Just in case any people want to reply and were as confused as me a quick reminder: you click the right hand button which says "Locked" on it - Phil posted a tip on this at the top of the thread.
I find it interesting that the discussion has drifted to the tt series
Because to me the thurs league was probably the most sucessful thing we did last year and appeared to prove
1. That even a fairly "limited" attempt at marketing appears to turn up trumps - the press coverage and posters were excellent
2. Well worth getting in with the tli - just appearing in the handbook drew in a few people and I believe we are incorporating a "championship event" this year? Should be good
3. Format of 10s on the same course mixed in with hilly events was well received - my perception from talking to people who rode them
4. Sharing the work re. spreading the organising seemed to work quite well but we were v reliant on the same good people helping out nearly every week
5. 49 different riders is pretty good
6. We cant be too horrible as some excellent people joined the club as a result
BUT if you look at the website how many "only" rode 1 or 2 events and why?
I think the problem here is that we dont know but it would be good to find out - maybe a postal survey?
I suspect that each person has different reasons and we arent making many mistakes. But if we are it would be nice to hear about it.
imo we just need more of the same for the next evening series - more publicity, more people helping - nothing wrong with the format, courses, distances. Possibly the one thing we could do with is a couple more experienced people turning out without any responsibility on the night just to watch out for new riders but really any Clifton member should be able / willing to do this!
tli paperwork not a big issue
might be nice if we could reduce the cost slightly - its not as if we are offering an hq and cup of tea at the end
re. the publishing times thing. It would bother me if anyone cites this as a reason for not entering - has this happened? I would hope all we need to do is sit down and chat things though. I appreciate it is disheartening to nearly kill yourself and still be minutes off the pace but at the end of the day so what? When you look at the results you look at your own time and then you look at a couple of other people who you might use to gauge your performance. Then you go home having done your best and your legs hurt the next day. Lets face it there aren't that many naturally gifted people around who can turn up as complete beginners or having done no training and rival Nigel - that is all a bit too "Roy of the Rovers"!