Leisure Lakes Demo day

What does the £ 15.00 cover ?
We don't have Leisure Lakes days in this part of the world but it's not uncommon to pay a fee to demo a bike for the day with a lbs ...which is then knocked off the purchase price if you decide to buy .
If the £15.00 is to cover an individual trying out a range of bikes ..then personally I don't think that's too bad ..
If it's just for the privilege of talking to them ..then sod that !

I suppose if you are 100% in the market for a new bike then you'd pay it - at least knowing that some of the money is going to a good cause.

I do think though that they are going to put the casual 'just want a look' types right off though.

I'm booked in and Ian just for a laugh get to test some new bikes that I can't afford

Which weekend is it again?
Although not sure what I'd want to try out....

19th20th March 

Needless to say I won't be paying to ride a bike I can't afford, never seen the point, tbh.

Why though? If I've got no intention of buying a bike why ride it? I can have a fun day out just riding what I own? I just don't get it at all and probably wouldn't do it if it was free 
S'pose we all have different ideas on what's fun and what isn't.

Edit - I know my Mrs certainly has 

+1 for me as well a demo day fee fine if your thinking of buying and wish to try but to have a browse at new gear sod that I can go to the shop for free and browse 

Fuck me you lot are a tight bunch pez how much would you spend on beer ?
Sarky I'm doing it as a Ian wanted to try some new bikes and I said yep why not I did it last year
I'm not looking to buy any bike this year but would like to test ride down of the high end bikes to see how they feel
Better still on a bit of trail I know well so can push a little
It's a poxy 15 pounds ffs not 50 pounds 100 pounds ..,
Rolls eyes

I understand the very basic principles of geometry...bit not exactly all angles, and how 1 degree or a few mm longer/shorter can have such a huge implication on how a bike rides!? I do wonder if there is a bike out there with the perfect geometry and figures?

I don't think it's a bad idea to charge at a demo day. If it was free then it could result in a free for all and trashed bikes. By charging, you limit the numbers to people who are a bit more interested. As for not being in the market so why bother...if you have an interest in bikes is it not nice to try others given a chance. Even if it is only to find you are happy with what you have. I don't get to try too many bikes so would happily pay to try a few that may or may not interest me. If someone offered me a go of a Ferrari for a few quid the I would jump at the chance. I ain't ever going to own one, not wanting one either, happy with what I have but would be nice to see what the fuss is about. That's worth a couple of quid to me.