[*BCM*] Critical mass fliers and communication with cyclists. (need advice on them!)

[Janice Lee]

i think i've been a victim of one of these flyerings.  Honestly, I was
a bit irritated to find my bike and every other bike at the Providence
train station each clear-taped with a full 8 1/2 x 11" flyer for CM.
I cried a little for the trees that day.  And for having to scrub
sticky residue off my bike.  I think the flyering was a bit overboard,
not to mention half the flyers became trash floating around the
street.  It didn't exactly make me want to go to Providence CM after
that.  I would think word of mouth might work a bit better than
littering every bike on the street with an unnecessary piece of paper.

Considering the lack of bicycle culture here in Prov, I would say 15 -
20 is a fair showing.  I also think CM has a much better ring to it
than "Bicycle Awareness Ride."

j

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:16 PM, john saylor <js0000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> hey
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Victor Martelle <vmartelle at metmail.org> wrote:
>> So how do we get more people on our rides? Any advice? And any tips on our
>> fliers or anything we should change?
>
> the evidence you present seems to support the contention that
> distributing flyers does not increase attendance.
>
> i'd suggest bike shops. talk to employees [and even customers] about
> how to get more people to show up on rides.
>
> also, people generally will show up to get fed or even for weird
> trinkets. but then you have the problem of how to feed people. or how
> to distribute trinkets.
>
> good luck.
>
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