Hey all,
I've been thinking about this for a couple weeks now. I know all of the Cycling Club isn't from the GFK area, but I thought it was an interesting idea nonetheless.
I think a large part of the problem with Grand Forks is that there isn't a lot to do. I say this as a grad student, and so I'm old enough to get into bars and to do pretty much what I want to do. I can't really imagine what it's like for the local high schoolers, especially over the summers.
I was wondering whether anyone was interested in working on some sort of "high school cycling club" that would be around to get kids involved in the sport, by loaning them with some road-worthy bicycles, teaching them how to ride, how to maintain their rides, and how to follow the rules of the road. I think it would be beneficial for a lot of people: giving the teenagers something to do, getting more cyclists on the roads, possible recruitment for UND, etc. If you get the kids involved, maybe the parents will become interested, maybe they'll start paying attention to cyclists more or even start riding themselves.
It's just an idea, and maybe you guys already do outreach like this, but if you don't, I think it would be right up your alley. Whaddaya think?