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In the UK in some places you would think clubs didn't exist. Never thought of joining one. Bunch of mates and a facebook page seems enough off road.
Here in Oz if you want to do a race or anything really you need to join MTBA, when you do you have to nominate a club. Been on a few social rides as a way to explore an area but ended up riding as sweep as it was easier to ride back there than with a bunch. They do a bunch of stuff to organise events and stuff but it just seems like an automatic thing here.
Some odd views on here. When I ride in a group racing up or downhill is part of the fun. On road club runs the social rides would stick together but the unwritten rul for the fast run was that it was a race back from the cafe stop. If you were feeling strong you could give it some, if not sit up and take it steady as it was a group you would have company either way.
Anagallis should say that our off road rides are fun, fast bits as well as all the offs.
I'm a 'member' of the Peterborough Mountain bike riders, its a really inclusive club with no formal membership, we have a regular ride on Thursday nights with social, intermediate and fast groups meeting at the Boltoph arms pub. Rides are take in a mixture of cycle paths, bridleways, trails and quiet roads and are between 14-20ish miles then back to the pub. The Facebook group has over 400 members and the regular rides attract 40+ members but we have events so people will arrange a day at a trail centre or race teams for events like MM, but members will also use the group to arrange last minute local rides of a handful of riders.