I live in the Portland, Oregon area where we have something like 80+ bike shops in the metro area. Not all of them offer group rides and of the ones who do none cost money.
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04-28-2013, 06:34 AM #1
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04-28-2013, 08:03 AM #2
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shops offer group rides to attract customers. So unless the owner is really greedy, they do not charge you a fee. Even a seriously competitive shops don't charge you a fee for a group ride.
Now if the group ride is a training ride for their racing team/club, you will be paying a fee to join their club. And they normally would insist that you wear their racing gear (kit) Jersey and pants.
Sounds like you stumbled on a racing team training ride.
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04-29-2013, 01:40 PM #3
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Although I've only done one group ride (sort of) with one of our LBSs neither one charge for group rides. We had a Greenway ride this past Sunday. It was more of a let's show the city that there really are a lot people who enjoy biking and show the town we like having the infrustructer for bikes. Had a local politician as part of the ride, Parks and Recs had 2 rest stops set up, and the police were there to stop traffic at 2 intersections that had to be crossed. It was pretty cool. We rode from the downtown shop to the main gate of the base and back.
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