Boston Bike Party takes to the streets for first time since the Before Times

had evolved into Boston Bike Party, or seeded it ...

So it has died, though the website owner is still preserving the website as a record which is I do appreciate.

I do vaguely recall somewhere in the 2010s Boston Bike Party taking the mantle though I don't know when it happen. Whatever there was an overlap, CM fading then BBP takes over with renewed vigor, or some other combination. The only memory I can confidently recall for sure is going to the rides during 2011 and before because I have the "anchor" that I was in college and thus always made time for join.

It is interesting that the website continued to automatically broadcast the date every month but everyone know to not show up (or maybe a few did over the years)

You know, I didn't quite make the made connection, but I guess this kinda makes CM similar to the Banditos Mysteriosos and BostonSOS plus other events that took advantage of the semi-nascent internet to allow semi-organic mass gatherings. .

But now in the early 2020s, so many are gone now. The reasoning is understandable - the organizers are now too busy. But admittedly, I never really viewed the events as something that would eventually end, but the start of traditions that would last for the foreseeable future. I mean so many of these events had hundreds to even thousands of us. Specifically for Critical Mass, not just hundreds of participants, but also dozens of cities. I did thought someone would always continue it as a huge portion is just people showing up.

I get what you're saying. I can see why others are reacting poorly, but I don't know the right words to say it exactly. But here goes...

One should be able to say "we need to pass the torch to preserve traditions" even if one is not volunteering oneself by saying it.

Right now, I see a lot of parallels between BPP and groups like the Banditos Mysteriosos and BostonSOS. Organizers of events that relies on the internet to get the word out for events and the events typically didn't occur before the 2000s as the internet enable unconnected people to link up in ways that was only possible by mass media before. With hundreds to thousands of participants in many of the events (and in multiple cities around the world for many events), I thought it will continue for the foreseeable future as new generations join the events in perpetuity.

But these events did faded away. And its simply because the leaders got busy and eventually both the websites and other social media listed dates from 5 or even 10 years old. I can't help but it does crossed my mind that "with thousands of participants at the last event, surely some was willing to continue it". Maybe I'm just being naïve, I do see Cyclopolitan's post above and so I acknowledge I lack the knowledge of what's behind the scenes and only see the social media posts and the people will show up. Thus, I can't help but think posting "hey we need new organizers" would garner a few applicants and someone would have continued it.