11.   Bicycle advocates are far from satisfied, but they as well as city officials agree that Critical Mass has given bike riders political clout.

12.   All except Hawkins are veteran bike riders.

13.   Also, many bike riders remain bitter over actions by the police last July and in subsequent rides.

14.   But bike riders said the problems came from overzealous police enforcement fueled by political pressure from the mayor.

15.   For bike riders, though, farm-to-market roads are the safest bet, compared to the option of highway cycling.

16.   I now saw them as a bunch of people chasing a buck as best they could while still caring whether an aged bike rider retrieved his gloves.

17.   In exchange, the city has promised to consider new bike lanes and other proposals to help bike riders.

18.   In general, the same traffic laws governing motorists apply to bike riders.

19.   One of the biggest threats to bike riders is a driver pulling out of a driveway or parking lot onto the bike path.

20.   That left several hundred thousand bike riders who left town with good memories, souvenir T-shirts, thinner wallets and ringing ears.