Heltor Chasca wrote:At the end of last year I was genuinely going to join the CTC for a number of reasons and benefits to myself.
What were those reasons HC and in what way do you think they've changed?
There are IMO two CTCs, the members touring section, where touring covers far more than anything involving an overnight stay, indeed most of it could just as easily be described as leisure cycling. Then there's the promotion of cycling to all, members and none members, the politics of it all. There have always been these two elements, the emphasis and boundaries are ever changing and there's plenty of arguments to be had, but anyone who thinks this is something new might look a little harder at the organisations long history. Maybe the time has come for these two elements to separate, but IMO they'd both be weaker for it and I find it hard to see a viable alternative.
As for the opinions on this or any other forum, I think it would be a mistake to accept them as in any way representative. Like attracts like, so it's possible that if this is your only contact with the membership your conclusions have a bias that might not be present elsewhere.