This is why I think the bigger players (manufacturers maybe channeled through dealers) need to be more invested in riding area development. If they want to keep selling us bikes, they may want to pay attention to if we'll be able to keep riding them somewhere, even if it's just lobbying or throwing an event in a new development target to get the locals to by in. People don't care about our sport because it seems so fringe, I think we need help to make it more mainstream, or make it seem like it is.
Limerick (I was told) really loves us due to the contributions and trail development, as far as I know the cyclists and horsey's don't do it, but that's great for our image and the cranky ones can't really say much (whom I've never met, the horse people have been so far great to deal with). We can certainly build on that reputation, but corporate money could help market it even better.