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Don Homuth dhomuthoneatcomcast.net wrote:

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:48:42 GMT, "steve" wrote:

On 14-Aug-2007, smacked up and reeling, (Paul Berg)
blindly formulated
the following incoherence:

Bottlenecks not only forced cyclists to walk their bikes along parts
of the course, but also meant as many as 1,500 of the estimated
record 19,000 cyclists in the event were unable to complete the
ride. Organizers barred them from crossing the Fremont Bridge and
other spans as authorities sought to reopen them to vehicle traffic.
Other cyclists, frustrated, left the course on their own.

What is the point of these mass rides, anyway? It cant be good
riding, and it obviously screws up traffic.

Just for the sheer fun of doing it, apparently.

My Datsun club does the same thing when it does a cruise or a tour.

They disrupt regular traffic?