TuNiBiRi - Good wholesome cycling advocacy or rolling band of screaming morons?

[RiversideLoki]

This week's Tuesday Night Bike Ride seemed to be a success for the event organizers, but at what cost? I've received reports of disturbances as late as midnight last night from Oak Street to Post Street caused by the pack of riders cruising down quiet Riverside and Avondale streets. This was a large pack of cyclists, topping out around 200 people. At one point they had every dog within a 5 block radius barking, and for me personally, they woke up every house on our street.

I'm all for cycling advocacy, but when you turn into a screaming mob of idiots, it kinda diminishes your message, guys.

Next time maybe try to encourage a little respect for your neighbors.

[Captain Zissou]

I think I heard them last night as some rode by my house at around 11.  They were hooting and hollering, but it wasn't THAT loud.  I wouldn't say I veiwed them in a positive way, but as long as they didn't damage any property I'm ok with them.

[thekillingwax]

Heard them. Wouldn't have been too upset if they had gotten plowed by a semi.

[peestandingup]

OMG, noise in an urban area! And after 10pm no doubt. What is the world coming to?

[MeTalkPrettyOneDay]

Back in July of this year I was woken up too. People flooded the streets and made two of the bridges down town not even crossable by car. It was as if people had lost their minds. I kid you not, so many people were blowing things up. All I heard, for days leading up-to and days afterward, was all of a sudden "BOOM!" or "PACK! PACK! PACK! PACK! PACK!", or "RaTTatatatatatatatatataa... tat!". I was so pissed about this and my dog was terrified. Also, in down town they shot a bunch of stuff into the air that exploded, and it just wouldn't stop!

[Captain Zissou]

Back in July of this year I was woken up too. People flooded the streets and made two of the bridges down town not even crossable by car. It was as if people had lost their minds. I kid you not, so many people were blowing things up. All I heard, for days leading up-to and days afterward, was all of a sudden "BOOM!" or "PACK! PACK! PACK! PACK! PACK!", or "RaTTatatatatatatatatataa... tat!". I was so pissed about this and my dog was terrified. Also, in down town they shot a bunch of stuff into the air that exploded, and it just wouldn't stop!

Since this is your first post and it's pretty pointed and emotionally charged (I can see where you're trying to take this discussion and it would be better for your cause if you just didn't), I can only assume that you were in the group. Instead of crying about the big online bullies ganging up on your group, why not logically defend what your group is and what the point of you guys riding around Riverside/Avondale is....?  Is that too much.

[MeTalkPrettyOneDay]

I just offer something equally ridiculous and whiny. And, no I was not part of the group, although I would have loved to be, but had to work. Also, you make a lot of assumptions.

[Captain Zissou]

I just offer something equally ridiculous and whiny. And, no I was not part of the group, although I would have loved to be, but had to work. Also, you make a lot of assumptions.

I'll make another assumption.  I assume that you know the difference between a national holiday and a small group of people using the public streets for a private gathering in the nighttime hours.  If so, you'd know that your ridiculous statement really added nothing to the discussion.  Like I said earlier, I am ok with the bike riders, but I'd appreciate it if people who want to attempt to defend them use logic and reason.

[MeTalkPrettyOneDay]

I don't think I'll spend time pontificating with Mr/Mrs Whiny up there ^. Because, we're all adults here. And, if they don't know they're being ridiculous about this in a forum, I'm not gonna tell'em.

A small group of people are loud, it's crazy and disruptive. A whole city gets loud it's a celebration that everyone shows empathy for.

[carpnter]

I don't think I'll spend time pontificating with Mr/Mrs Whiny up there ^. Because, we're all adults here. And, if they don't know they're being ridiculous about this in a forum, I'm not gonna tell'em.

A small group of people are loud, it's crazy and disruptive. A whole city gets loud it's a celebration that everyone shows empathy for.

There is a difference between fireworks on a national holiday between 9:30pm-10pm and a group of people riding around on bikes hooting and hollering between 11pm -12am disturbing the residents and causing their dogs to bark. 
It is a shame that you cannot recognize the difference. 

[RiversideLoki]

SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/127729067307605/?fref=ts

[kellypope]

Cry me a river. If you want a thriving city, you're going to have to accept active night life. It's better than gunshots and fireworks until 3am, and who knows? Maybe this won't happen every night like in other major cities. Let people who ride bikes celebrate that they haven't been killed by a motorist in one of the deadliest cities.

[thekillingwax]

There's a difference between active nightlife and a bunch of aggressive assholes doing their best to wake people (unless guys screaming "WAKE THE FUCK UP!" means something else?)  , throw shit in our streets and yards and start fights. This isn't the first year this has happened. It was either last year or the year before last that they were assaulting people downtown. If it's a few bad apples, why aren't they told not to come back anymore?

[RiversideLoki]

I completely support the cycling community, but this post is about respect for your neighbors. When you've got the bad apples of your group acting like dill-holes, throwing empty beer cans around the neighborhood and waking the neighbors, you can't sit there and call everyone who's calling you out for being the dill-holes you were being "whiners".

[Ernest Street]

Cry me a river. If you want a thriving city, you're going to have to accept active night life. It's better than gunshots and fireworks until 3am, and who knows? Maybe this won't happen every night like in other major cities. Let people who ride bikes celebrate that they haven't been killed by a motorist in one of the deadliest cities.

Thank you Kelly for that post.. People please..I'm sure any further rowdiness will be controlled after they have a pre-ride meeting.(which I know they will after reading these posts)
No..I don't currently have a bike built for that ride, but I take offense as a resident of 5-points and Avondale at the residents of my neighborhood that have to control all behavior.
This is just plain Modern Redneck ..(Don't you dare change my little bubble world) This is "Entitlement behavior at it's worst. Grow up!
I talked to a resident I have known for years that lives just behind where Mellow Mushroom will be ...she is confident the city will deem all parking around the restaurant as private! (I'm still laughing and my tongue still hurts from biting it this morning)
Are we going to grow up and stop being CowFord..where "everything is just as I like it"  or accept the fact that you aren't in Callahan where it's quiet.
Have you ever visited Atlanta's 5-Point's? where the neighbors worship and appreciate the business's that are the core of the neighborhood?
Probably not. Have you visited  Savannah?..or Charleston? yea they grew up and evolved as an urban core.