[DVBC] ride routes

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My few cents: I agree about trying to centralize this kind of info on our own site rather than on a third party site.

New and prospective members/riders are less likely to want to visit an external site such as bikely, since they aren't familiar with what it is and how it works. Double whammy if they're new to cycling and the web community.

A good way to leverage these useful online tools may be to use Bikely (or similar) to produce the cue sheet, but save a printable version on our website so that our own repository grows. And we can link our ride announcements to the cue sheet library. 

In support of the good ideas Drew has been putting forth, I would like to say that dropping barriers to new members should be on our minds with *all* of our initiatives. If you're not in the club, and you're not a long time rider, a lot of the ways we say things and do things can appear exclusionary. Not to be overly dramatic, but the continued life of the club will depend on the continual additions to membership and ridership. We have to encourage that -- not only while we're out on the roads, but before our new riders even decide to come out with us. 

Boat Shoes


dvbc-list at dvbc.org wrote:
>If the goal is to help the club, then putting our club's ride leaders'
>routes on Bikely is not the best way to go. A much better value for the club
>would be making and posting cue sheets on the club website. Posting on
>DVBC would provide a unique value proposition that attracts interested
>riders to the club's primary public interface which in turn helps boost
>regular ride participation and awareness, drive membership, and increase
>event attendance. Putting the same information on another website
>potentially undermines that unique value that we can offer.
>
>Creating cue sheets is a good and valuable project. We have
>started discussions and are planning a major revision of the club's
>website on which cue sheets will have a prominent place. Let's just try to
>maximize the return on effort and benefit to the club.
>
>Drew
>
>
>
>
>On 4/7/08, ira at craftech.com <ira at craftech.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ummm, I think we've got something going here. And we seem to have a
>> committee. Do you guys want to set up an in-person meeting along with
>> anyone else interested or just discuss it via email. Can anyone answer
>> Mike's questions? Maybe talk about it while on a ride, thats my favorite
>> place to meet.
>> Ira
>>
>> > Count me in, too. Awhile back I floated the idea of cataloging rides in
>> > Topo
>> > USA but there wasn'y much response. Does Bikely have enough detail that
>> > Topo
>> > would offer little or anythin additional?
>> >   -----Original Message-----
>> >   From: dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org
>> > [mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org]On Behalf Of Dave Hartrum
>> >   Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:26 PM
>> >   To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
>> >   Subject: Re: [DVBC] ride routes
>> >
>> >
>> >   I would be willing to work on the Bikely archive of club rides as
>> well.
>> >
>> >
>> >   Dave Hartrum
>> >   dhartrum at mac.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >   On Apr 6, 2008, at 5:38 PM, smitt542 at comcast.net wrote:
>> >
>> >     I would be willing to volunteer for a Bikely project. Do we need a
>> > committee? Tom
>> >       -------------- Original message --------------
>> >       From: "Ira Josephs" <Ira at dvbc.org>
>> >
>> >       Just so you all know, I had 6 riders on my CU at Selene ride
>> > yesterday. Some in shorts and some with several layers. Mostly it was a
>> > little chilly, but when the sun came out it was hot. And we ran in to a
>> > group of 40 or 50 that said they were a Tri- clinic from Healthplex.
>> >       Today, Don and I started out in the rain at 10:30 and saw no one.
>> > Went
>> > to the Bagel Crust in West Chester and back via 926 and the Bonkers
>> Route.
>> > By the time we got back the roads were drying and we saw some racer
>> types.
>> >       So, recently, 2 cyclists asked me if I had maps/cues for local
>> > rides.
>> > I used to have 2 big folders that I was trying to give away for the
>> club's
>> > use. So does anyone remember getting them from me?
>> >       I also referred them to my CU ride on Bikely. Does anyone have a
>> > list
>> > of the rides we have on their? This could be a great resource and a nice
>> > project for the new board.
>> >       Ira
>> >
>> >
>> >     From: "Ira Josephs" <Ira at dvbc.org>
>> >     Date: April 6, 2008 3:00:50 PM EDT
>> >     To: <dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
>> >     Subject: [DVBC] ride routes
>> >
>> >
>> >
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