Politics... the cycling kind...

[shootingstar]

Don't give up Geoz. An organization does go through "developmental" phases, I just hope you guys don't flame out if your group/mandate shrinks. Otherwise it's just a riding group...and that's it...which is ok.

The other option..and this is more for yourself, since your own cycling drive might be broader/different...is if there's another cycling group you want to immerse yourself...and you act as a liaison with this present one..provided the prez doesn't eliminate cross-memberships.

Maybe i'm just narrow-headed, but in a way, competent cyclists of many years...many hopefully would 'develop' themselves to bring up the less experienced cyclists along and be supportive of cycling on several different fronts, not just on leading the peleton or drafting behind others, with their heads fixed only on the pavement immediately ahead of them. A metaphor..here.

[Geonz]

Welp, I met with a guy who rides with the fast guys who was actually honest about stuff

Seems the scuttlebutt is that I toot my horn in the newsletter and talk advocacy and oh, just all kinds of junk that those guys don't care about... the guy said that yes, he asks "oh, have you sent anything to the newseltter?" and... of course not... but truth is, yes, the newsletter is branded with me... he even seemed a little surprised when I said I wouldn't mind giving it up at all, even in the context of saying I was considering running for president. (no way would I attempt both)
And they thought too many funds were being sent to things like advocacy efforts. Welp, it's not as if they had asked for a red cent for other projects... *or* that they had not *enthusiastically* agreed that these were worthwhile investments. But, basically, the perception is that the advocacy types have commandeered a recreational club for our own agenda. (Now, I suspect that a whole lot of our recreational riders also care a lot about advocacy.)
So... I offered to be president instead... but also we would try to pull in some faster riders to be on the board... and I shall try to make sure that I"m more off to the side when ideas and people are coming forward.
I suggested in humor that part of the issue could be that I beat lots of these guys in the indoor time trials and he said that well, yea, that could be part of it... snork...