British Cycling Membership, is it worth the £35.10?

[Deleted member 26715]

I have aversion to paying for things I don't need/use, so is £35.10 a fair price for British Cycling membership, it seems expensive to me for the benefits.

Priority access to tickets I'll not use this
Weekly Member Newsletter I'm not interested in this
10% off in Halfords stores nationwide I don't buy from Halfords
Three issues for £3 - Cyclist Magazine Extra money I won't spend
Discounted bike insurance The bike is a named item on the house Insurance
Liability Insurance and Legal Assistance So this is really all I'm buying it for, but in the 50 years I've been riding a bike I've never got into a situation where this has been needed. But that's not so say I won't tomorrow.

 

[cyberknight]

Or you could join ctc
https://www.cyclinguk.org/membership/member-benefits

 

[Deleted member 26715]

For £45 ??

 

[Bollo]

I've found the legal support for my last accident very useful, but you could probably find a similar service on a no-win-no-fee basis without BC's help.

 

[smutchin]

I'm a member mainly for the provisional racing licence. The only alternative is paying for a day licence every time I take part in a race, so it's a no-brainer for me.

Even if you never race, it's probably worthwhile for the insurance. For the amount of cover you get, and the legal assistance, it's very cheap.

 

[Drago]

I only bother with CyclingUK because I get it half price. Otherwise, I don't think CUK or BC are good value. If I competed or the like then that'd be different, but I don't.

 

[Soltydog]

There was a Strava challenge last month & if you completed it, you were rewarded with 20% off BC membership, iirc the code was strava20

 

[Milkfloat]

10% off at Evans Cycles too, and still 10% At Chain Reaction if you are spending £100.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I have aversion to paying for things I don't need/use, so is £35.10 a fair price for British Cycling membership, it seems expensive to me for the benefits.

Priority access to tickets I'll not use this
Weekly Member Newsletter I'm not interested in this
10% off in Halfords stores nationwide I don't buy from Halfords
Three issues for £3 - Cyclist Magazine Extra money I won't spend
Discounted bike insurance The bike is a named item on the house Insurance
Liability Insurance and Legal Assistance So this is really all I'm buying it for, but in the 50 years I've been riding a bike I've never got into a situation where this has been needed. But that's not so say I won't tomorrow.

On the basis of that I'd say it's probably not worth your while.

You might even already have 3rd party liability cover and legal assistance on your household insurance, in which case it's definitely not.

 

[pawl]

Or you could join ctc
https://www.cyclinguk.org/membership/member-benefits

I have just cancelled my renewal. I originally joined when it was the CTC and it had a half decent magazine.
Have now joined British Cycling.I was last a member when it was the BCF.

I had only been a member for three weeks when I was hit by a car broken arm and nose six stitches in my head.Originaly didn’t think they would be interested having been a member for a short period of time.

Service was first class enough for a brand new frame plus damages for injuries
To be fair Cycling UK is ok if you are in to campaigning.

 

[Banjo]

If you only want liability insurance cycleplan do it for less than £15.

 

[Drago]

You also get discounts at a number of other retailers, including Cycle Republic - and, one of the biggies for me, 20% off OS maps.

You have to pay for OS maps? How passe.

 

[MontyVeda]

I was thinking the same a few weeks back when i figured having liability insurance is possibly a good idea. Not that I'm in the habit of crashing into cars, but if i did and it was all my fault, the car owner would probably appreciate it. But could do without paying £35 a year. Will definitely have a look at Cycleplan though, £15 wouldn't be missed. Thanks @Banjo

 

[Slick]

I'm a member, I don't really make a lot of use of any of the benefits other than the odd Halfords purchase but I do quite like the idea of supporting British Cycling in some shape or form.

 

[NorthernDave]

I've had my monies worth out if it every year with the Halfords / Evans discounts.

Fortunately I haven't needed the liability insurance or legal assistance.