysis geeza! agree with all your points though! I will be there, trusttttttttttttttt! :D
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