Friday, April 26, 2019
6:30pm (ride starts at 7:15pm)

Government Center
150 NW First Street
Downtown Miami

The ride will be going through Historic Overtown, Wynwood, Allapattah, Grapeland Heights, Flagler, Coral Gables, Coral Way, Shenandoah, Little Havana, and Downtown. Total distance is approximately 15 miles. Make sure you come prepared and do an "ABC Quick" Bike Check to ensure that your bike is in safe working order before the ride. If you need FREE air in your tires, check in with the Magic City Bicycle Collective before the start of the ride at Government Center.
The City of Miami Police will NOT be escorting the Miami Critical Mass ride. If you feel uncomfortable riding in traffic without police support, then you should NOT come on this ride. You are solely responsible for your actions, if you disobey any traffic laws (take red lights, stop signs, etc) that is totally on you, the rider. People ride at their own risk and assume responsibility for their own safety on and off the road! Critical Mass Miami is simply a bike ride, not a sanctioned event. There is no organizer, the route is suggested and shared as a courtesy so residents throughout the city can anticipate where they may encounter more traffic for a few minutes on the last Friday of every month.
If you are unhappy with the lack of support for bicycling from the City of Miami, tell Miami PD! Miami Critical Mass is one of the few FREE happenings where residents and visitors can really experience our beloved city regardless of age, race, gender or economic status. As so many of you have shared with the local cycling community over the last 12 years, Critical Mass has had innumerable positive, personal impacts on our community. Now is the time, if you want to keep riding, to share your story with @MiamiPD. So tweet @MiamiPD , @Jcolina67, and @MoralesMiamiPD, and next time you see a cop or a commissioner, let them know that you want to see more - not less - support for bicycling in Miami. You can also "Commend an Officer" here for their assistance during the ride.
    Miami Critical Mass deserves to be recognized for getting countless people comfortable with riding bikes in our city – whether for fitness, transportation, or just for fun. For many bike commuters, CM gave them their first experience riding on busy roads. Riding in a group makes people feel safer, and it introduces beginners to other group ride, events, and local bicycle initiatives and projects.

    It may only be 60 minutes out of the month, but Miami Critical Mass helps promote bicycling and bicycle awareness year-round.



    Bicycle Rules & Safety Tips
    • Stay in the right lane, and do not ride across middle line on the road into opposite travel lane
    • Yield to emergency vehicles.
    • Leave left lane open for other riders to pass safely. Pass on the left.
    • No Headphones! While riding a bicycle it is illegal to wear a headset, headphone or other listening device, other than a hearing aid or instrument for the improvement of defective human hearing.
    • Safety Lights: Front & rear lights are required by law in the State of Florida. 
    • Kids under 16 years of age must wear helmets.
    • Do not ride on the sidewalk.
    • Passing: A passing cyclist is responsible for the safety of the cyclist that is being passed. When passing ring a bell and/or say "on your left".
    • Yield to pedestrians and buses.
    • No consumption of alcoholic beverages or illegal activity during ride.
    • Do not filter forward past stopped cars at a red light.
    • Skateboarders, inline skaters and recumbent bikes are welcomed, exercise caution.
    • Do not litter or vandalize any property.
    • Stopping: If you must stop to check your bike, phone, gear etc please move over to the sidewalk when it's clear. Do not stop abruptly in the middle of the street with the mass behind you. You will more than likely cause a cyclist to hit you and/or swerve and hit someone else.
    • Always perform an "ABC Quick" Bike Check to ensure that your bike is in safe working order.

    Don't have a bicycle? 
    Rent a bike from: CitiBike, The Miami Bike Shop



    Cue Notes: (map)
    Start at Government Center 7:15pm
    RIGHT - NW 2nd Ave
    LEFT - NW 11th Street
    RIGHT - NW 3rd Ave
    LEFT - NW 22nd Street
    RIGHT - NW 5th Ave
    LEFT - NW 29th Strret
    LEFT - NW 17th Ave
    RIGHT - NW 28th Street
    LEFT - NW 22nd Ave
    RIGHT - Beacom Blvd
    RIGHT - SW 8th Street
    LEFT - Ponce de Leon Blvd
    LEFT - Coral Way
    LEFT - SW 22nd Ave
    RIGHT - SW 8th Street
    LEFT - SW 12th Ave
    RIGHT - SW 1st Street
    LEFT - SW 1st Ave
    End at Government Center



    All eyes appear to be on Miami Critical Mass and it’s time for participants to prove the opposition wrong. Everyone riding is solely responsible for their actions and should lead by example. If you see someone riding or behaving irresponsibly, then let them know it’s not acceptable. If you’re partaking in the ride, then it’s your duty to positively influence others. Ride safely and be courteous to everyone in the community, if you can’t do this then quite simply you are not welcomed. There’s no room for hostile, drunk, moronic individuals. There are a lot of great people on these rides, enjoying their city by bicycle for 1-2 hours on the last Friday of every month, and it’s rather unfortunate that a few bad apples can ruin this special occurrence for everyone else. To frustrated motorists, borrow a bicycle and try joining the ride sometime with some friends. You never know, you just may experience one of the most fun, free, and healthy social gatherings South Florida has to offer.

    Cyclists ride at their own risk and assume responsibility for their own safety!