Non members continuing to ride with club

[phillip scott]

Interested to know what other clubs do, in my cycling club there is a rider who consistently rides with us but will not become a member, the fee is only £15 a year but they refuse to pay. They engage with other members and was actually once a member but will no longer renew their membership. Despite encouragement they just will not pay. How do other clubs if experiencing similar issues deal with this.

 

[screenman]

It would be no problem with me.

 

[DCLane]

If it's a BC registered club they're covered under the club's insurance for up to 3 rides. After that they should be a member, pay the subscription and be insured.

Basically the ride organiser should tell them to pay their subs or 'push off'.

 

[Milkfloat]

If people who regularly ride in the group feel uncomfortable in telling him to bugger off or pay up then a club official who does not ride in the group could be utilised.

 

[screenman]

We get members of other clubs in our club rides.

 

[Salty seadog]

Clubs r 4 mugs.

 

[Sharky]

If you really want to get rid of somebody. Try changing the start times and/or the meeting place and only msg the members.

 

[screenman]

Clubs r 4 mugs.

Why?

 

[Cycleops]

Threaten them with weekly visits by @Drago demanding their fees or dousing in chemical herbicide which will render them sterile.

 

[mjr]

If it's public roads, you can't stop them. If it's formation riding, refuse to include them in the formation. Otherwise, nothing to do.

My usual group handles it by being donation-funded not subscription-funded, but that's more because it's an area of great inequality and any subscription would deter some while being trivial to others.

 

[phillip scott]

if I am honest I do not particularly mind it's just that some other members mentioned this and I was curious to know if others have this issue.

 

[Salty seadog]

Why?

Clubs means rules. Rules mean some will feel the need to be the guardian of the rules.
Just not a fan in the Groucho Marx way.
Much prefer a collective informal understanding.
I know of a club that after three rides you must wear their Jersey.

 

[steveindenmark]

The treasurer needs to drop them a line to tell them to pay up or push off. This needs to be passed on to the ride organisers.

Its a club. If everyone else pays their fees. Why should he get away with it.?

 

[Racing roadkill]

Clubs are the path to the dark side. Clubs lead to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

 

[Edwardoka]

The person might not be able to justify the cost of a membership. £15 a year is "nothing" to most people but when you're hard up all the little "nothings" add up and it becomes difficult to justify extra expense.

Ask them why they can't/won't pay - if they refuse to give an answer, as said above, get someone not involved with the club rides to contact them.