Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: Cyklojizda

This is a more realistic view of the 2009 Den bez Aut ride, with riders jamming Resslova Ulice, heading for the Tancici Dum (Dancing House) and the River Vltava.

This protestors from the World Carfree Network (really and truely worldwide, but based in Strasnice) were participating in Den bez Aut, or the day without cars, the largest Critical Mass-style bike ride every year in Prague (unless the organizers, Auto*Mat and Cyklojizda, have to substitute something else, which they occassionally have to do). The ride attracts thousands of people from around the world, even if this photo makes the even look small, and even the conservative mayor, Pavel Bem, has supported this event, actually.

This was taken during a break on the July Cyklojizda, the short one rather than the long one, although in this case short still meant 4+ hours, with a few breaks fit into the schedule like this one. I came along this time, but I only stayed in it for maybe 3.5 hours, after we had ended up in Vysehrad and I was getting itchy about getting the metro in time to get my bike home (riding through Prague alone is much more dangerous than riding in a group like Cyklojizda, which is part of the political point they're trying to make).