Dear mark Pedal Power Camp in Minnesota. Would make a nice variation for a local camp too. Don't we have enough cyclists around Ottawa to run such a thing? - and the facilities (roads, etc.) Tom On Monday, June 11, 2001 at 20:56, mark smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on "Re: [obc] RLCT reactions," saying.. > Hook them early -- how do you like these stats -- if a mother particpates in a sport > there is a 22% chance of her child(ren) taking up the sport. If a father >participates in > a sport there is only an 11% chance of his child(ren) taking up the sport. > > As for a program that would be really good to encourage youth into cycling there is > something called Pedal Power Camp -- it teaches all sorts of things about cycling to > youth 13-18. Safe riding, group riding, mechanics, etc. It would involve kids taking >the > equivalent of a CAN-Bike 2 course as well as going on group rides, issues in cycling > etc., bike mechanics etc. > > Mark and Lynda > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dear mark > > And if kids got a discounted price (hook them early). > > Tom > > > > On Monday, June 11, 2001 at 17:54, mark smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote on "Re: [obc] RLCT reactions," saying.. > > > A friend of ours in her quick estimation thought there was only about 20% (give >or > > > take a few percentage points women on the ride). Maybe there would be more kids > > > out if more women (mothers) were also on the ride. > > > Mark and Lynda > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Some comments on the RLCT. ... > > > > My 15-year old son was disappointed there were no kids his age. Is > > > > there a youth section of the OBC? --------- Questions answerered, answers questioned. Tom Trottier, President <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://abacurial.com ICQ:57647974 400 Slater St. Suite 415, Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7S7 +1 613 291-1168 fax:+1 613 594-5412 (877)247-8796 ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
