With all of what’s been said, I disagree with rides needing to end. Better advertising maybe but why do Harrisonburg and Durango have the strongest mtb cultures around? Because they push each other day in and day out. Consistent rides that happen week in and week out despite different riders showing up. If you have a good base of leaders there is no reason a ride can’t continue. Obviously TPT is dead but that just means there wasn’t a strong mtb base group to do it week in and week out. The walkersville Tuesday Night Worlds near me has happened for 25 years. The Beachwood Bikes rides for 14 years. I think that part of Jersey doesn’t have that interest in getting faster on the ZC level any more.
Maybe it’s covid and the work from hime jobs like
@jShort mentioned. Maybe gravel racing did it in. Even the CX scene in Nj isn’t like what it is in New England…maybe NJers work too much? Who knows…