by Can'tstop
Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:24 pm
As a non-member on the outside looking in, I've always been impressed with the number of rides and competitions you organise on a regular basis. So much so that I've often flirted with the idea of filling in the form and applying for membership. You may ask why I haven't taken this logical step? The answer is quite simple; I fall more on the side of the mud spattered, chain rattling, arm pumping, 'clingonfordearlife' XC and downhill mountain biking type of rider, and this type of rider does not seem to feature anywhere on your website at all.
Now I appreciate that the Vale of York is a roadie mecca, and the complete absence of any mountains in the immediate vicinity of York does but a dampner on proper mountain biking on the doorstep as it were. But there are so many fantastic trails within easy reach: the Dales, the Moors, the Dark peaks and even the 'manufactured' trails at dalby forest and hamsterley. Surely some of your riders have gone over to the 'dark side' of mountain biking?
Perhaps I could join your club for training and to improve my fitness, (a few well timed Audax's would definitely help my preparation for the Merida MTB marathons in Wales and Scotland this Summer), but I would really like to join a club to meet some like minded people who like cycling through the natural wilderness with a few well deserved beers in a pub at the end of a long trail.
Just my two pence, but thought this might prompt some discussion.
Now I appreciate that the Vale of York is a roadie mecca, and the complete absence of any mountains in the immediate vicinity of York does but a dampner on proper mountain biking on the doorstep as it were. But there are so many fantastic trails within easy reach: the Dales, the Moors, the Dark peaks and even the 'manufactured' trails at dalby forest and hamsterley. Surely some of your riders have gone over to the 'dark side' of mountain biking?
Perhaps I could join your club for training and to improve my fitness, (a few well timed Audax's would definitely help my preparation for the Merida MTB marathons in Wales and Scotland this Summer), but I would really like to join a club to meet some like minded people who like cycling through the natural wilderness with a few well deserved beers in a pub at the end of a long trail.
Just my two pence, but thought this might prompt some discussion.