Two months in the making: A half-assed CX season

You may have heard chatter here and there about what may or may not be coming down the pipeline. Hell, you may have even read this blog previously, which pretty much laid bare all of my intentions. But the deals are done, the product has been selected and delivered ... uh, laundered ... I guess. I can now fully introduce the Algomaha CX Team.

I gotta say, I'm pretty pumped about this opportunity. I put a very small amount of work into it and I may or may not be up for the challenge. My cycling gear collection has stepped up big time to allow me to compete against average-to-above-average racers all over the eastern Nebraska region.

Not only will you see a fully equipped 'cross racer out there, you'll see ... well, that's about all you'll see. I'm not showing you or telling you about anything, unlike other programs. I've been psyched on 'cross for literally 35 minutes now, and I'm lukewarm about rolling this whole thing out.

Here's what I'll be running:

Trek Cronus CX - I wrote a lot of tiny product reviews to get ahold of this beauty
SRAM drivetrain - Because that's what came on the bike
Avid brakes - Because they also came on the bike
Bontrager wheels and tires - Again, it came on the bike
Capo apparel - Because I have a bunch of team clothing already
My closet, for off-bike apparel and run equipment (*snicker*. I love it when 'cross racers talk about dreading the running bits. Please. It's 100 feet. Sack up.)
Lazer Genesis helmet - Because I have it carved to perfection

I have a pair of personal sponsors as well:

Shimano shoes - Because Sidi shoes fit funny (on my feet, but I'm not exactly normal)
Oakley - Because I got a pretty sweet pro deal two years ago

I'll bringing you updates via this blog, Twitter and probably Facebook, though FB is more of a pain in my ass than it needs to be. I'm still firming up my race schedule, which means I need to look up the race schedule and then hire and train superstar sales people to take my place while I'm gone.

Additionally, I'll need to come up with funds for such an endeavor. I'm very good at editing or writing copy (this document notwithstanding because I am MODERATELY PUMPED to be doing this. I'm good at cooking and lawn-mowing, and if you need a cute kid for anything, I have one for rent.

I'm sure there's some 'cross weekend that's only a handful of weeks away ... maybe. I don't know. I'm gonna go ahead and start figuring out how to make my brakes not sound like heralding trumpets when they hit the rims.

Welcome to the show!