It’s a fact – GMBC is ace! Don’t just take my word for it, here’s what club members said when they were asked to describe what they like about the club….
| ‘the organised rides/routes and the social night’ – Gary Clark |
| ‘Trips, good chat and general helpful advice’ – Will Aylward |
| ‘Everything’ – Angus MacSween |
| ‘The sexy club president…xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx’ – Alistair Iveson |
| ‘Friendly, knowledgeable and challenging club rides and events. Unlocks the hidden gems of trails and routes in and around on me Glasgow and further afield!’ – Andrew Smith |
| ‘Riding with like minded individuals.’ – Stuart Harrow |
| ‘Motivation to ride via the inspiration that is chat, tea, and biscuits.’ – Gav Thorburn |
| ‘I like GMBC. They make me feel weird. In a good way.’ – Neil McNamara |
| ‘Great people to ride with. Everyone made welcome. Plenty going on.’ – Simon Haslam |
| ‘Tea,tea,tea, race,tea!!!!’ – Thomas Wylie |
| ‘Wednesday Night Rides’ – David Ashton |
| ‘Relaxed and helpful group. Friendly atmosphere catering for all skill levels’ – Mark Aughney |
| ‘the mentality that nobody gets left behind on a ride, very friendly people.’ – Graeme Robertson |
| ‘Friendly,enthusiastic,helpfull,approachable’ – Neil Macaulay |
| ‘Community’ – Andrew Rollason |
| ‘That bit where you go biking.’ – Rich Hebb |
| ‘Riding great local trails with a bunch of really nice like minded people.’ – Allan Derrick |
| ‘lots of friendly people and great local biking’ – Bosco Flood |
| ‘good craic and great riding’ – Julie Taylor-Flood |
| ‘Welcoming, friendly and doesn’t take itself too serious. Still manages to encourage good riding and discipline on trails.’ – Gavin Murray |
| ‘The ability to ride with other like minded individuals.’ – Murray Watson |
| ‘Nice rides in good company!’ – Mario Aquaro |
| ‘I like the idea of going riding with like minded folk on a regular basis. Night riding is something I love’ – Nigel Love |
| ‘Trails. Lots of trails.’ – Keith McBain |
| ‘Riding bikes. “Banter” ‘ – Luke Devereux |
| ‘We will see, only been on one ride with the club and it was fun’ – Daniel Hall |
| ‘Riding bikes’ – John Robertson |
| ‘Great rides in the week. Friendly people.’ – Henry Wilson |
| ‘one awesome big family super keen for bikes! #expecttheunexpected’ – Eilidh Wells |
| ‘Awesome rides and great people’ – Keiran Docherty |
| ‘The tea and biscuits are not bad.’ – Ewan Evans |
| ‘The people, banter and gnarly trails!’ – Katie O’Hara |
| ‘Welcoming and friendly group’ – Billy Marshall |
| ‘Sexy people’ – Robin Jamieson |
| ‘Regular rides and good banter’ – Chris McDermott |
| ‘Handy weekly night rides at Milngavie.’ – Vicky Herbert |
| ‘Regular rides, good location, good for all abilities’ – Christopher Lowe |
| ‘Very friendly and helpful!’ – Katie Hamilton |
| ‘Pure, dead friendly.’ – Kenneth McNab |
| ‘Friendly group with a considerate learner ride for new starters/people returning to the sport!’ – Alex Blott |
| ‘very friendly’ – Steven Owens |
| ‘The people are great – the introductory rides are perfect for me.’ – jude austin |
| ‘Really enjoyed the mountain biking orienteering event on Sun 2 Oct so decided to come along to the introductory ride on Wed night – Graham and Ryszard were really helpful and looked after me. They were also very patient as my fitness is not great at the moment – good reason to get riding again!’ – Sheena Macaulay |
| ‘Better than Meetup…fact! 😉 ‘ – Barry Mears |
| ‘When I enquired about the club Graham was brilliant very informative and my first ride out with the club was a success hence why I have decided to become a member , fellow members were also a great laugh and I did not feel left out was a good experience’ – Colin Arch |
| ‘People to ride bikes with and events in the calendar to go to.’ – Barry Reid |
| ‘Friendly and welcoming group!’ – Rob Colston |
| ‘Friends, banter and getting out there no matter the weather’ – David Murray |
Here’s to more great riding and adventures in 2017, see you on the trails soon.
‘Like the mentality that nobody gets left behind’?lol. I hadn’t been out with the club for a year or so and returned recently on a night ride only to find myself alone in Lennox forest as the rest of the ride disappeared into the darkness. All I could hear through the darkness were the fading echoes of ‘ leave the weak, leave the weak’. The feelings from my childhood of being left alone in the forest to be raised by a pack of wolves overcame me. Wait, Sorry, that was Jungle Book. Anyhow, a few minutes later we all met up and it felt good to be out with the club again. They’re a good bunch generally.
All ages fortunately and (unfortunately at times) but no one moans super friendly always welcoming and understanding of differing abilities helps to be thick skinnned especially if you end up thick waisted. or just plain wasted at the end of a ride.
Neil Macaulay