The RESCUE group

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Operation R.E.S.C.U.E.

Operation RESCUE is the largest, most ambitious, and maybe the most important task that the Danish CX Club has ever undertaken. RESCUE stands for:
the
Reasearch group
Established to
Save the
Cx from
Universal
Extinction.

History:
After several articles in the CX periodical CX-NYT describing a pending spare parts shor-tage, the RESCUE project started as a proposal from one member at the general as-sembly, held in May 2006. The proposal passed, having only one nay vote. Members of the CX club were subsequently invited to join the RESCUE group, which officially is desig-nated as a working group under the CX Club administrative Board. Therfore the RESCUE group also has to have one representative from the Board at all times.
Besides the Board representative and the founder of the idea, only two other members offered to work in the group. All four members reside in the Copenhagen area.

There has been much debate within the club as to the purpose and reasoning behind the project, and even though no members had expressed their reluctance to the scheme be-fore its acceptance, many have since critisized it. Along with the passing of the proposal, all members are required to pay a one-time RESCUE fee of 100 dkk, the equivalant of £9 or, £13. This, some felt, is unacceptable, and have since resigned from the club.

It is the view of the majority of the club however, that a responsible leadership, simply cannot stand by in idle, and watch passively as the range of available spare parts for the CX/GL family slowly but surely dwindles. Already some ovners have felt the effect of this, having crippled CX’s unable to function due to the lack of essential spare parts.

The aim of the RESCUE group is simply to identify, obtain and/or manufacture essential spare parts for the CX/GL family, which are no longer commercially available. To achieve this, we need the necessary capital to conduct tests on the parts we find potentaially useable for our purpose. Therefore, any profit made from selling parts, however large or small, will be regenerated into the RESCUE project.

The members of the group, will be working solely volenterally, receiving no wage for their many hours of both practical and administrative work.

The RESCUE group hopes to establish a broad international network, where we can share our experiences and exchange our ideas. Mike Smith, a Brit now residing in France, who is dedicated to the CX and to the development of spare parts for these bikes, already has a close working relationship with the group.

If you want more information on the workings of the group, please do not hesitate to send a mail, or to call us. On this site we have also set up a Forum, where we invite you to write your comments, good or bad, or exchange any ideas you might have.

Mail : rescue@cxclub.dk

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Rescue meeting at the CX venue Sep 1.pdf

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Minutes of meeting 2008-02-28.pdf

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Minutes of meeting 2007-08-28 Rescue meeting 4.pdf

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Minutes of meeting 2007-04-02 Rescue meeting 3.pdf

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Minutes of meeting 2007-02-13 Rescue meeting 2.pdf

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Rescue minutes 071106.pdf

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