Breezin":12wz50rt said:Please join me and vote for Geoff Apps.
Long overdue.
-Joe Breeze
Breezin":1nyuph8p said:Please join me and vote for Geoff Apps.
Long overdue.
-Joe Breeze
GeoffApps":1mwgsyg9 said:I've just come across this thread; THANKS GUYS!
Just been out today surveying an area of steep woodland for suitable singletrack. There are no complete tracks around here, stunning terrain, lots of trails, but no circuits. I spent three months earlier this year on a nice circuit, but, so far, I'm the only one to ride it.
And now I'm about to start another one...when do I get old?
Any members in the Duns/Borders area like a techy ride, but NOT FAST!
GrahamJohnWallace":2gibzb4s said:The $20 is really a way for the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame to raise money for its museum which is a registered charity.
This is the first time that non-US residents can join via PayPal. Previously you had to post a cheque in US$ in order to join.
On the plus side the $20 does mean that only committed supporters will bother voting. If voting were free and open to non-members the results might be even more US weighted than now.
I suspect that the number of votes cast for successful induction may not be very large. In 1999, a campaign by Joe Breeze successfully inducted the then unknown 1950's French pioneers known as the VCCP, into the Hall of Fame.
The only Brit currently inducted is the racer Tim Gould, though he was internationally renowned.
Geoff is well known and respected amongst the US pioneers some of whom are prepared to support Geoff in preference to strong American nominees.
We also have the support of people in the UK cycle trade and cycle journalists who know of Geoff and his remarkable bicycles and inventions.
Last years nomination was a long shot. This year we are in the running.