Cycling UK - HELP TO GET MORE MEMBERS?

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wearwell
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Re: Cycling UK - HELP TO GET MORE MEMBERS?

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I'm getting on a bit and just done my first Parkrun https://www.parkrun.org.uk/
They are brilliant at bringing in new members and encouraging running; basically by encouraging / inviting absolutely anybody who can propel themselves over 5km on their own legs. A very cheerful experience with lots of encouragement.
Worth looking at for cycling clubs perhaps? Nearest equivalent I can think of would be 50km Audaxes.
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Philip Benstead
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Re: Cycling UK - HELP TO GET MORE MEMBERS?

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wearwell wrote: 28 Jan 2025, 2:32pm I'm getting on a bit and just done my first Parkrun https://www.parkrun.org.uk/
They are brilliant at bringing in new members and encouraging running; basically by encouraging / inviting absolutely anybody who can propel themselves over 5km on their own legs. A very cheerful experience with lots of encouragement.
Worth looking at for cycling clubs perhaps? Nearest equivalent I can think of would be 50km Audaxes.
You are aiming too high, I suggest clubs run of say 20 to 30 miles at say 8 to 12 mph plus stops?
Philip Benstead | Life Member Former CTC Councillor/Trustee
Organizing events and representing cyclists' in southeast since 1988
Bikeability Instructor/Mechanic
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