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I also bet lots of you spend £££ getting to the trail centre's in car expenses. Having a local spot offsets some of that cost, no?
Still thinking it's quite pricey if you've got to travel there. especially surprised about it being £4 for kids, not much of a legacy for local youngsters coming from one of the poorest boroughs in the country.
This is the issue for me. What sort of legacy will be left if you make it too expensive for the people who would benefit most from it?
Compared with Manchester (Free trails and cheaper indoor BMX) it just seems to be aimed at the affluent rather than the local community.
Comparing it to swimming is just silly, a swimming pool is typically a massive building with very high running costs. Even a golf course is generally a large parcel of land that could possibly be put to other uses and needs a lot of maintenance and ground staff to keep it playable.
A bike track can be irregularly shaped to go wherever it isn't practical or economically viable to build anything else. For large sections it really need to be no wider than 1.5 metres and it requires little maintenance and even less staffing.
Guys I was at the indoor track yesterday and asked about the mtb trails. The cost is £6 for the day NOT just one hour, hope that helps. Also during school term on a Wednesday it is just £2, not sure how long this will be for though. I intend to ride it soon so will repost when done
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It's right in the centre of London, where else can you go mountain biking within 3 miles of the city? It's only £2 on a Wednesday. I'm going there twice a week, there's no one else there. At the moment you've got the place to yourself - not sure that will last. Twice round the circuit is a good workout, there's plenty of challenges. If you get there once during the week, you'll be in much better shape for a weekend ride.
how much is a cheap day return to the North Downs?
By god, it looks dull. You'd have to pay me to ride there!
Check out the 'black' section just before 7 mins...
is he wearing a knee pad?