Bicycles Here and There

People who ride on Critical Mass rides in Toronto seem to be sort of the fringe here. Or at least that's the perception that I feel runs through the city about committed cyclists in general. They may be nice, conscientious, people; but just not in the mainstream. Not so much in Budapest where Spacing says even the president of Hungary goes on Critical Mass rides. We are content to wet ourselves with glee when an elected official shows up somewhere in a hybrid SUV.