Toy Run

Wow, what a turn out for Calgary's 1st Annual "Magic of Christmas Toy Run". They asked for the motorcycle community to think of the kids at Christmas and they responded in a big way, with what I estimated to be over 500 bikes. Official count to come but there was a ton of bikes and a ton of toys, with something like 4 cube trucks full of donations before the kickstands went up and more to be donated at the end of the run. It was a beautiful day and a worthy cause, so Blue Circle was glad to be a sponsor and proud of the fact that so many local bikers came out to help the cause.
It was a bit different for set up on this run, but the way it's going to be for rides to come. New laws designed to break up large groups of bikes, with safety as the stated reasoning. Only groups of 20 bikes were allowed to go at a time, with a couple of minutes interval between them, so as to make gaps in traffic. It is said that too large of packs causes issues with other motorists and I can't disagree, as people get impatient while waiting for all the bikes to pass as they're trying to get onto or across roads on the route. They take risks and ultimately may cause an accident, so it was inevitable that there would be a plan to alleviate the risk. Really, as long as everyone gets there in one piece and has a great ride, then everyone's happy. Accidents and incidents, or even complaints by the public, just threaten to kibosh future rides, which is something no-one wants.
By all accounts this one was a great success, so here's to many more years of future rides.

Already lots of bikes assembling well before the run

Drew, one of the key organizers, did multiple duties, including directing bike traffic.

This cool cat got to ride before he went into the pile of toys

Did I mention there were lots of bikes?

And lots of toys, going for a ride too!

Can't have an organized run without the help of "Electra Glide In Blue"

Santa thanked the bike squad

Our friends from Ride Stop n Go were there too, of course

Santa's new ride! LOL

Registration was busy, busy, busy

Santa enjoys some cuddles from this cute gal

A custom low-rider Impala that graced the site

More duties for Drew, who talked about safety of the riders.