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Critical Mass songs
An important part of the Critical Mass and most of the citizen demonstrations is music. Music and songs enhance spirit and turn people into good mood. As it comes to the Critical Mass in Valencia (Spain), here you have some songs and their translations into English. I know they do not sound as funny as in Spanish, but this way you can get an idea of their messages:
– No cuesta un duro
y pone el culo duro:
It doesn’t cost a penny
and gets your butt hard
– La bici en el trasero
y no en el trastero:
Bike in butt
and not in storage rooms
– Mi bicicleta no la cambiaría
ni por la moto de la policía:
I wouldn’t change my bike
even by the police motorbike
– La vida en la bici es la vida mejor
la vida en la bici es la vida mejor
sin gastar
sin gastar
sin contaminar
sin contaminar
poooor la calzada mejor
poooor la calzada mejor
Life on bike is the best life
life on bike is the best life
without wasting
without wasting
without polluting
without polluting
beeeeter on roads
beeeeter on roads
– Tanto coche
es un derroche
So many cars
are a waste
– Los coches oficiales
que vayan a pedales
Should the official cars
go on pedals
– Viva la bici
la hay donde quiera que vas
viva la bici
es lo que nos gusta más
con más gente a favor de bicis en cada pueblo y nación
habrían menos coches y motos
y menos contaminación
Long life bike
it’s everywhere you go
long life bike
that’s what we like the most
with more people in favor of bike in every village and country
there would’ve been less cars and motorbikes
and less pollution
– Carril coche ya
por toda la ciudad
Car lines now
all along the city
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Ciclosferia 2023
As I wrote about it, the first Ciclosferia took place in Valencia, Spain, in 2022. This urban bicycle exhibition continues to be placed in Valencia in 2023. Indeed, it is going to be opened on April from 21st to 23rd. This is a great opportunity to enjoy urban cycling since you will take into contact with bike brands, shops, workshops, bike activists and many more. You will test bikes, garment and components novelties if you want. Moreover, four music concerts will make this party more pleasant and finally, a Brompton bicycle will be raffled.
If you are going to be closed to or in Valencia these days, this is an impressive plan to spend the weekend.
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Bielas Salvajes
Bielas Salvajes (Wild Rods in English) is a Spanish group of passionate, bike activists women which emerged in Saragossa back in 2014. Their main target is to contribute to develop an egalitarian space in which each and every say has the same value since the males say is somewhat dominant in some urban bike groups. Indeed, more than 70 people have accessed to the bicycle in Saragossa thanks to Bielas Salvajes since it was created.
They combine two main ways of using their bikes: going to work and enjoying routes outside the city. As it comes to urban biking, they propose the Safe Routes in which women who start pedaling for working are encouraged, given tips and recommended the safest paths.
Bielas Salvajes was the pioneer group of bike women and as time went by more groups with similar characteristics emerged in Spain such as Mulleres Bicivisíbeis (in Vigo), the group Cicliques (in Barcelona) or the Lavapiés Ciclist Club (in Madrid).