Developing Mountain Biking In Scotland has issued a draft refresh of the Scottish Mountain Biking Strategy and is seeking your views on what it should contain.
The refresh will help DMBinS and all the members of the Scottish Mountain Bike Consortium (MTB Consortium) continue to progress on many exciting projects and investments already committed to mountain biking in Scotland, whilst taking cognisance of global changes, and insights and learnings over the last four years of delivery the strategy.
The refresh is a draft for consultation. DMBinS, and all members of the MTB Consortium, hope that industry and riders will feed their voice into the themes of the refresh and highlight any issues, or opportunities, that have not already been captured.
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This might not seem like the most exciting of news, or even especially relevant to the average mountain biker, but it is. Strategy documents like this shape what an organisation can do, and where its funding is focussed. So it’s worth taking a look at what’s been drafted and submitting your comments now, rather than moaning later that you don’t think help is being given where it’s needed.
If you’ve been on a mountain biking trip to Scotland, what would have made the experience better? If you encountered a problem, what could have prevented that from happening? Are these things that could be turned into points for the Strategy to address?
It’s also relevant to people who live in popular mountain biking areas, businesses catering to mountain biking, and bike companies.
It’s divided up into different themes, and there’s a form to complete so you can submit your views. At first glance it can seem a bit overwhelming, but having been through it, I’d recommend opening up the form in one tab and then reading the Strategy in another tab, section by section, answering the consultation questions as you go. When you get to the end of the Strategy, think about if there was anything missing that never came up during your reading, and then go back and raise those points where you think they should have been. It worked for me, anyway.
Even if you think your points are minor, it’s good to show that the mountain bike community is engaged with this sort of thing – it all helps to show that we’re interested in building the scene and giving back, rather than just a bunch of adrenaline fuelled bike tech fiends!
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