Updates

I have not written in my blog for quite some time now. I rode my bike little over 5,000 miles last year and then earlier this year I fell and dislocated my elbow. No, it was not a bike accident. I was playing at the playground with my 5-year-old, Ethan when I fell off of gymnastics equipment made for two-year-olds. I have not been able to ride since then at all. Hopefully within a month I should be back on it. I have dabbled in running since then, but not enough to stay skinny.

The time I would have spent riding my bicycle has been spent this year on business planning. I organized two new LLC's this year. The first business that will be up and running is Outgun Racing, LLC.



www.OutgunRacing.com

Outgun Racing will sell bicycle racing parts for road and tri bikes. Out first product will be customizable racing wheelsets. Customers will be able to call me or use our website to select their hub model, hub color, quick-release (QR) skewer model, QR skewer color, spoke model, spoke color, spoke nipple model, spoke nipple color, rim material (carbon or aluminum), rim depth, rim color (in the case of aluminum), rim finish (in the case of carbon fiber rims) and rim decals (in the case of carbon rims). Those wanting custom graphics, such as a racing team that wants to outfit the whole team with wheels that have their team graphics, will have that option. Our hubsets will be amongst the lightest in the world yet will use a standard j-end spoke and nipple setup. They will come in black, white, red, blue and silver.



We will be using external spoke nipples so there will be no need to remove the tire just to true the wheel. The spokes we will offer will be Sapim Leader, Sapim Laser and Sapim CX-Ray.



If you really want a DT spoke, I will order them for you, but you may end up buying a few extras. You will be able to take the spokes in factory silver, factory black or have us powder coat them for you in whatever color you like. Our aluminum rims will come in 30 mm and 41 mm depths and will be available in black, white, red, blue and silver. Our carbon rims will be available in 50 mm and 88 mm depths. The carbon rims will be available as tubulars or clinchers. We will have 12k, 3k and Uni-directional (UD) outer layers, each of which will be available in both glossy and matte finishes.







My graphic designer is going to create several carbon rim decal options and each will come in a variety of color choices. If you like one of our graphics, but would like to see it in a little different color to match your bike or whatever, let me know. You will just have to pay a little extra for the graphics to be altered. So, as you can see, our goal will be to give you a wheel that looks the way you want it to. We will be offering other products soon as well, but first we have to work on turning what are currently just ideas into products.




The other LLC I organized is Velocity Bicycle Center, LLC.



Velocity Bicycle Center will be a full-service retail bicycle shop in Peachtree City, GA. I will be seeking an investor for that business as soon as I have the spare time. I will try to post more often in the future.