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Accreditation parts 1&2 are £15 and 3&4 are £30 I think (I don’t deal with money). Open sessions are around £10 or 11 an hour, coached sessions about £25 or something for 2 hours.
Think we are a fair bit cheaper than Lee Valley. Not sure how Manchester’s or Derby’s prices compare.
I’d definitely say most of our regulars are middle to upper class but isn't most competitive cycling like that?
M_V
What does it cost to do a session at Glasgow? I know that Lee Valley kinda self selects for these types of people, since the fees price out the large majority of riders who would turn up on less expensive bikes.
Also, FWIW I'm probably an outlier but haven't been ever been a KOM chaser.
For my own sins I have upgraded my (older than me) Saracen Road bike with a NOS disc brake fork since it makes a lot of sense for an all weather commuter, allows me to run significantly better mudguards (with eyelets) and a front rack, and swap to 650b at some point, but I generally agree with the consensus that force obsolescence has become far more prevalent in bicycle kit over the last ~10 years