Plus its good karma. Just let a guy in front of me at Wickes cos i had loads of stuff - he returned the favour when he saw i would struggle to fit 14 large plasterboards in my van without some help!
And lets not get started on tossers that don't pay for parking... 
I'm not so bothered with trail building, I'd rather ride bridleways and take them as they come
seconded 
I wouldn't care if I never rode another inch of volunteer-built trail!
I lead a beginner ride every Saturday of the year, but I get at least as much out of it as I put in due to all the gorgeous totty
I put my back into riding my bike if that counts...
http://www.singletraction.org.uk and anything else I'm daft enough to get myself into.
I like what I do, on balance, and don't think too hard about why I do it. When it's not good enough fun overall I'll probably do less.
Folks do as little or as much as they fancy. You can't guilt someone into it (well, you can, but it's fruitless and unsustainable in the long run).
done a few trail building sessions and volunteer marshalling at races not alot but its something
I often think it's a shame mountain biking isn't a bit more like motocross
I'm often very glad it's not. The schoolboy clubs often book races on the same dates competing against one another (not much of a comunity spirit!) and you are coerced into bringing a marshall. The amateur (AMCA) clubs seam to be a bit "jobsworth", only allowing you to race with them you have to ask to race with another organisation. As well as having very stringent rules and whilst they do provide cheap racing the tracks arn't exactly good. ACU round my way seam to have the right idea pay your money, turn up to a good track (quite often a national standard) that has been watered and ride. The latter being much like an mtb race pay and ride job done.
At a grassroots level we could do a lot worse than look at road cycling clubs, plenty of clubs round my area not too many date clashes. You do your bit by timekeeping or marshalling at a road race. The racing is cheap no frills and simple, it would be nice to have a few mtb events run on the same premise.
Iain
racing ?? What's that about ?
Christ no I'm not a **** hippie.
I'm a keen and good trail builder. I like to build new trails and maintain existing ones.
I also help organise local mates races and am willing to offer advice/help regarding bikes/riding whenever someone asks for some.
I talk to people about cycling and encourage them to give it a try. I offer to take people out on rides and I provide free maintenance davice. If someone has a bike problem they can't fix I suggest they bring their bike to me and I'll show them how to mend it.
After that I do **** all for mountain biking, at least half the people doing it are cocks and I avoid them for the most part.
Mr Barnes i share your love of natural riding but if you have ever ventured off the BW's on or around the Bingley Bash then you have surely felt the benefit of my trail maintenance.
I'm not looking for thanks, i work a lot locally cos i'm walking the dog anyways and alot of the time i might only have a spare hour to ride so the more choice i have, the less bored i get...even natural stuff needs a little help every now and again...When your next over this way i might be able to show you a new line or two.
Samuri, working on the basis that after 5 yrs with SingletrAction i've never met a cock then i must be it! 
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I help people service their frames and sort out various problems for free, I also help out all my mates to keep their bikes running. I used to run a bike club one of the first in Edinburgh.
We got the local housing association involved and they donated a storage area that became a Meeting HQ with a workshop in it. I also helped get funding for the tools, bike stands and safety equipment. Including very funky, bright yellow waste coats, which I hated wearing. However you can't make the kids wear them if you don't.
The clubs still running as far as I know.
Just now I'm a bit busy but in a few months when things settle down, I'm going to build some extra bikes and take people out biking. Try and get them into it, my sister has a agreed, if a bit reluctantly to give MTBing a go!
I'm also planning on taking my nieces and nephews out for day trips, due to a back injury I haven't seen much of them growing up, have to see if I can't change that!
Mr Barnes i share your love of natural riding but if you have ever ventured off the BW's on or around the Bingley Bash then you have surely felt the benefit of my trail maintenance.
well, yes, and thankyou kindly Do us a favour and run off with the remains of the gate at the bottom of Altar Lane as the old bloke shouts at us when we try to climb over it
Simon any chance you could do a thread dedicated to lycra clad MTB hotties? from your ownphoto's of course. The sweatier the better.
Let the good times roll! either that or an underwear thread, YEEEHAAA!!!!!
yes.
Had a meeting to discuss a community project in the little wood across the road from me.
Project completed earlier this year, took a year of discusssion etc but got there in the end. 3/4ml trail for all ages, shapes and sizes 
Although designed and built by FE Stanes crew it is and will never be a Stane
Thanks all.
Do you know what I love about MTB - if we're lucky enough we can not only enjoy the multitude of bridleways etc but we can also build our own trails how we want them to be and ride.
Nothing like having a vision and seeing it happen
I used to be heavily involved in a local MTB club, even helped to keep it going when there was a low point of 4 regular members. Moved on when the new blood thought they were gods gift and had rescued the club "off its arse", which I suppose they had, but in reality promotion at work & family meant much less time for buggering off every other sunday.
Would be prepared to put something back into the sport with the right organisation at a local level.
I voluntarily spend large amounts of money on bike parts!
I'm secretary of a bike club and do a lot to get new riders involved (I founded our new rider's division, and it's now the biggest section of the club!)
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