Money


Why is this ride so expensive?


I’m glad you asked!


Two reasons:


1. We are greedy pigs.


2. Here’s roughly where some of the ride fees go:


Buses: $11,000


Charitable Donations: $10,000


Insurance (mandatory) - $4,000


Labor: $20,000

(yes, we have lots of great volunteers, but crew such as truck drivers and security guards get paid).


Massage Post-Ride: $6,500


Pie: $1,750


Police Coverage & Permit Fees: $8,000


Rented Trucks: $15,000


Rest Stop Food: $25,000


Portable Toilets: $9,000


Post-Ride Meal: $25,000


Shower truck - $6,000


Train Tickets: $4,687


Note that while some of those prices change with the size of the ride, a lot of items cost the same no matter how many cyclists  we have.


Not so long ago we had close to 3,000 cyclists, which of course meant that those fixed expenses were split by, well, 3,000 people.


Now we are restricted by some of the towns we pedal through to half that count, but those fixed expenses stay the same.


We talked a LOT about whether to make the ride less expensive by cutting way back on service, and we just decided that’s not what you want. (I hope we’re right!)



OK? OK!


Glen