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Sadly, I agree with all of this.
I would love to go to LVV far more, but I cant make it stack up financially and still enjoy my hobby. I know that other club mates feel the same way too.
As a club (BCC) we have missed out on club track bookings in the winter too for the past two years, which is a real shame as when we did have them regularly, it was really bringing riders on in terms of riding indoors. It also means that we have pretty much zero attendance at winter track league at the moment.
I feel very lucky that we have HHV on our doorstep.
Ecobeard
I've become a regular attendee of LVV in recent months and am really struggling to reconcile this as an inclusive community facility in the same way that Herne Hill is.
It's so incredibly expensive to attend track events with any amount of regularity that the only people coming are those that can afford it. There are so few youths or juniors there it's embarrassing.
In a typical week - Senior/Youth
Bike Storage - £7/7 LVV : £1/1 HH
Training Session - £20/16 LVV : £7/3 HH
Track League - £22/22 LVV : £10/5 HH
Training Session - £20/16 LVV : £7/3 HH
Total - £70/62 LVV : £25/12 HH
What kind of parent has £62 a week to spend on their kids track racing?