Well, with the collaboration of several regulars at the mass and your friendly neighborhood facebook, a little planning in advance has been done and we have a proposed route for tonight.  We’ll be leaving downtown as close to 7pm as possible and heading into the East side this month.  The ride rarely goes into that side of town, but we thought this month would be a good time to change that.  A few different stops include a local skatepark, University of Houston, and Hermann Park’s Miller Outdoor theatre.  In addition, there’s a party going down at the IndieHouse on Calumet and there’s also a benefit at the Photography Center on Alabama.  Don’t know if the ride will be able to hit all of those up in one night, but as usual, we’ll play it by ear and simply enjoy the ride.

There’s a lot of buzz about tonights ride with many people bringing new first time riders.  Should be a good night.  If you’re coming out, be sure to be safe on the ride, respect vehicles, enjoy a laid back ride, and remember that this is a casual ride, not a race.  See everyone tonight!

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For the most part, the critical mass rides are strictly for fun and a time to get out in mass and simply ride our bikes.  It’s always a good time and so many people look forward to it each month.  But Last week I was chatting with a friend online via Facebook and he brought up a great idea regarding the mass rides.  His thoughts were that if the mass would use its size and influence for “good”, we could make such an impact in this city.  We know not everyone is into “giving back” or donating their time, but what if every once in a while we strategically made a stop at a small mom and pop shop or restaurant and hooked them up with a “massive” amount of business that night.  What if we made a stop at an elderly couples home (scheduled stop of course) and cleaned their yard and did something for them that they could have never afforded or had done without the massive numbers that we brought by.

These are just some thoughts, but because there’s no clear “leader” to these rides, it would take a few of us stepping up and making something like this happen every once in a while.  We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas.  Comments please.  See you August 28th.

Hector Garcia – The Byke Project

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