I do help as much as I can and will definitely be helping in the future.
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Advocacy is ke if you like to ride your bike on dirt. Just like Seanbike says, even the boring stuff matters. Writing letters, attendance and speaking up at meetings, trail maintenance, construction, etc.
I got involved with local advocacy 10 years ago when I was working for Schwinn. Being involved both personally and with my shop has not only helped my business, but it has gone a long way for mountain bike access and mountain bike perception in this area.
I understand that it is a time committment, but it's monumentally important for our cause. Plus, it's fun, too. Last summer, we dedicated 60+ man hours of labor on one of our local trails. We ride every Tuesday year around. About once a month in the summer, our weekly "ride" is trailwork. It's a good experience. Thanks for starting this thread. Maybe we can get some folks inspired. :thumbsup:
I got involved with local advocacy 10 years ago when I was working for Schwinn. Being involved both personally and with my shop has not only helped my business, but it has gone a long way for mountain bike access and mountain bike perception in this area.
I understand that it is a time committment, but it's monumentally important for our cause. Plus, it's fun, too. Last summer, we dedicated 60+ man hours of labor on one of our local trails. We ride every Tuesday year around. About once a month in the summer, our weekly "ride" is trailwork. It's a good experience. Thanks for starting this thread. Maybe we can get some folks inspired. :thumbsup:
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Absolutely I volunteer annually to do trail maintenance, support local races and attend advocacy/land use meetings. If it wasn't for the volunteers that have put in thousands and thousands of hours of their time and labour, Vancouver's famous North Shore trails would likely not exist in their current format (if at all).
Excuses and procrastination don't help to keep trails open to riding. Start with small steps; make it a goal this year to attend at least one trail day. It's amazing the work that gets done when like-minded folks get together (of course a great barbeque lunch and bevies are excellent incentives
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Excuses and procrastination don't help to keep trails open to riding. Start with small steps; make it a goal this year to attend at least one trail day. It's amazing the work that gets done when like-minded folks get together (of course a great barbeque lunch and bevies are excellent incentives
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helping keep my trails clean keeps the sticks out of my spokes......
their local trails, or just local trails
Grammar police - what a jerk!
Grammar police - what a jerk!
This group gets about 10 hours a week out of me. :thumbsup:
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www.cccmb.org
I am on the Board of Directors.
"Move dirt" once or twice a week.
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Contibute to trail design and layout of new trails and rereoutes.
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Plan and lead advocacy events (this was a Save Our State Parks when CA Gov. Schwarzenegger wanted to close them to save money)
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And of course, test them!
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:thumbsup: 
I am on the Board of Directors.
"Move dirt" once or twice a week.
Contibute to trail design and layout of new trails and rereoutes.
Plan and lead advocacy events (this was a Save Our State Parks when CA Gov. Schwarzenegger wanted to close them to save money)
And of course, test them!
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Have you contacted your local trail advocacy group? I bet there is some way to give back if you offer.insanitylevel9 said:
We do most work days on Saturday and Sunday. Every day of the week, we do other work on a small scale, maintenance or trail layout. We also have Regional Trail Crews https://www.cccmb.org/regional-work-crews that work in small groups to work around everyone's schedules.
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