Comments on: Mountain Bike Oregon http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-events/mountain-bike-oregon/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: scottd http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-events/mountain-bike-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 scottd Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:40:32 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=371#comment-1336 What is it with price gouging in general at events? Not talking about this one specifically, but a lot of events have tripled in cost in the last 5 years with no real reason for it.... What makes a 24 hr race worth $325 a person solo or $135 a person as a 4 person team... Even lamer are the rides like Elephant Rock that charge over $50 a person to ride 100 miles on busy and not exciting roads, and don't even start on how much they price gouge their 24 hour race and a completely lame course... What really do the riders get for their entry fee? What is it with price gouging in general at events? Not talking about this one specifically, but a lot of events have tripled in cost in the last 5 years with no real reason for it…. What makes a 24 hr race worth $325 a person solo or $135 a person as a 4 person team… Even lamer are the rides like Elephant Rock that charge over $50 a person to ride 100 miles on busy and not exciting roads, and don’t even start on how much they price gouge their 24 hour race and a completely lame course… What really do the riders get for their entry fee?

]]> By: mtbjay http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-events/mountain-bike-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 mtbjay Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:23:59 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=371#comment-1335 Anyone who worries about the cost of 3 days and 3 nights of fully catered mountain biking indulgence doesn't get it. Sure, you could go it alone and save some dough, but that's not what MBO is all about. It's about leaving your cares behind and leaving the planning up to the organizers. Just show up with your bike and let them do the rest. This way, you are completely at ease and can really enjoy a steady diet of riding, camping, and hanging out with friends. The trails are some of the best you will ever ride: smooth, technical, fast, gnarly, steep, scenic, well-maintained, foot/horse/motorcycle free, remote, wild, close and accessible, etc. I've never been a shuttle guy, but 60 miles of gravity driven single-track in 3 days later, I'm hooked on MBO's program. It's one cool, unforgettable weekend. Bring a group of friends, escape, and enjoy the hospitality! Anyone who worries about the cost of 3 days and 3 nights of fully catered mountain biking indulgence doesn’t get it. Sure, you could go it alone and save some dough, but that’s not what MBO is all about. It’s about leaving your cares behind and leaving the planning up to the organizers. Just show up with your bike and let them do the rest. This way, you are completely at ease and can really enjoy a steady diet of riding, camping, and hanging out with friends.

The trails are some of the best you will ever ride: smooth, technical, fast, gnarly, steep, scenic, well-maintained, foot/horse/motorcycle free, remote, wild, close and accessible, etc. I’ve never been a shuttle guy, but 60 miles of gravity driven single-track in 3 days later, I’m hooked on MBO’s program. It’s one cool, unforgettable weekend. Bring a group of friends, escape, and enjoy the hospitality!

]]> By: mtbiker http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-events/mountain-bike-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 mtbiker Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=371#comment-1334 by the way, who would say how little you get for $300? first off, it's a lot cheaper if you plan ahead and register earlier in the year. all meals, camping at a place where you can't usually camp, shuttles, free stuff and a beer garden that is 100% free all night long. shit, that alone is almost worth it! by the way, who would say how little you get for $300? first off, it’s a lot cheaper if you plan ahead and register earlier in the year.
all meals, camping at a place where you can’t usually camp, shuttles, free stuff and a beer garden that is 100% free all night long. shit, that alone is almost worth it!

]]> By: mtbiker http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-events/mountain-bike-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 mtbiker Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:44:24 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=371#comment-1333 Our trails are in GREAT condition and we work hard to keep them that way so I for one and VERY glad that that mtbike oregon limits the ride to 300 people. plus, how cool is that, I get to know many of the riders and it's a really cool crowd, not a bunch of jerks and a huge event that's confusing and too big. so why is this event so great? we RIDE, we just RIDE, they take care of all the crap a rider doesn't want to deal with. I don't make a lot of money at all, working at a non-profit, but I'll throw down those 3 c notes nada prob. Our trails are in GREAT condition and we work hard to keep them that way so I for one and VERY glad that that mtbike oregon limits the ride to 300 people. plus, how cool is that, I get to know many of the riders and it’s a really cool crowd, not a bunch of jerks and a huge event that’s confusing and too big.

so why is this event so great? we RIDE, we just RIDE, they take care of all the crap a rider doesn’t want to deal with. I don’t make a lot of money at all, working at a non-profit, but I’ll throw down those 3 c notes nada prob.

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