i took a week-long vacation in CA and participated in the last LA critical mass (downtown by the western/wilshire metro stop)... wanting to compare it to the NY (police-ridden) experience.

i would say there were maybe 50-60 people there, under 100, but a definite crowd. everyone seemed to have good quality expensive road bikes. the cars did not honk (except for one). they just came to a peaceful stop. remarkably inoffensive. the crowd lacked the community spirit and positive electricity of the NY critical mass cyclists. the energy was more aggressive, every man for himself kind of thing.

the ride did not stick together very well at all. the group i was in dwindled but we met up with the rest at another spot (after some back and forth confusion), where a drag race occurred.

there was a midnight ridazz happening later in the evening, but unfortunately i was too tired to attend. i KNOW that would have been the thing to participate in, as i hear that sometime 1,000 or more participate. they were dressed up in ska black and white.