Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Yep. Volunteer availability is likely another reason. Several years ago, a large cycling club in suburban Philly scrapped one of its two long-running club rides because of a lack of volunteers. Came down to mostly the same small core group of people having to do most of the work for both events.
Unfortunately, you'll find that is the case in almost any club of any type. A few people end up doing all the work all the time, while the rest either enjoy the fruits of their labor or complain about how things are done. It can get really old very quickly, believe me.