BathMTB: What to tell newbies and 'enquiries' ??

[Justin Woods]

Andy

Looks good Andy, honest and welcoming.

Justin

On 26 May 2012 20:43, kevin boyd <kaboyd at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  All seems pretty reasonable to me, as I'm sure we all remember there have
> been plenty of times when there have been 2 or 3 flats, broken chains and
> then all of a sudden it's gone 10.00pm and your still 5 miles from town.
> You need lights, you need spares.
>
> Kevin.
>
>  ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:47:32 +0100
> From: analogueandy at yahoo.co.uk
> To: bathmtb at mtb-oz.com
> Subject: BathMTB: What to tell newbies and 'enquiries' ??
>
>
>  Good to see so many out on Weds, but sadly not poor Steve, sat at home
> on the sofa (hope the pain is subsiding!) and sorry I couldn't hang
> around and get to the pub to see Aileen and Walter at the end.
>
> Not seen the Ride Report yet ;-) but hear it was a good ride out
> Englishcombe way with a bit of BMX track thrown in at the end. Apart
> from an odd encounter with a grinning mad tractor driver and a near head on
> with some mx riders ;-)
>
> Great feedback from Abi too, always good to welcome 'newbies' thanks
> especially Dave, Kevin and Justin for 'leading' and for making sure
> everyone stayed safe.
>
> Kind of on that note - I'm still regularly getting enquiries by email and
> through Facebook asking about rides, sometimes through the guys in the
> shops, sometimes just through 'googling' Bath MTB.
>
> Depends upon what I get asked of course but I generally write back and say
> that they'd be welcome to join us. We also put a note in the description on
> the new Facebook page along similar lines:
>
> *We ride for about 3hrs and cover about 30km (sometimes longer). The
> terrain is hilly so there are plenty of climbs and descents, some of
> them technical - so you'll need a 'proper' off-road capable bike with
> knobbly tyres and be reasonably fit. That said, the group has always
> welcomed new riders and we're happy to give hints and tips - we all started
> somewhere!*
> **
> *The pace is fairly quck but defitely 'social' i.e everyone is happy
> to wait and re-group regularly at the top of climbs. *
> **
> *The only 'rules': No lid (helmet), no ride. Be self-sufficient: bring a
> pump, tools, fluid and food. It's dark when we get back so you'll need
> lights. We sometimes stop at a pub near the end so it's a good idea to
> bring some money too.*
> **
> Anyway, getting to the point, as it's that time of year and I've been
> getting more enquiries, I was wondering if that info is enough, is it right
> and perhaps most importanly might it put some people off?
>
> Let me know what you think and happy to tweak accordingly.
>
> Have a good wk end.
>
> Andy**
>
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