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Dalgety Bay Bike Festival
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Posted 10 years ago #
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Live in the Bay and first I heard of this was when I saw a banner for this on a local roundabout the day before. Turned up with my 5yo to find an excellent turn-out. There were ladies only rides, treasure hunts on the local trails.
The highlight for us was guys from Middleden MTB had arranged a little sample trail for the kids- she had a whale of a time and the guys were really attentive and helpful. The girl who rode home had much better bike handling skills and was much more confident than the girl who left home 2 hrs before. Thanks to all concerned.
Posted 10 years ago # -
@paddyirish If you do Facebook, Cycling Dalgety Bay group might be of interest, festival was advertised on there:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/417980401681071/Also Forth Bay wheelers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/119093321465572/Posted 10 years ago # -
Yes, this could have done with a better publicity push, though as you say the turnout was good on the day and the event was a great success, thanks to lots of fundraising and work by the organisers. Lots of Facebook posts to the local groups in the days leading up to the event but not a lot of hard-copy publicity in the public realm.
I know some of the organisers - they didn't want a publicity blitz too early in case people later forgot about it, but I think a bit of earlier 'consciousness raising' wouldn't have gone amiss.
People are already thinking about next year. One suggestion is to start the group road ride earlier in the morning so the peloton can arrive at the Fest soon after it starts, and (hopefully) buy more of the cakes etc. on offer!
It's a really inclusive event with all types of cycling represented - MTB, BMX, road (sporty), road (leisurely), transport, etc... the MTB trail especially is a great hit with the kids.
Will post to this forum in good time next year...
Posted 10 years ago #
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