smells like fall.

yes, it's that time of year again.

fall.

cx is slowing spinning out, and i find myself in front of the computer every spare moment i have, working on the 2008 lgr kit, and as soon as that is done, well, trainer time and ymca season will really kick into gear.

...and it will be freezing ass cold.
(off-season my ass).

even with that, right now things are good. i've been riding more this fall than in years past, so that's been nice. thanks in part to having mid days off of work... but mainly to the national champs fork that lets me go rip up the trails on the mtb.

it's been really nice to keep the riding fresh and interesting this late into the season by utilizing a new discipline.
it's also nice not to watch the form nose-dive mid way thru cx season... ha!
i have always had fun riding the mtb, but this is the first time i've actually had my own bike to ride.
it makes a difference.

my 2008 season is getting planned out, and peaks are being set up. i've got some big goals.
bigger than ever before.
one of which is to help my teammates meet their goals, and another is to help lgr defend it's rr state championship.
speaking of the team;

the team stuff is really coming together (again), and 2008 is already looking like it'll be a great year.
we've already got some very exciting new sponsors, and the new folks joining up are all awesome!
which is huge.
we always have had a vision that the team would really be small and focused, and value personalities over racing abilities. and it has been working!
i mean, you know me, i'm kind of a dick.
...but i really actually like all my teammates - new and old.

it's pretty awesome to be able to say that.

and i think that because of that, everyone will be able to go further with cycling than they might have thought.
total win-win.

so, even though it is a huge amount of stress trying to please everyone with a super-fly kit design, (and doing it under the deadline no less), it is so worth it because of the people that'll be wearing it.
plus, i do actually like working on it and sharpening the design skills... maybe one day i can work for some hipper-than-thou jerk in an ad office somewhere... if i'm lucky they will even pay me!