Typical multi-day tour price?

Veloise

Hi folks--

In a different forum, some local posters are going on about this new
weekend music festival, how it'll be a wonderful thing, fantastic line-
up, etc. And it's "only" about $250. One of the mods claims that any
July 4th weekend event would be about that cost. (Clearly he needs to
get himself a bike, or a fiddle, and revise his idea of
entertainment!)

I am begging to differ, and asking for support from those who also
enjoy cheap fun that doesn't involve paying money to sit and watch
someone perform. What have you paid for a weekend invitational ride?

Doesn't have to be July 4th. If memory serves, rides like GOBA and
PALM are less than $100 (and that's for all week). I've asked the same
question on my folkie music jam lists as well.

Thanks!

--Karen D.
enjoying a heat wave, 21 F here in Michigan

ZBicyclist

Veloise wrote:
> Hi folks--
>
> In a different forum, some local posters are going on about this new
> weekend music festival, how it'll be a wonderful thing, fantastic
> line- up, etc. And it's "only" about $250. One of the mods claims
> that any July 4th weekend event would be about that cost. (Clearly he
> needs to get himself a bike, or a fiddle, and revise his idea of
> entertainment!)
>
> I am begging to differ, and asking for support from those who also
> enjoy cheap fun that doesn't involve paying money to sit and watch
> someone perform. What have you paid for a weekend invitational ride?
>
> Doesn't have to be July 4th. If memory serves, rides like GOBA and
> PALM are less than $100 (and that's for all week). I've asked the same
> question on my folkie music jam lists as well.
>

Here's the RAGBRAI cost, which covers a camping site each night (no extra
charge for rain) and luggage transfer along the route. If you hunt for free
music, there's usually some along the way. This is a week, not a weekend,
but it was handy.

"Everyone, whether a rider or a passenger in a vehicle, must submit an
entry. The entry fee for a week-long rider is $125. The entry fee for a
non-rider is $35. Anyone not riding a bicycle (driver, family members, or
friends riding in a vehicle) must submit an entry form and a signed waiver
for a non-rider wristband. Daily wristbands are for the rider and/or
non-rider who is not able to participate for the full week. The entry fee
for daily wristbands is $25 per day with a limit of three days per person."

--
Mike Kruger
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
Claudius; 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor