Apart from the freezing weather and strong winds it was a good ride as always. But...first suprise was I didn't see any photographers. Neither on the bridge or at the finish did I see any, or anywhere else for that matter. Hidden cameras perhaps? After the usual "yet another useless bag with a sunday rag" that we get every year, I realised there wasn't the tables with the lovely volunteers giving out the T shirts.
On the opposite side of the area I spotted the BNSW tent with jerseys haging out the front. "Ah, that's where we get them", I naively thought...but alas there were jerseys alone. No t shirts this year! In a moment of buck passing something about "change of management this year" was the excuse.
So, I paid $40 last year and got the T shirt, half price bike show entry, and I seem to remember free energy bars being given out at the Rhodes stop, as well as the annoying sunday rag in a bag you can't ride properly with. Even in previous years there was always the T shirt.
This year, paid $40 and not really sure what I've got for my money.
I'm afraid I'll need convincing to do this ride again...no t shirt-no ride or drop the entry fee.
Quite a contrast to well organised and value for money Wollongong ride.
On the opposite side of the area I spotted the BNSW tent with jerseys haging out the front. "Ah, that's where we get them", I naively thought...but alas there were jerseys alone. No t shirts this year! In a moment of buck passing something about "change of management this year" was the excuse.
So, I paid $40 last year and got the T shirt, half price bike show entry, and I seem to remember free energy bars being given out at the Rhodes stop, as well as the annoying sunday rag in a bag you can't ride properly with. Even in previous years there was always the T shirt.
This year, paid $40 and not really sure what I've got for my money.
I'm afraid I'll need convincing to do this ride again...no t shirt-no ride or drop the entry fee.
Quite a contrast to well organised and value for money Wollongong ride.