Donna, I fully agree with you. We had a big club back home in Greenville S.C. www.greenvillespinners.org You do not have to be a member to participate in any of their weekly rides. You can see their rides clearly on the website. This allows people who are new to cycling or who are looking for a weekly ride to be able to find one easily. This new format the gyro's have gone too is not new rider friendly. It is not friendly at all in my opinion! On Mar 22, 2011, at 5:13 PM, DonnaWebster wrote:
> Dear Riding Friends, > One of the things I enjoy about going back home to California is that > I can get on a local cycling club websites and find the information to > ride with a group of local cyclists. In fact, you can do this with > most clubs and that really is what cycling is all about. > > I'm not sure why our group rides aren't listed? How is anyone suppose > to find about the rides - particpate in a ride and then make the > decision to join the club? > Even if they don't want to join the club, that's okay, they should > still be allowed to come out and ride with us. > > Can someone please answer this question? I think it's really valid. > > Thanks! > Donna > > On Mar 15, 7:13 pm, shanebowers <[email protected]> wrote: >> Bert, >> I was also told by Eric that we would not need to become members to ride and >> see when rides were taking place. However, by not being a member I have not >> been able to see any rides. I rely on friends inside the exclusive group to >> send forward me the rides and ride times. I understand that I would not >> receive any member benefits but why should I be excluded from rides because >> I do not want to pay to ride? >> On Mar 15, 2011, at 7:05 PM, maria wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hello Bert, >> >>> Please extend my sincerest apologies to Tony. Any disruption I may have >>> caused Tony was not intentional. I did not realize our club evolved to >>> being exclusive in 2011. >> >>> Please ask Tony to consider sharing our passion for cycling and allow non >>> members to view the new forum or perhaps resurrect the old forum on a read >>> only basis. Sharing lets people find us and lets us grow in the >>> cycling/racing community. >> >>> Our membership director, Eric, replied in an email to me in November 2010 >>> ... "Gyros rides are NOT and will NOT be limited to just members" ... and >>> so I happily joined up! Doesn't the Gyro forum go hand in hand with our >>> Gyro rides? >> >>> Maria >> >>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Kyle Johnston <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> I usually try to not get involved in these debates and political issues but >>> I actually want to chime in on this one. Tony, self appointed or not, is >>> the president of the North Raleigh Gyros. He along with a handful of other >>> members organize, manage and keep the club and race team up and going. >>> They privatized the club to an extent by collecting a small yearly dues of >>> $10 but the club is still open for any and all to join. For someone from >>> Greensboro (I think that's where you're from Dave), there probably isn't a >>> lot of value in that $10 for you other than getting to hear about what is >>> going on in the Raleigh cycling community. For everyone in the Triangle >>> area, this seems like a really small amount to pay to stay in touch with a >>> great group of riders. >> >>> With more than 125 members, a cycling team and for a club that seems to be >>> increasing their presence and contributions to the community, I see no >>> problem with the route the Gyros have taken. There will always be some who >>> are left out or the path chosen does not please. I feel badly for them but >>> no matter what route is chosen, there will be someone who is not happy. >>> Hopefully as the club continues to grow, we can find ways to get these left >>> out few back in to good grace with the club. >> >>> And not to sound like a jerk, that is not my intention... but if the Gyros >>> direction is not to anyone's liking, they are more than free to do as Tony >>> did years ago and start their own club with their own Google Group and have >>> their own member list to manage how they see fit. I'm sure once you've >>> been around as long as Tony and the Gyros have, you'll see that more >>> management, club dues and structure are a necessary evil to keep the masses >>> happy sometimes at the expense of a few. >> >>> Cheers and safe riding, >>> -kyle >> >>> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:10:38 -0400 >>> Subject: Re: [Gyros: 17323] Message from Tony Please Read!!!!! >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >> >>> It's unfortunate for the club that they got forced in this direction. >> >>> There was absolutely nothing to be gained. You've split the cycling >>> community so a self-appointed president can have insurance, and waivers and >>> a race team. You've even managed to privatize or remove the "trek rides". >>> Good job with that. >> >>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Duane Price <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> I live in Myrtle Beach, but while dating my wife, who lived in Raleigh, I >>> did a fair amount of riding with the Gyro's. I was always impressed by >>> their welcoming nature and good, well-organized rides. It seems things have >>> changed. Careful that you don't collapse under the weight of your own >>> self-importance. You may unsubscribe me. >> >>> On Mar 15, 2011 11:31 AM, "Dale Brown" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> << The whole purpose of the “new” group was to keep this information >>>> amongst >>>> members ONLY. >> >> >>>> Interesting... I will delete this "[email protected]" address now with >>>> some sadness. Enjoyed seeing what our friends in the Triangle area are >>>> doing. >> >>>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>> I am forwarding this message for Tony. He is unable to send to this old >>>>> and unused email account. >> >>>>> Bert >> >>>>> Maria, >> >>>>> Why are you sending this information to the “old” group? If that is what I >>>>> wanted then I would have done that myself. The whole purpose of the “new” >>>>> group was to keep this information amongst members ONLY. Please DO NOT >>>>> post >>>>> any other info to this “old” group. 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