LBC 2017 Membership Survey Results
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Quick Report Gender Female Male Responses 68 157 All Data 223 (30%) (70%) Year(s) As LBC Member 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 6-10 Years 10+ Years Standard Deviation Responses 50 52 45 76 All Data 11.97 223 (22%) (23%) (20%) (34%) 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 6-10 Years 10+ Years How often do you ride club rides? Not Often Occasionally Regularly Standard Deviation Responses 53 65 105 All Data 22.23 223 (24%) (29%) (47%) Not Often Occasionally Regularly Range of Miles You Usually Ride 10-20 21-40 41-50 51-100 Any and all of these Standard Deviation Responses 30 99 7 18 69 All Data 34.32 223 (13%) (44%) (3%) (8%) (31%) 10-20 21-40 41-50 51-100 Any and all of these Do you feel welcomed (for club rides and events) by the LBC & its members? Yes No Standard Deviation Responses 192 31 All Data 80.5 223 (86%) (14%) Yes No Are you generally satisfied with the variety and types of monthly club rides? Yes No Standard Deviation Responses 159 59 All Data 50 218 (73%) (27%) Yes No If you answered No to number 2, please explain. Text Responses A regularly scheduled weekly ride would be great. I ended up starting my own weekly ride just to ensure I had companions to ride with! need 60 mile rides Insufficient variety of venues Same routes I really really miss the Tuesday night Burdorf ride. I understand why it ended, but it the day, time, and intensity worked really well for me. I seldom do club rides anymore, especially Saturday mornings, because the rides are crap. No variety. Don't typically hear when they are each month. They have hills and I can't climb them. I feel like the rides offered are too advanced for me. I don't ride because I'm intimidated. I don't want to be the slow person that everyone has to wait for. Would like more afternoon rides on weekends We need more 50-60 mile rides Ride Captains do NOT stay with you -riders are unsafe in large groups There are groups that ride together all the time and are happy with that. They feel no responsibility (and I would agree they have no responsibility) to welcome a new rider. I generally expect to ride alone with very little opportunity for conversation and that is the way it almost always turns out. I also have trouble because I tend to be a 'tweener. Faster than the slow folks my age (I'm 64) but not able to keep up for the whole ride with the faster groups. This results in me riding alone a lot even on well attended events. Could use a little more diversity. Need some rides. I really have trouble finding rides that work in to my schedule (work, family, kids' activities). Too many urban rides..same old routes 3333 most rides are too fast for me to keep up Used to have more weekend options throughout the day, now seem to only have morning starts Moving/changing the Tuesday night ride and the Sunday 2PM had a big negative impact for me. There needs to be more variety in locations, times, days, and difficulty Not enough beginner rides I would like to hear more about beginner rides that are geared towards people who are building up to longer rides. Would like more 1-2 level rides I am satisfied Would like to see more beginner rides (1-2) Don't know when rides are more variety! Need more variety of rides Club rides generally use routes with too many traffic lights Same rides same day same time start at same place. Not enough new rides to choose from. Mostly all the same. Same old stuff. Boring. Sometimes feels cliquish It seems many of our rides use similar courses but we all have an opportunity to captain rides so I can't complain. There seems to be a problem with this question. I have not taken a bike handling class as answered in #4, but the survey forced me to answer #5 about whether it made me a better rider. I picked "not sure" as there was no way to submit the survey without answering--but is is not applicable. Not enough shorter ride options in mornings or early afternoon Don't really like going on Main St with all the stop lights. I would like to see more rides offered after 5 pm. Sometimes it's difficult to get to a single ride location in the city with after work traffic. More 50-60 mile rides on weekends I wish there were some rides in bullitt county Too many rides during day, little variety There doesn't seem to be variety or any changes in rides. I would like to see more metric centuries. This would be great prep for those doing OKHT. More options and more new Need rides for newer riders and slower riders I need rides geared to the beginner level as I get in shape for the season. However I would like to see rides that combine 60/30/15. I am working with several others to make this happen To many urban rides and the urban rides that are on schedule have gotten pretty stale. Always seems to be the same rides and routes Generally too long, but mostly emphasis seems to be on speed rather than enjoyment Same rides over and over again... Very clique'ish Rides are repeated over and over. Nothing new Would enjoy seeing more ~ 60mi rides on the schedule. TMD is great! But for folks who don't have the time or legs to do centuries a medium distance option would be welcome. I loved the old Heine Bros Sunday ride. It's now a challenging ride out in Middletown. The Tues. night ride has also changed. This month there's only one Tues. night ride. The club needs a greater variety of rides in the evenings and on the weekend afternoons. Evening rides are too experienced meaning I'm not sure I can keep up same rides over and over Too many of the same rides on same days at same times not much leaves from east louisville or oldham county See #1 need more out of the city 60 mile rides Rides longer than 25-30 are needed Cancellation of Heine Bros. Sunday ride due to 'racing' mentality and lack of observing traffic rules. This was the only ride cancelled although every ride has the same complaints. Many "staple" rides. Looks like April has a number of new rides Would like more mid level 50 to 60 mi rides Comment on # 2..After being away from club for a number of years. Maybe one person spoke to me Comment on # 2..After being away from club for a number of years. Maybe one person spoke to me New routes are nice, however this is on each member and not specifically the club. very little variety. so many same time, same channel, same ole in town rides. more 50 to 80 milers needed Have you attended any of the LBC sponsored bike handling/education classes? Yes No Standard Deviation Responses 113 110 All Data 1.5 223 (51%) (49%) Yes No If you answered yes to number 3, did the classes help you become a better overall rider? Yes No Not sure Standard Deviation Responses 116 13 94 All Data 44.29 223 (52%) (6%) (42%) Yes No Not sure What 1 or 2 suggestions do you have that may help the LBC grow and sustain its membership? Text Responses I signed up for a membership as soon as I moved to Louisville but couldn't successfully navigate the ride board, find rides to join outside of standard working hours (9-5 M-F), or figure out how to meet anyone. I came from a bike team in St Louis with a regularly scheduled, weekly ride with after-dinner option, Tuesdays 5pm. We did longer training rides on Saturdays with a lunch option after. The regularly + food seemed to create a multi-generational family that rides together. In fact, they went as far as coming to Louisville just to ride with me because I couldn't find folks to ride with. Wishing LBC could be my new bike family. new routes look for younger members ,what do younger riders feel is important Offer rides for various skill sets. Na No options for junior riders. And new riders are frequently put off by existing, more experienced members. Need to raise the acceptance level for new riders. Greater focus on shorter, beginner rides Add some new rides, new starting points, ensure ride captains are consistent in training and approach, enforce "no drop" policy on rides that target newer riders. New member. Signed up for bike safety class. Just got bikes last week. Plan to do some beginner rides soon. 1)Keep Murphy happy. 2)Recruit more captains among the retirees, and get some of those who have captained in the past to start captaining again. I think everything is well done. I love how the group is attentive to newer or slower riders. Keep up great work! NA E-mails to new members about things going on, not just group e-mails. Somebody reaching out to just new members. I never went on any rides, but members I have met on the Tour de Lou are always super friendly and helpful! Don't know. Re-establish the regular monthly newsletter to keep members informed and interested in club activities.