{"id":3788,"date":"2025-02-05T07:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:07:31","slug":"voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This vibrant bike club has made a significant impact across Southern California. Captivating audiences with their unique dazzling LED light show while entertaining thousands of cyclists with music as DJ&#8217;s on wheels.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"pUwd6mtZ2JE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices of the Ride: Litriderz\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUwd6mtZ2JE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our conversation, we explored their unique approach to cycling, the vibrant bike club they\u2019ve built, and the exhilarating experiences they create on night rides illuminated by stunning LED light bike displays and the music they DJ while riding. They truly entertain thousands at L.A. Critical Mass. The Lit Riderz shared insights into their passion for promoting safe and inclusive riding, as well as their commitment in cycling as they ride regularly. We also discussed the impact of their rides on local culture and how they inspire others to join the movement, making nighttime cycling a memorable and electrifying experience for everyone involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This vibrant bike club has made a significant impact across Southern California. Captivating audiences with their unique dazzling LED light show while entertaining thousands of cyclists with music as DJ&#8217;s on wheels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-voices-of-the-ride","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This vibrant bike club has made a significant impact across Southern California. Captivating audiences with their unique dazzling LED light show while entertaining thousands of cyclists with music as DJ&#039;s on wheels.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LACM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61561025602776\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1065\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"L.A. Critical Mass\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@_lacriticalmass\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@_lacriticalmass\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"L.A. Critical Mass\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"L.A. Critical Mass\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7851305754d9a7d7831d775963d5d58b\"},\"headline\":\"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":153,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/litriderz-founders.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Voices of the Ride\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/\",\"name\":\"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/litriderz-founders.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/litriderz-founders.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/litriderz-founders.jpg\",\"width\":1420,\"height\":1065},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Los Angeles Critical Mass\",\"description\":\"The U.S.A.&#039;s Largest Community Bicycle Ride\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Los Angeles Critical Mass\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/profile-image-ig-page-lacriticalmass.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/profile-image-ig-page-lacriticalmass.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Los Angeles Critical Mass\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=61561025602776\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/_lacriticalmass\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/lacriticalmass\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7851305754d9a7d7831d775963d5d58b\",\"name\":\"L.A. Critical Mass\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"L.A. Critical Mass\"},\"description\":\"LA Critical Mass is the largest community bicycle ride in the USA, gathering thousands of cyclists every month to reclaim public space and confront the realities of traffic violence. As the organization moves toward a more assertive advocacy role, LACM is working directly with families, safety organizations, and community partners to push for meaningful reform. Our strength comes from unity \u2014 when thousands ride together, speak together, and act together, we become a voice that cannot be ignored.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/la-criticalmass.org\\\/author\\\/moderndayfreak\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM","og_description":"This vibrant bike club has made a significant impact across Southern California. Captivating audiences with their unique dazzling LED light show while entertaining thousands of cyclists with music as DJ's on wheels.","og_url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/","og_site_name":"LACM","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61561025602776","article_published_time":"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1420,"height":1065,"url":"http:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"L.A. Critical Mass","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@_lacriticalmass","twitter_site":"@_lacriticalmass","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"L.A. Critical Mass","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/"},"author":{"name":"L.A. Critical Mass","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#\/schema\/person\/7851305754d9a7d7831d775963d5d58b"},"headline":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz","datePublished":"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/"},"wordCount":153,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg","articleSection":["Voices of the Ride"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/","url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/","name":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz - LACM","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-05T07:52:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-27T11:07:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2025\/03\/litriderz-founders.jpg","width":1420,"height":1065},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/voices-of-the-ride-lit-riderz\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Voices of the Ride: Lit Riderz"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/","name":"Los Angeles Critical Mass","description":"The U.S.A.&#039;s Largest Community Bicycle Ride","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#organization","name":"Los Angeles Critical Mass","url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2024\/10\/profile-image-ig-page-lacriticalmass.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2024\/10\/profile-image-ig-page-lacriticalmass.jpg","width":1080,"height":1080,"caption":"Los Angeles Critical Mass"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61561025602776","https:\/\/x.com\/_lacriticalmass","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lacriticalmass\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/#\/schema\/person\/7851305754d9a7d7831d775963d5d58b","name":"L.A. Critical Mass","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2024\/12\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg","url":"http:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2024\/12\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/media\/2024\/12\/cropped-avatar-96x96.jpg","caption":"L.A. Critical Mass"},"description":"LA Critical Mass is the largest community bicycle ride in the USA, gathering thousands of cyclists every month to reclaim public space and confront the realities of traffic violence. As the organization moves toward a more assertive advocacy role, LACM is working directly with families, safety organizations, and community partners to push for meaningful reform. Our strength comes from unity \u2014 when thousands ride together, speak together, and act together, we become a voice that cannot be ignored.","sameAs":["https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org"],"url":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/contributor\/moderndayfreak\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-criticalmass.org\/lacm_json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}