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- From: mackinto@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Mackintosh)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.soc
- Subject: Re: mtn bike club at Univ of Md
- Message-ID: <28931@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 14:27:26 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.020450.28221@eng.umd.edu> <1992Dec18.021848.28376@eng.umd.edu>
- Reply-To: mackinto@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Mackintosh)
- Distribution: dc
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.bicycles.soc, gsurbeck@eng.umd.edu (Gregory D. Surbeck) writes:
- >College Park has a roadies club, there is little support for mtn.
- >bikers. There are plenty of mtn. bikes around, and I would think some
-
- Proteus Bike and Fitness on Rt. 1 has an off-road racing club, you may want
- to call them to find out about their club.
-
- > Require a safety check by a local bike store
-
- You should be able to get one (College Park bicycles or Proteus) to
- do this for free for club members since they're bound to sell some stuff.
-
- > Trail maintenance
-
- REI does trail maintenance, talk to them.
-
- > Membership
- >Need: a bike, a helmet, an interest!
-
- If the club is to sponsored by the SGA, they may have some restrictions.
- You may need to charge dues to at least cover a newsletter or flyers.
-
- >Should a bike club at the Univ of Md include roadies or would each
- >type of biking be better served by separate clubs?
-
- If there is no collegiate road team, there should be.
-
- Let me know if you make any progress. I race on the road with NCVC
- which is mostly DC area and by myself off-road. I'm not a Maryland
- student or alumni.
-
- David Mackintosh
-