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Monthly mass bike ride that takes place on the last Friday of every month in Calgary. Let's take up space and ride! 🀠

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Cycling side-by-side isn’t bad behaviourβ€”it’s human behaviour. It’s how parents talk to their kids. How friends catch up. How communities form.

If bicycle infrastructure is too narrow for people to ride and talk together, the problem isn’t the people. It’s the infrastructure.

NΓΈrrebro, Copenhagen.

13.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 24

I also do this. It's the little things in life...

13.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I'm religious, I believe in the holy trinity

13.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh I guess you can just carry fire on a bike?? Noted for next winter

13.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

who could have known that the Ponzi scheme of low taxes and delayed infrastructure maintain would one day have to be paid for?
True in city infrastructure, true for climate change.

10.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

hell yeah Brett πŸ‘

09.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Captain shovel strikes again!

09.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Person riding a bicycle in Calgary on Mar 4, 2026

Person riding a bicycle in Calgary on Mar 4, 2026

Calgary is a winter bicycling city
#Calgary #yycBike

05.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Critical Mass YYC ride event poster March 27 at 6:30pm. Meet at 1020 2 Ave NW. Features Horse Guy dressed in a jean jacket, skirt, leggings and leg warmers riding their purple bike.

Critical Mass YYC ride event poster March 27 at 6:30pm. Meet at 1020 2 Ave NW. Features Horse Guy dressed in a jean jacket, skirt, leggings and leg warmers riding their purple bike.

March MASSness approaches! #yycbike

04.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❀️❀️❀️

02.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Setting aside **gestures vaguely ** I'm grateful for the organizers and participants of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social for organizing and making vibrant the monthly rides. It is no small thing to have something regular and upbeat to which to look forward and be, however briefly, present in the moment.

01.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of people riding bikes together in February, 2026, Calgary, Alberta.

A group of people riding bikes together in February, 2026, Calgary, Alberta.

Snowy ride for February Critical Mass.

Snowy ride for February Critical Mass.

A warm fire and hot chocolate at Edworthy Park.

A warm fire and hot chocolate at Edworthy Park.

Bikes in the snow!

Bikes in the snow!

Thanks for the snowy ride Friends! @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social #yycbike #snowmass

28.02.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I will have the Water not Coal Petition with me before and after Critical Mass - please bring your Govt ID if you would like to sign! #waternotcoalab #yycbike

26.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If the snow is still coming down hard and roads become iffy, we will take our ride to the pathways 😌

27.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, starting to wonder if this is some ancient bike parade (June 2023). A bit small to be a @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social affair, though the lighting does look to be in the afternoon/evening. The plot thickens … maps.app.goo.gl/c22zC1dqEFiA... #yycbike

27.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Whatever is going on here looks awesome

27.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Critical Mass Friday to those who celebrate β„οΈπŸš²β„οΈ #yycbike

27.02.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A little bit of winter returns this Friday for us! But no worries, we'll be taking a little jaunt to Edworthy Park to warm up by the fire. Bring a hot drink and a snack! #yycbike

25.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
"Bimbos Against Capitalism"

"Bimbos Against Capitalism"

"Bimbos Against Capitalism"
Seen in Athens, Greece

25.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 541 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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This morning’s #yycbike commute was in and out of the river fog most of the way. Enjoyable with the sun shining through!

24.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come sign the petition in-store this Saturday 11am-5pm. Details here -> www.waternotcoal.ca/sign-the-pet...

24.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Oh, we're still doing this? After two pedestrians are killed while "following the rules"?

25.02.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Calgary councillors debate whether a 'war' on cars is brewing in the city | CBC News A debate on city hall last week stemmed from a new development with few parking spots, as Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean argued the competition for few parking spots in some Calgary communities is leading t...

Couldn't agree more with @natefor8.bsky.social on this: β€œBy framing it as a war, we are moving the conversation to a negative place where it assumes how people live. It’s not our job to assume how people live, it’s our job to give them the opportunity to live how they want to live.” #yyccc #yycbike

23.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo looking east of the bow river pathway alongside the zoo. You can see the river water has flooded onto the pathway, making it very risky to try and ride through in the cold weather.

A photo looking east of the bow river pathway alongside the zoo. You can see the river water has flooded onto the pathway, making it very risky to try and ride through in the cold weather.

Heads up #yycbike, the pathway around the zoo has flooded due to the river ice jamming. St. George’s drive pathways would be the detour to use.

19.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Did you sprain yourself with that reach there, Dan?

19.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#yycbike these may be the worst conditions I've tried to bike through? I've had bigger drifts and deeper snow but something about this consistency is murder. So slippy.
No plows on the bow pathways. I found this impassible on the bakfiets!
12 Ave cleared east of *18* for some reason.
Stay home!

17.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This shit all happened before last night's giant snow fall started.

17.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Calgary senior dies after being struck by tractor trailer, police say | CBC News A man in his 70s is dead after being struck by a tractor trailer in the 200 block of Panatella Hill N.W. β€” theΒ second pedestrian fatality in 24 hours, according to Calgary police.

Horrifyingly, there have been two pedestrian fatalities *in marked crosswalks* in 24hrs in #yyc, including a toddler in a stroller. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

17.02.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Calgary pedestrian, 70, killed in collision with semi in Panorama Hills - Calgary | Globalnews.ca A semi-tractor-trailer is believed to have hit a 70-year-old man in a crosswalk at the Save On Foods in The Gates of Panorama Hills shopping complex just before noon Monday.

Drivers weren’t finished killing people in Calgary this weekend… this time a 70 y/o πŸ˜”
#Calgary
globalnews.ca/news/1166974...

17.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4