When the population started to buy the city bikes and off road cruisers
is about the time that the ridership in TOSRV started to decline. I've
ridden every year but once since 1977 as my first. I have seen
ridership close out in 11 dya smost of the time BUT, not lately. I
think the decline is due to interests in competing activities.
-- In tourofthesciotorivervalley@yahoogroups.com, "JeffLThayer"
<jefflthayer@...> wrote:
>
> I rode TOSRV in past years and always marveled at the large number of
> riders. Why has the number decreased? In order to ensure safety?
> Registration seems to be about half what it used to be.
>
If you think about how many parents drive their children everywhere. Whether it be for safety or laziness on the part of the kids. Also, children have a lot...
When the population started to buy the city bikes and off road cruisers is about the time that the ridership in TOSRV started to decline. I've ridden every...
I know that its really hard to guess why the ridership has steadily declined, but I think that one of the main reason's is because we have become much more ...
... those riders have mishaps or just can't do it anymore after 10 to 15 years. There are not enough new riders to make up the difference of older riders not...
Turns out my knees are getting too sore, I rode some but can't do the big miles without lots of damage. am 55. Dr says it's bone-on-bone...Need to do something...
The tour total number goal is approximately 3,000 the past few years. This is the determined "ideal" number in regards to numbers of people on the road and...
AS a recent newbie ( only 3 tosrv's) I am a bit confused by this statement. I was under the impression that we had 3,000 riders in 2007. I saw many people I...
Weather also has a lot to do with it. There was a string of 6-7 years where we had rain both days. Bad weather tends to turn people away. But the weather has...
For me, I have participated in the ride 4 out of the last 6 years, and I am only a one way rider since I ride the morning into Columbus from Centerburg and...
It seems to a generational shifting of priorities, in regards to choices in recreational activities. It is very apparent that the demographics of most all...
The club in the Boston area (CRW), that I belong to, does not seem to hurt for membership, neither does Bike Virginia, a very nice 5 day tour that gets sold...
I for one grew up hearing about 'The Mighty TOSRV' and dreamed about what a great ride it would be. I always wanted to do it but never had the chance until a...
Scott, It always surprises me to find so cyclist complaining of the traffic. The truth is, If you ride a bike you MUST learn how to share the road with...
Vernon, I couldn't agree more that sharing the road with cars takes practice and confidence. It's a skill we all use every time we get on our bikes. That is...
Sorry Scott...I don't think that traffic is an issue if you've got experience - especially on TOSRV. Maybe its a matter of perspective. I grew up in the City...
My hat's off to you if a city ride is the same experience to you as a country ride. Your options for a 'great ride' are more vast than mine. Namaste, Scott ...
Experience is good if it is applied properly. Many longtime riders don't seem to use good sense when riding in a large group. I will ride in nasty traffic by...
I think COP has done pretty well keeping TOSRV on the least traveled roads possible. SR 104 between Circleville and Columbus was getting pretty busy on Sunday...
In fairness, some of us lobbied COP to change the route for YEARS! That first 25 mile change (which has been uniformly popular BTW) was rejected for years as...
What route would you propose for the Circleville - Chillicothe segment? The only other possibility I see is by going through Kingston but Rt 159 looks...
There were two options under "study"; one west of 104 (interesting but longer) and the Kingston route, but coming into Chillicothe on CR-241 (Marietta Rd),...
I was a skeptic but I can now see what you are talking about. The route to the west would take Westfall Rd to the southwest and come back in to Chillicothe on...
Nice how a bike route change turns to ranting and raving about people living in the "country" soon to be suburbia. I live in Oregon which has all but...
Good point Tony, I could not agree more with your "deal with traffic" comments. There are a few people on this board who are always pissing and moaning about...
I live in the country because that is how I grew up, and I don't farm. Frankly I am glad I don't live next to an apparent jerk like you in a development, if...
Have traffic density studies been done? (Well I'm sure they have. What are the numbers?) I haven't been bothered by the traffic density levels between C'ville ...
My son, who is 15 and rode his first TOSRV last year, put it bluntly. Kids are lazy and it takes dynomite to blast them away from their playstations. That's...
And a generation ago, people used to say that about me and my generation...we were wimpy and lazy, doing nothing but hanging out in the arcade or in front of...
I think there is a lot more "extreme sport" posing than participation, but you make a good point, forcing me to recall that in my TOSRV 1983 example more than...
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