Dallas Critical Mass

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What?

Critical Mass is a free, fun, beginner-friendly social bicycle ride. Join hundreds of cyclists every last Friday of the month for an easy-pace group ride starting in downtown Dallas. Volunteers take turns leading Critical Mass each month. The ride usually lasts one hour at an average of 9MPH.

Where?

Every ride begins at Dallas Farmers Market (910 S. Pearl Expressway, in the alley between the market and the apartments). The ride ends at a different location nearby, making this a great way to explore the city!

When?

Every last Friday of the Month. We roll out promptly at 8:00 PM. People typically start arriving at Dallas Farmers Market around 7:30 PM.

Who?

All are welcome!! Local volunteers take turns leading Critical Mass each month. This is a grassroots event; there is no top-down organization in charge of Critical Mass. Everyone is responsible for their own safety.

Follow on social media:

• Dallas Urbanists
• Dallas Bicycle Coalition
• Bike DFW
• Hangover Riders
• Dallas Bicycle Tours
• Shifty Freewheelers
• Femme Pedale
• Bike Friendly South Dallas
• Oak Cliff Cycles

History (times-up.org)

Critical Mass is an event that began in San Francisco in the early 1990s and has since spread to hundreds of cities around the world. It occurs on the last Friday of every month, rolling out at 8:00 PM local time. Hundreds of people spontaneously come together to ride bicycles of all shapes and sizes on the ordinarily car-clogged streets of their cities. Critical Mass focuses on the rights of bicyclists and the rights of pedestrians on our streets. It also brings attention to the deteriorating quality of life — starting with the toxic levels of air and noise pollution — that cars create for cities.

Bicyclists are just as much traffic and have as much right to be on the roads and travel at their own speed as anyone else. Having said that, remember that the respect we seek as cyclists must be matched by our respect for the rights of other people, including pedestrians and drivers.

It is a leaderless ride, free and open to all, where bicyclists take to the streets to promote bicycling as the best means of urban transit. Critical Mass is a bike ride, not an organization, and no two riders participate for the same reason. “What is Critical Mass?” is a question that has as many answers as participants. The only real way to answer the question is to join the ride yourself. So what are you waiting for?