Saw the mail this morning. Before I start, I would have taken this matter to Facebook, but they switched off the commenting, so I guess it would have to be dealt with here. Secondly, I really appreciate the work done by the trail builders and Tygerberg MTB as a whole to give us such great trails to ride and this is in no way meant as an attack on them. Warning: If you don't feel like reading a rant, stop here. I just think that some of the members of Tygerberg MTB may want some clarity on what is going on with the 2019 fees. A couple of things to note. 1) Significant increase per main member for 2019. The table below lists the fees for the last 4 years and next year ( how long I've been a member). Note that in previous years we saw a reasonable increases. This year the club has decided that 18% seems like the right number. I'm not so sure. Year Main member % Increase 2015 R590 2016 R620 5 2017 R640 3 2018 R670 5 2019 R790 18 2) No spouse membership for 2019. Last year you could pay an additional R440 for your wife or husband if you were a main member yourself. My wife literally went riding a sum total of 3 times last year. We gladly paid the extra R440, and we would have done so again this year, but we won't be paying R790 for her to ride a handful of times. Also I don't have any children, so your family memberships aren't any help to someone in my position. I would love to hear from a Tygerberg MTB representative to explain the significant increase. Membership fees for my wife and I cost R1110 for 2018. If I were to replicate my 2018 membership for 2019 (i.e. myself + wife) it will cost R1580. That is a whopping 42% increase.
