A decent crowd of around 400 riders showed up on Boxing Day for this ride. It went on a very “traditional” route around the west end, if you attended Critical Mass during the 2010s you would likely be familiar with the same spots visited with regularity. So those were Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Oxford Street / Circus. etc.

There were a higher number of ebikes and other electric powered vehicles (uniwheels, scooters) as the ride had been circulated on those groups, so the pace at the front was quicker than usual, leading to the ride separating in places but eventually coming back together after pausing and waiting for people to catch up.

London was relatively quiet as Boxing Day in-person sales are no longer the draw they once were, so the ride was mostly unimpeded by motor traffic. This is not usually the case if the ride goes straight into the west end.

At the end, the ride finished at the Leake Street graffiti tunnel (it was bitterly cold) and sound system riders linked up their speakers and got out a digital controller unit for a small party which went on for a few hours. Normally the tunnel venue security moves the riders on when they do this, but the venues were closed and CM was left alone.