Unattached From City Brew

Submitted by Bill on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 7:54am

IMG_0837 Good morning. The weekend is finally here as well as rain, snow, and high winds.  Looks like today's time trial will be a trial.  I just realized the slight difference between trail and trial ... a trail is a trial of skills!  lol!

The trial on the trail this year is finding mountain bike race support.  As you know Missoula doesn't have a mountain bike team.  Montana seems to be comprised mostly of road racers. To race in these parts it takes mullah. Gas and long drives to races makes for a costly endeavor.  I have been looking for support.

Hammer Nutrition has fallen through as well as all my other prospects.  The closest thing I can find is a team up in Kalispell called GREAT NORTHERN CYCLING CLUB.  If I lived up there it would be sweet.  A cool shop that makes coffee and a team that supports mountain biking.  But I live in Missoula, to join would be more of an expense for me. 

I can not afford any luxuries so if thing keep progressing as they are I will be Unattached and racing in some cheap Nashbar jersey.  No worries, the main goal will still happen, getting to race!

Comments

Guest2 (not verified)

Sat, 03/01/2008 - 10:48pm

Hell, you should just ask City Brew if they would sponsor a cyclist or two. Or maybe Kettlehouse. Do up a cycling resume and send them out. Remember, it's a marketing tax write-off for a company to sponsor you to represent their goods/services.

Bill

Sun, 03/02/2008 - 8:24am

Guest, as always thanks for the suggestion. I am an intravert, how would I just walk into a place and as for sponsorship? How much woul you charge to do this for me and if you could, would you do it as one of my sponsors. Now that is an idea! Getting sponsored by a management company. Seriously, there is a time issue. It takes me so long to prepair a speech and to propose a deal. Yesterday I did a last chance effort with Price Point (my parts supplier). Their deal would be a kit, and product. Since I just dropped $500.00 there that owuld of been a hunge burden off my shoulders. Se todays blog for a new issue that has arrised. My road bike broke and no Mula to fix. As I say, at least I am riding and that is the most important part.