Was away for a couple of days and wow - boom! (we as people are to sensitive these days) My comments are probably a bit late, but here it goes in any event. I did the Sanlam Invitational over the weekend where we had an opportunity to brag with our trails to the wider MTBiking community. After each day we sat around with a beer and chatted to the out of townees, and the comments were all pretty much the same. They could not get over the single-track heaven created in these hills, and could not believe when they were told that we have only done part of the trails, you get this like "get out of here" look when you say that. When we discussed the club-fees (yes 2019 fees) they could again not believe the value for money here. (you talk most awesome single-tracks which are maintained and expanded, coffee shops, safe parking and bike shops - it is like landing in MTBike heaven) Fact is, if you a keen MTB rider this is truly a privilege, at least for me, my mates and all the visitors I have been talking to over the week-end. Made me really proud to be a club member, and be able to brag with what is truly a success story (think of where this all started way back). At the end of the day, joining is your choice, there is no pressure on you. If you do not see the value, do not join, ride somewhere else (but nowhere, you can really ride for free, and do not rogue ride, that is not cool). Can things be done better, off course, always, that is called evolution and moving forward, and there are ways to do just that. The day you stop changing, growing and making adjustments is the day you start to die. There are however ways to do this, the mature way with the right attitude which will drive understanding, common sense and mutual respect and support. This is called Emotional Intelligence. The other way, will get you know where and negatively impact on your MTBiking experience, and why should one want to go there... #lekkermanlekker
