cycling on nothing (for now)

To my friends who have registered earlier on for this event but have not made any arrangements for the bike equipment yet, please be made aware that the adult bike rentals are now fully booked.

Yes, fully booked even though their FAQ states that “…bike rentals will be available on event day”.

I dropped an email to the event organizer on 16 Dec and a lady named “Kate” replied on 18 Dec with the following email:

Dear XXX

Thank you for your email.   We will not have any more adult bike rentals. You may wish to purchase our official bike instead.   Should you have further enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact us at 6377 5322/ 6377 5323.

Best regards
Kate Ang
Team OCBC Cycle Singapore

So is this the evil plot? Deliberately choose not to inform participants about the “first-come-first-serve” rule for bike rentals and “subtly” suggest victims (like myself and my fellow team mates) to purchase their official bike (assuming the victims couldn’t find someone’s bike to loan).  This is not the way to generate sales leads and encourage sales for the OCBC Cycle 2010 edition shimano bike.

Have just replied her requesting for other solutions.. hope she can do something about it. *cross fingers*

Quite disappointed with the planning for this event currently (don’t get me started on the registration form the usability is.. *shake head*). Considering this is done by Spectrum, if I may quote from their website “… a leading event management and experiential marketing company operating in the Asia Pacific.”, I was expecting something esle.