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by phild
Mar 23rd, '09, 21:43
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

By the way.....we do have a great social side to the club as well. :D


Still don't get what the issue is here with my offer :? If you're not interested that's fine, I'm not trying to Press Gang anyone. :wink:
by phild
Mar 23rd, '09, 13:41
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

The £10 per ride goes towards petrol and running costs as we all use our own bikes and get nothing financially out of it. If you work it out I doubt very much if the £10 covers much in any case. RoSPA only charge £3 per ride for fuel for its observers :mrgreen: Oh, and you have a vacancy on the cou...
by phild
Mar 22nd, '09, 20:27
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

A real SWB would offer all the relavent infomation to us FOA anyway so we can all learn without having to pay and all be safer.... :lol: In an ideal world yes, but IAM is a charity and I, along with all other Observers offer our time with no other charge attached. The £10 per ride goes towards petr...
by phild
Mar 22nd, '09, 15:44
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

....always safety first position second (part of the 'system' ;-)), if you don't have the view to see there's no oncoming traffic then you change your pace and position accordingly. It's much more likely that an inexperienced person (no advanced traing) will do the decapitation thing or if it doesn...
by phild
Mar 20th, '09, 22:51
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

Forgot to say, I'm not into sales, it's my way of putting something back into the club. :D

You've got to want to do it or you're wasting your time. :wink:
by phild
Mar 20th, '09, 22:47
Forum: Bike Banter
Topic: ADVANCE RIDING DEBATE - NOW HERE
Replies: 52
Views: 5988

Re: Become an 'advanced' rider for FREE!!

So sifting through all the bumf - under 25 Skills for life package costs £89, on average 6 to 8 observed rides before you take your test (£60 - £80) 1st years membership is included in the Skills for life package, in which case your very generous chairman is forking out approx. £9!! sounds like a b...