Local bicycling advocates and cycling afficionados gathered at the south end of Main Avenue last Friday evening for Durango's inaugural ride into the culture of Critical Mass. Rooted in bicycling advocacy, Critical Mass has become a worldwide cycling movement. Local riders eager to participate and promote the awareness of cycling began their ride east up Fifth Street and then made their way down Main Avenue as downtown motorists and sidewalk traffic took it all in. The group ride ended at the Durango Recreation Center where riders celebrated their downtown tour. Scheduled for the last Friday of every month, Critical Mass organizers are hopeful that it will become a fixture in the Durango cycling community.
Ben Hawkins gets his slow ride ready for the inaugural Critical Mass ride Friday evening
at the south end of Main Avenue.
The ride begins as the group heads up
Fifth Street.
Thomas Schiefer jokes with a fellow
rider before announcing the beginning
of the ride on his mobile DJ unit.
John Shaw gets a little rowdy as he
makes his way towards the durango
rec center.
Riders mingle Friday evening near the train station while waiting for more cyclists
to arrive for the Critical Mass downtown tour.
With the sun setting over the Animas Valley, riders begin to depart the Durango
Rec Center for post-ride festivities.
The Critical Mass crew makes its way down College before taking a righthand turn
onto Main Avenue Friday evening.
Riders show off their cycling skills
as they travel north up Main.
A rider exemplifies grace in motion
with perfect one-pedal technique.
A rider shares the road with
motorists and his fellow riders.
A passenger holds on tight and enjoys a free ride as the group of cyclists begins to
head through downtown Friday evening.
