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Christopher Long was back on his bike Friday evening flanked by dozens of his friends and supporters from the activist group Critical Mass.

The group met up in Manhattan's Union Square where Long spoke out for the first time since a jury found a former city police officer guilty of lying about a run-in the two had during a Critical Mass protest back in 2008.

"I do sincerely hope this has a chilling effect on violent peace officers," Long said.

A Manhattan jury acquitted Patrick Pogan of assault and harassment charges, but convicted him of lying about how the incident happened.

Pogan had been on the job just 10 days when he collided with Long in Times Square. The incident was captured on video and viewed millions of times on YouTube. At trial, each side claimed the other instigated the confrontation.

"I don't think Pogan ever intended to assault me so I am not disappointed at all with the verdict. I think it suits the events to my liking," Long said.

The head of the police union says he worries the verdict will send the wrong message to officers. Some bike advocates, however, say they hope police will learn to treat bicyclists with the same respect they give motorists.

"No one was happy with the verdict to tell you the truth. But we're happy with the fact that people can see we want change. We want peace between the bike community and the police department," said Bill DiPaola of Time's Up Environmental Organization.

After only about 45 minutes in Union Square, Critical Mass members took off on foot up Broadway followed by a heavy contingent of police officers. After the end of a two week trial and two year ordeal, Long seemed ready to move on.

"I hope we can all chill out," Long said.

While Long may be ready to put the trial behind him, former police officer Patrick

Pogan is scheduled to be sentenced in June. He faces up to four years in prison.