Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
I’m starting to get a negative vibe about all the nickel and diming from the organizers. Every time I turn around it’s another thing I have to buy, and another $10 service charge to buy it.
just realized I have to pay for bike maintenance, which I do not need because I can’t take my bike to the hotel at night. They already are charging me a fee to make the hotel reservation, a fee to get my luggage there, and now they tell me I can’t bring my bike on the shuttle to the hotel or just leave it in a secure location. ( and one night my hotel is 30 miles away). So unless I want to leave an expensive bike at the camp site unsecured, I’m compelled to buy their bike service, and pay a $10 fee for the privilege.
I understand they have expenses they have to cover, but set a reasonable price for the event which covers your cost and makes a fair profit. Just don’t nickel and dime me to death.
We ride our bikes to the hotels when doable, when not, we hang them on the provided racks, lock them to it and cover the seats. Never had a problem other then chips to the clear coat on my carbon from other bikes (leaving that carbon framed Campy Record equipped bike home this time.) I think staff keep an eye open for malfactors. Don't have to hand them over to the mechanics. There are dedicated racks for hotel folks. We carry the bikes up to the room when the ride to the hotel is doable.