I inquired at one LBS about shop rides. Due to my schedule I would only be able to join them with any type of consistently on one ride per week. Even on that ride I would manage to attend 4 out of 5 rides. The rides are cancelled if it's raining, which around here could substantially reduce the rides. The weekly ride goes until October. I had "assumed" that there was no cost involved. But there are. You need a provincial biking license ($75) which i'm ok with as it covers insurance etc. But the shop wants an additional $75 to join the "shop club" for the year. For an additional $95 they wanted to sell me the "shop club" jersey which promotes the shop. Is it usual for bike shops to charge fee's for shop local rides?. I have spent thousands of $ at this shop and I'm starting to feel nickel and dimed.
Is this excessive or is that the Scottish coming out in me?