Do you Belong to a Local Mountain Bike Club? [Survey]

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svendn42 Ontario // 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Club rides here are too competitive. Too many egos involved that can't see the fun and cameraderie for all the puffed out chests and willy waving. That said, I do help out with trail maintenance with a local group (not a member; I just like giving back for all the enjoyable rides I've had on their trails).

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Timkennedy Georgia // 2015
Oct 7, 2019

I don't belong to a club because I mostly enjoy riding by myself, however I do do about 80% of the maintenance work on the trails in my area as my way to give back, and to say thank you for the great trails that I ride.

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watusi512 Oregon // 2013
Aug 11, 2019

I was a member of Team Dirt (Corvallis) for some years, but I have been traveling for the last year so I'm not in any place long enough...

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Head Over Handlebars Tennessee // 2017
Aug 12, 2019

I'm technically not a member but I'm out doing trail work every week. We're building a skills park and this allows me to have a hand in what gets built. I really enjoy building the types of features that I want to ride, and making sure that this place doesn't turn into some smooth, boring xc loop.

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Mtb_ctlm Connecticut // 2017
Aug 11, 2019

My girlfriend and I are members of the Central Connecticut chapter of NEMBA (New England Mountain Biking Association). When I saw how much my local trails improved back in 2015 fro their work, I wanted to become a part of the organization and give back by helping build more trails. After helping build trails, I can honestly say I enjoy riding them more, when you’ve had a physical hand in helping design and build them.

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ryguy79 2007
Aug 12, 2019

No - other. The local trail groups mostly build boring xc trails and I don't want to give my time to more of the same. I do ride with a regular group of guys, centered around the local shop, but we're not a club unless you count winter trail grooming as a club.

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First published August 11, 2019 @ 8:15:57

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