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It has come to my attention that the President of NEDOC has made some very negative comments about the Seacoast and NESR Rides. Since I lead all the Seacoast rides and a few other NESR rides during the season this concerns me greatly.
I would urge anyone that has attended any of my rides to please feel free to pass any complaints or suggestions to me either here...(I'm pretty active in NESR)..., via PM, or to my email at dave.michaud@comcast.net.
I take leading these rides very seriously and from what I've seen, the comments on NEDOC reflect some peculiar complaints. One observation was "...the horror story of someone getting a flat tire!" Well, it's true. We have had 3 flat tires on my rides. And in every case we got the tire plugged, inflated, and the rider got home with no issues! Another complaint had to do with losing riders. I don't think we've lost a rider in 3 years...but, I could be wrong!
I always try and lead an entertaining ride and never set out without a riders meeting and making sure that folks are properly geared up. THe last two years we have always had comm gear between myself, the sweep, and at least two other riders in the pack. And unlike some ride leaders, there is never any drinking on the Seacoast rides or NESR Rides I lead!
I did a little rough math and calculated that over the past 5 years I've led over 350,000 man miles of rides. With that many rides, that many people, and that many miles I'm sure I've dissapointed some.
If you're one of them, please let me know how I can make the rides better! I am always looking for ways to improve!!!