May 26, 2006 – Shiver me timbers, t’Pirate Critical Mass Ride is upon’us!

Good pirates will parley around 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side — leavin’ around 6:00 p.m. to ride the streets O’Vancouver! Yarrrrr…

Come festooned in pirate gear for all to see! Bring flute or drum or any noisy thin’ you can muster t’inspire the imaginatin’. Not just ye bicycles but all those who sail under their own wind are welcome aboard — be that skateboards, wheelchairs, rollerskates, or as it’may. We set out rain or shine so ye best come prepared!

Avast Ye Scurvy Dogs!
We Arn’t Blockn’ Traffick!
We AARRRRRRRRRRRRR Traffick!!!

UBC riders meet at the UBC Bike Hub, on the north east end of the Student Union Building, at 4:30 p.m. for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery. Phone 604-822-BIKE for details.

East Van riders meet 4:00 p.m., leaving 4:30 p.m., from Grandview Park, 1200-block Commercial Drive, for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Celebrated around the world, Critical Mass is a grassroots reclamation of public space — on the last Friday of the month — which allows cyclists and other self-propelled people to move safely and comfortably through city streets in a car-free space. Non-polluting forms of transportation are promoted.