Joining Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

So you'd like to join DHBC - great news - here's how:

For those who are fairly new to riding, we promote a 'try before you buy' (at your own risk) policy for your first two or three road rides. After that we do insist you make a choice of joining the club by buying a Cycling Australia (CA) membership which includes club membership, or not continue riding with the club.

Its very important for insurance, for complying with rules (including UCI and State and Australian Laws) and for organisational purposes that people join if they enjoy riding with DHBC. Plus if you like the club, why not join up?

Track riding note: You must have at least a 'Silver Ride' membership to do any form of track riding with DHBC.

Three easy steps to membership:

1. Understand the Risks of Cycling by reading here;
2.  Register as a Rider with DHBC so we know your emergency contact details; and
   
3. Join DHBC by paying the applicable membership fee.

Joining DHBC gives you membership to two organisations:

1. Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club (DHBC); and
   
2. Cycling Australia (which provides insurance and allows you to race if you have a race licence).

What sort of licence do I need? 

If you just want to ride Saturday Slowies and/or do Waterfall on a Sunday, adventure rides and participate in other official club training rides and/or do Track Training (not racing) you need a Silver Ride licence, the cost of which in 2012 is $77.00 for ages 19 and over. A small percentage of this goes to DHBC and the rest goes to Cycling Australia to cover administration and insurance. DHBC does not ask for payment over and above the Cycling Australia scheduled fees.

If you want to race on the road, track or mountain biking (including track omniums and the club crit series) you need a Gold Racing licence.

Please click this link for full details on membership categories.

Age categories are dependant on what age you turn in the current calendar year. A guide to Age Categories for 2012 is here.

Membership costs for 2012