Editing Critical Mass (cycling) (section)

=== Similar organizations and movements ===
The Critical Mass rides have inspired a number of other bicycle movements, that range from political movements to the "Critical Tits" ride during the yearly [[Burning Man]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.criticaltits.com/faq.html|title=Critical Tits Party FAQ|access-date=February 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119171118/http://www.criticaltits.com/faq.html|archive-date=January 19, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In Chicago, a movement has grown out of the Critical Mass community to promote [[winter cycling]] via the Bikewinter campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bikewinter.org|title=Chicago Bikewinter|access-date=November 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316063830/http://bikewinter.org/|archive-date=March 16, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The extensive news coverage of San Francisco's July 1997 ride spawned an international celebration of bicycling, called Bike Summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bikesummer.org/2006/history/history.php |title=BikeSummer 2006: History |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828115227/http://www.bikesummer.org/2006/history/history.php |archive-date=August 28, 2006 }}</ref> [[Kidical Mass]] originated in Oregon, and encourages bicycle riding for children and families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kidicalmass.org/|title=Kidical Mass|access-date=November 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202185516/http://www.kidicalmass.org/|archive-date=February 2, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The movement gained momentum in North America and Europe and set a record in September 2019, when 1100 riders took part in Dortmund, Germany.<ref name="kidical-do">{{cite web |title=Kidical Mass Dortmund: 1100 Teilnehmer wollen bessere Radwege |url=https://velocityruhr.net/blog/2019/09/15/kidical-mass-dortmund-1100-teilnehmer-wollen-bessere-radwege/ |website=VeloCityRuhr |date=September 15, 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref> "Critical Sass" was an all-female version of the ride in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that took place the second Friday of every month. The [[Tweed Run]] (along with various other vintage bike rides) is a well dressed mass which takes place annually in a number of cities across the world. Examples of Critical Mass rides for political movements includes the Free Tibet Rides (May 2008): Free Tibet Critical Mass in [[Columbia, Missouri]], "Tibetan Freedom Bike Rally" in San Francisco (Aug 2008), and in "Bike Ride for Tibet" in London (Aug 2008).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/05/02/free-tibet-protesters-hit-streets-bikes/ |title=Free Tibet protesters hit the streets on bikes |access-date=November 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722235346/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/05/02/free-tibet-protesters-hit-streets-bikes/ |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] is the home to [[San Jose Bike Party]]. Bike Party rides on the third Friday of the month with a different starting point and route each time. Rides are typically 15–25 miles in length and usually 1000-2000 riders in Summer. The ride aims to build a community of cyclists and prove that bicycles can co-exist with cars. It is different than Critical Mass in that it rides after rush hour and obeys all traffic laws and has a pre-determined route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjbikeparty.org/how-we-ride|title=San Jose Bike Party – How We Ride!|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Gary |date=2009-08-19 |title=Roadshow: San Jose Bike Party hits the road Friday |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/08/19/roadshow-san-jose-bike-party-hits-the-road-friday/ |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |access-date=2019-08-26 }}</ref><ref name="2010-10-merc-gonzales">{{cite news
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| title        = San Jose Bike Party, monthly ride attracts thousands of die-hard bicyclists, but no politics
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San Luis Obispo, California, is the home of the "Bikes are happening..." meetup. Bikes are happening... starts at Mission Plaza at 9:30&nbsp;pm on the first Thursday of the month. The ride consists of a continuous half mile loop through downtown San Luis Obispo. Since there is no permit for the ride, riders are asked to follow three rules: have fun, respect the community, and obey all traffic laws.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Bike Happening|url=http://bikehappening.org/?page_id=4|access-date=26 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703003505/http://bikehappening.org/?page_id=4|archive-date=July 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In [[Portland, Oregon]] a tactic called a "bike swarm" has been used by [[Occupy Wall Street]] protesters to separate marching protesters from police.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bikeportland.org/2011/11/23/the-bike-swarm-evolves-into-a-movement-of-its-own-62399 |first=Jonathan |last=Maus |title=The 'bike swarm' evolves into a movement of its own |publisher=Bike Portland |date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128063905/http://bikeportland.org/2011/11/23/the-bike-swarm-evolves-into-a-movement-of-its-own-62399 |archive-date=November 28, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/134050068.html |title=Riot police use pepper spray to try to control Occupy crowd |publisher=KATU |date=November 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017003334/http://www.katu.com/news/local/134050068.html |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

A huge bicycle demonstration is the "Fahrrad-Sternfahrt" in Berlin, Germany, since 1976. Each year in June and usually have 150.000–250.000 riders. Together the 19 rides are more than 600 miles long including two sections of motorway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angloinfo.com/berlin/events/listing/berlin-bike-rally-sternfahrt-2016|title=Angloinfo Berlin|publisher=[[Angloinfo]]|access-date=14 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701050034/https://www.angloinfo.com/berlin/events/listing/berlin-bike-rally-sternfahrt-2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>