Well, I did see some bare breasts, which was nice… and some naked older dudes on bikes (they always seem to make their way into the fray somehow), but hey, it is all about expression here in San Francisco and Halloween Night was no exception for the Critical Mass ride.  The last Friday of the month is when this event happens and this year it had the great good fortune to fall directly on Halloween Night, so I thought I would de-virginize myself with my great friends Zorro (Bryan Bayer) and Cowboy (Garrison Cohen).

A newbie to the scene, I had a blast riding among thousands of costume-clad riders as we took to the streets to express our creativity and support the of use of alternatives to driving cars.  My costume was “Baby Bear” where  I wore 50% hand-made clothing from local designers whose garments put the FUN back into FUNctional!!

I had the best time cheering on Zorro, who rode my Burning Man, beach-cruiser bike that has NO gears, up the steep hills of China Town.  Many fellow riders joined in as we cheered Zorro on to make it to the top!  The best was hearing a random French accent say “You can dew it Zorro - Go Zorro!”  I nearly fell off my bike!

Also, I restored my faith in angles, guides and whatever “higher authority” there is when I my front tire started colliding with Garrisons back tire  - IN A TUNNEL full of whizzing bike riders - and I thought

“Oh my God I am going to get severely injured if I fall in this tunnel”

and then I heard a voice say “FOCUS - HOLD ON TIGHT AND FOCUS”

so I did and slowly he pulled away and I never did crash

but BOY, was I SCARED!!!

I think next year I will stick to taking pictures along the sidelines!!