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01-19-2007, 09:32 AM

On 2007-01-18, Ken C. M. <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote:
> spend to join a group that I am not interested in riding with. So I
> guess what this boils down to is this: Has anyone ever started a riding
> group? Whats the hardest part? I would think it's probably getting new
> riders. How would you go about such an endeavor if you were inclined to
> make such an attempt? Thanks in advance for all the input.

You know, I've been thinking about getting a group together here [1] as well,
not because I don't like the local club, but rather because there *is no*
club to ride with [2]. However, I'm not certain that I'd care for a formal
structure rght away, so much as just getting some folks together to ride. Our
homeowner's association has a bulletin board on their web site, so that might
be one place for me to start.

I do have one standing offer of a riding partner from an friend, but he lives
an hour away right now, and is in China for the rest of the month, so I don't
expect to see him until spring.

[1] Gilberts, IL

[2] There was a club in the West/East Dundee area, the Dundee-Cardunal [3]
bicycle club, but they seem to have gone dormant; their site has even gone
404 now. Dundee is also about a 45 minute ride down from my house, and I'd
prefer not to drive to the start point of a ride -- the point is to ride!

[3] The misspelling of Cardunal is intended: it's short for CARpentersville/
DUNdee/ALgonquin, the three groups of towns along a stretch of the Fox
River.

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__o Kristian Zoerhoff
_'\(,_ kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com
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01-19-2007, 09:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com Posts: n/a	Re: logistics associated with starting a new riding group? On 2007-01-18, Ken C. M. <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote: > spend to join a group that I am not interested in riding with. So I > guess what this boils down to is this: Has anyone ever started a riding > group? Whats the hardest part? I would think it's probably getting new > riders. How would you go about such an endeavor if you were inclined to > make such an attempt? Thanks in advance for all the input. You know, I've been thinking about getting a group together here [1] as well, not because I don't like the local club, but rather because there is no club to ride with [2]. However, I'm not certain that I'd care for a formal structure rght away, so much as just getting some folks together to ride. Our homeowner's association has a bulletin board on their web site, so that might be one place for me to start. I do have one standing offer of a riding partner from an friend, but he lives an hour away right now, and is in China for the rest of the month, so I don't expect to see him until spring. [1] Gilberts, IL [2] There was a club in the West/East Dundee area, the Dundee-Cardunal [3] bicycle club, but they seem to have gone dormant; their site has even gone 404 now. Dundee is also about a 45 minute ride down from my house, and I'd prefer not to drive to the start point of a ride -- the point is to ride! [3] The misspelling of Cardunal is intended: it's short for CARpentersville/ DUNdee/ALgonquin, the three groups of towns along a stretch of the Fox River. -- __o Kristian Zoerhoff _'\(,_ kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com (_)/ (_)