Frame and Wheel has pretty much finished answering the questions in the business plan; it was supposed to take one hour, but it took one year. Frame and Wheel will now go back and rewrite the plan; given that most of the ideas have been internalized, it will be easier to write, and some of the ideas will be more concrete. Perhaps this document will be posted on the blog, perhaps not. It will be useful to have in case Frame and Wheel must seek outside financing. The goals for 2011 for Frame and Wheel include setting up a website, opening a Facebook account, opening a Twitter account, and getting a smart phone. Frame and Wheel would also like to post a detailed account of the training camps attended in Chiang Mai, Thailand over the past two years.
This is an image from the New England Championships "A" race held in Milton, Massachusetts in April 1987. The photographer, Jim Goodwin, took a great picture. Frame and Wheel is in the white "B" championship jersey; it was too small, and Frame and Wheel has taken a fashion hint and refrained from wearing socks, like most of the other riders. Frame and Wheel notes how few of the jerseys have any kind of lettering on them; "peleton" is the only word on some dozen riders. Compare this to an image of a dozen riders today and it becomes clear that the idea of sponsorship has become much more common. Frame and Wheel notes that the Oakley sunglasses were in favor because LeMond was making them popular in France. Frame and Wheel is always stunned at how little water was carried. Of course, there are no carbon frames and all the bikes have classic handle bar bends. Frame and Wheel might be on the Mavic MA 32s, but cannot be sure. The race worked out well for Frame and Wheel, but that is a subject for another post.
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