Originally Posted by
Witterings
REALLY interesting feedback from the 1st reply and exactly the type of response I was looking for!!
It's always been my point of embarrassment asking my friends / family / people I know to contribute time and time again ... so if you were interested in getting involved with a ride what sort of ride would it be and would you just pay a premium over and above what it'd cost if you organised it yourself if some else did all the donkey work???
Seriously appreciate your response though
It is a tough call for the organizers, admittedly. There are probably only so many riders they can accommodate with their relief stations, number of course volunteers, etc., and if they can fill that quota up with people who were able to fund raise $500, more power to them. I'll pay extra to skip that part, but I'm not going to pay $500 extra.