Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Ride shortages: maybe it's time...(long) - Deanna German
OK, coming at it from the LD only POV, can we agree that it would be just as
much trouble and just as much sunk cost to put on an "LD only" as it would
be to put on a LD and/or a 50? That's where I think Amanda is getting
tangled up. On the surface I could see where a newcomer might think that
it's far easier to simply put on an LD when that's simply not true.
Deanna
on 12/13/02 12:55 PM, Nancy Mitts at mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Deanna,
> Ah, but I am looking at cost. Figure it from the other way---if it was an
> LD only ride. (Which is what started this.)
> The vets are the same, the campsite is the same, the potties are the same,
> awards the same, AERC fees the same, etc.
> Sunk costs are sunk costs. They are not distance dependant. Adding 25's to a
> 50 doesn't cost "more" per rider, but it doesn't cost LESS than if those
> additional number were more 50's, either. Since many rides have the 50's do
> the same trail as 25's only twice, there isn't even more work for a 50 mile
> trail. It just requires more hours on-site, but everybody is already there.
> There is no question that offering both distances increases potential
> overall revenue.
> That said, I DO charge the 25's less than the 50. Mostly because they
> "perceive" less value, and would balk at paying same, and I would likely see
> less revenue. (The NATRAC rides seem to charge the same for novice or open
> riders, though.) Also, since an important function of LD is to provide a
> place for people to "start" in the sport, I think they deserve a break.
>
>
>
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