Worth the £41 to join CTC?

[e-rider]

Life member here. I'm quids in on that deal. I think I paid £70 or so ages ago. After being a "silent" member for a long time I'm now back taking part in the local group activities. The mag has generally been fine. As for all mags - some bits are boring and some bits are good. Never found a mag I can read cover to cover

yes, anyone who bought lifetime membership a while back before cycling became popular (and therefore much more expensive) are quids in now!!! I'm sure it was about £60 for a lifetime membership about 15 years ago

 

[bof]

CTC membership means you dont need to pay the £2.00 day insurance if you do the odd Audax and dont want AUK membership. Not a member meself as I am in London and use the LCC for third party insurance and bike shop discount. I also vaguely feel I ought to support its campaigning but that's mainly based on boroughs and as I live on the boundary of mine and almost all my trips are outside the borough I can't get excited about installing cycle parking I'd not use. btw the LCC mag has improved from dire to only slightly duller than the CTC mag - which to be fair has the odd decent article.

PS if you have a child you could get them to join CTC - you get to read the the mag and the access to the other resources but not the insurance.

 

[dellzeqq]

I left CTC and joined British Cycling instead.

my boss has just jacked in his £67 BC membership and joined CTC via The Fridays for £16

 

[phil_hg_uk]

my boss has just jacked in his £67 BC membership and joined CTC via The Fridays for £16

Yes I was doing that but I only paid £2 for my British Cycling membership.

 

[Nomadski]

my boss has just jacked in his £67 BC membership and joined CTC via The Fridays for £16

Is there any significant difference (apart from the price) from signing up to CTC as an individual for a year full price, and signing up for £16 up through The Fridays website?

 

[totallyfixed]

My renewal has just arrived in the post and for the first time for many years I will have to think a bit harder before parting with my money. I have always thought that the CTC, BC, and any other organisations [CTT etc] should all join forces and become one much larger organisation which ought to pack a bigger punch when dealing with the bunch of upper class twits that passes itself off as a government.
The cost of joining has gone up significantly year on year which is often an indication that membership is not rising quite so fast.

 

[ianrauk]

Is there any significant difference (apart from the price) from signing up to CTC as an individual for a year full price, and signing up for £16 up through The Fridays website?

Are you a FNRttC attendee? Best ask Delzeqq if non FNR riders are allowed to join through the website.

Difference is that you don't get the tedious magazine popping through your letterbox...

 

[Trull]

I rather like the mag, definitely like the proper campaigning the CTC does, feel reassured by the 3rd party insurance…but also my wee sister works for the CTC - so I'd like to think I'm supporting her as well.

 

[fossyant]

my boss has just jacked in his £67 BC membership and joined CTC via The Fridays for £16

Where did he get £67 from - must include a racing license !

 

[HLaB]

Ive let my mebership slip this year; I'm covered for 3rd party by BC anyway and I need that to enter TTs up north.

 

[DCLane]

I didn't renew mine last year. I've BC membership with Silver licence (so 3rd party and legal cover) plus the League of Veteran Racing Cyclists (LVRC). Their membership is £20pa which includes 3rd party cover as well.

 

[Crackle]

I rather like the mag, definitely like the proper campaigning the CTC does, feel reassured by the 3rd party insurance…but also my wee sister works for the CTC - so I'd like to think I'm supporting her as well.

BC now have a campaign policy headed by Chris Boardman, it's the one thing they lacked, now I think there's no reason to be in the CTC (apart from supporting your sister, which is a s good a reason as any).

 

[ComedyPilot]

Hard one this...

I am a member of AUK, but that only insures me for Audax that I participate in.

I was a BC member when I was TT'ing with Hull Thursday, but lapsed as I'm not a racer and the TT bike was sold.

I tour and do a lot of johnny-no-mates solo riding so am natural CTC fodder - but the whole CB/BC campaign policy angle has got me sort of interested......

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Where did he get £67 from - must include a racing license !

Gold membership is £69 - includes provisional race licence

 

[ComedyPilot]

Edit: The @ctc have gone and done their level best to piss cyclists off:

http://www.ctc.org.uk/blog/chris-peck/cycle-safety-fund-and-bedford-turbo-roundabout-some-facts

That's a new thread of it's own though.