Membership Information
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Advantages of joining WSMTB club:
Social rides every weekend (weather dependent) . With a lot of our members living in the pristine Blue Mountains, it's not hard to organise a social ride if there is no club day happening. We have a list of a few contact numbers on the web site for Sat / Sunday rides in and around Sydney. Keep looking for up-dates, or send the Webmaster your details if you want to suggest your favourite ride.
Chicks corner:
Some of our fairer sex members like to ride without the testosterone hill climbing sweaty beasts. For this reason we are going to cater to them with "Chicks corner". This will be available soon and contributions are really appreciated and very much needed. If you ride weekends and would like some female company, drop a note to the Webmaster (Nikki) so she can up-load your ideas.
Diverse riding
The club has two main interests:
Cross-country has a very strong following and our club days are held at the Yellowmundee Regional Park. Grades range up from the kids program, being Under 7s, 10s (U10s), U13s, U15s, Novice, D, C, B & A grade. All these comprise of separate boys, girls, men and women's classes. <...more>
Downhill also is very active and tend to ride / race at the Dargle track or Pacific Park and run a large Varity of grades. Look up the downhill section on the web for more detail. <...more>
Members of Western Sydney MTB club are in the second largest mountain bike club in Australia. We are fast catching the number one holders, being "Canberra Off Road Cyclists" (CORC). We only need another 20 odd members to join us to take the crown from our Southern friends on two wheels. So tell your friends about one of the most active clubs in Australia. See you on the track. Bud
With membership of our club you are also joining with MTBA and I have listed (from their' Web-site) a list of benefits of affiliation to MTBA:
Why Join MTBA?
Some of the benefits of joining MTBA include:
- A national autonomous body for mountain biking
- National series that is raced all over Australia
- Cost effective membership
- Well priced day membership fees
- Rolling licenses (valid for 12 months from date of purchase)
- Flexibility in membership types (both recreational and competitive)
- All money collected by MTBA is returned to mountain biking clubs and riders
- Component of national membership is directed back for state administration
- Trails maintenance funding for states and clubs
- Works to keep trails open for all riders
- All members can race all MTBA events nationwide (club, state series, state championships, national series, national championships)
- Day membership for all categories and races which carry series points
- Each rider will receive a membership booklet and card
- Works to promote the sport to the general public through its contacts with the media
- Markets the sport to sponsors and television
Insurance Coverage
Public Liability: $20m*
Product Liability: $20m
Personal Indemnity: $1m
Excess: $1k
Tragedy Benefit: $50k*
Disability: $50k and sliding scale based on level of permanent disability
Excess: nil
*Cover is 24hrs 7 days a week
For most current details goto http://www.mtba.asn.au/general/membership.asp#insurance
More can be found at http://www.ieabrokers.com.au/mountainbikeaust.htmlTypes Of Membership
There are three types of membership:
- Senior Membership : are over the age of 19 and ride / race in MTBA events across Australia
- Junior Membership : are under, or are turning 19 that year and ride / race events as above.
- Social Membership : This is for non-competitive riders that either ride in social outings or help out with MTBA sanctioned events that want / need insurance cover in case they inadvertently contribute to an incident / accident.
Membership Costs:
Type Membership 2004 MTBA Fee WSMTB Club Fee Total
| Cat. | mtba | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $80 | $15 | $95 |
| Junior | $60 | $0 | $60 |
| Social | $42 | $0 | $42 |
WSMTB Club Fee :
Senior members pay an additional $15.oo WSMTB Club membership each, or per family living at the same address.
This $15.oo is to cover costs with newsletters and the Website hosting. If a person wishes to join the club as a Social member to assist us in running events, the committee may wipe joining fees, as they are benefiting the club and all the members through their generosity.
DAY LIcense:
There are people that like to ride / race on the odd occasion
that don't wish to join the club.
MTBA can still cover these people as a "Day licence" rider. This is a
charge of $15.oo and provides the same cover as listed from MTBA above.
Participation LIcense :
The club is looking into the future with the kids program and have offered a special try before you buy type of day cover. This is called a participation licence and is at a cost of $5.oo per day. It is limited to a few introduction rides (three tryouts) and a $10.00 day licence must then cover a continued interest and further participation. Membership to the club would negate the need for that fee as well.