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Club Membership:

The Common Hope Bike Club is FREE. There are no dues or fees for joining the club, but we do ask you to support Common Hope in some way. Although no one will be checking to see if members are contributing, it is an important aspect of being a member of the club.

Here are some creative biking-related ideas for supporting Common Hope:

"Pledge" a percentage of what you spend on cycling to be a gift to Common Hope. Add up what you spend each season/year on complete bikes; frames; wheels; tires & tubes; clothing; shoes; tune-ups & set-ups; cables, chains and other parts; HR monitors & electronics; ride, race & license fees; etc and donate an amount equal to 25% of that, for example, to Common Hope.

Organize a ride, event, pre-race pancake breakfast, etc to raise money and awareness for Common Hope

When you upgrade your bike or components, donate the proceeds from the sale of your old stuff to Common Hope.

And here are some not-quite-so-creative, but very effective ways to help:

Sponsor a (or another) child.

Help in the St. Paul office

Write a check!

The Club Riding Guidelines:

When wearing the club jersey or when on a Club Ride please remember that you are an ambassador for Common Hope. Thus, ride in a courteous manner and do not use profanity or rude gestures. We also encourage the use of helmets on all Club Rides

The Common Hope Bike Club is a recreational club. Club Rides are not designed to be race training rides unless agreed upon ahead of time by ALL participants.

All Club Rides are "no-drop" rides -- which means that all who leave together stay together and come home together. This includes rides that are to be faster paced race training rides.

When on the road, please forget about "rights" -- just ride safely and defensively! The only "right" you need to remember while on the bike is that any vehicle larger than you has the "right" to do severe damage to you and/or your bike if they collide. If, after an accident, you are lucky enough to be able to worry about "rights", that is a more appropriate time to ponder such things.