h2ofun wrote:
trijunkie123 wrote:
Once again Dave you are missing the point. Of course people have an option to not race but when you're already $750 into it with race entry and team fees and then they hit you with another $400+ mandatory uniform order it gets to be a bit much. Also TriCan was not p front with a lot of the costs.
Not missing the point. These costs have been around the same for years. Folks bitch about them EVERY year.
So really no surprises.
Let someone else go that will really enjoy the experience.
Yeah, you are missing the point.
You assume everyone does these races every year.
In fact, most people do them once.... because of the cost!
TriCan has done some things wrong here:
1) They made us pay for a Canadian race in USD.
2) They misrepresented the uniform costs.
3) They demand we purchase a winter jacket for a race in a city that regularly gets over 30 degrees (86F) Celcius daily.
4) Last years previous kits are perfectly fine with the ITU, but apparently not good enough for TriCan who demand another be purchased.
When you are treated only as a blatant source of revenue, it sours the experience.