Things Are Looking Up For Our Club

Last month I reported that our riding club might be experiencing the sophomore blues. So far in this year of 2006, we've lost 7 patched members, mostly due to personality conflicts.

We're down to 10 patched members, with 3 prospects in the pipe.

In the past couple weeks though, things are looking up.

Just last Thursday we patched a new member (the 10th member). He started riding with us last June, and then in July he wanted to become a prospect. He's been riding pretty consistently with us, and seems to get along well with everyone and rides pretty skillfully.

A couple weeks ago another rider asked to become a prospect. We've also had a few more riders start riding with us more often, and they all seem to be good folks.

I told one of our guys that if we could get 4 to 8 bikes to show up for any given ride I'd be pretty satisfied.