jlippinbike

Last year I came back to randonneuring after a 2+ year hiatus from riding a bike. I only participated in one brevet which was only 200k. All the other rides were of the RUSA perm variety, one of which was a combined ride of a 913k perm coupled with a P2P 100k perm from my home. I think of these two rides together as a 1000k route which I rode as a bikepacking adventure. No motel stops. And it was one big loop (not a cloverleaf or O&B). I know the long brevets RUSA put on usually have motel stops embedded in them. But seems to me like these days most of the RUSA event organizers are not building the motel fees into the entry fee. I'm wondering how many participants of the long brevets are opting (or considering to opt) to ride the events as bikepacking adventures instead of rides from motel to motel. I know I probably will never do another 1000k or 1200k paying for motel rooms since my long ride last year worked out so well for me.