tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69344163186906144962024-03-05T04:56:55.671-08:00Big View CyclingNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-29701595221239390852014-05-05T11:53:00.005-07:002014-05-05T11:53:38.074-07:00Six keys for Nike to coach FuelBand to all-star success
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wearables
like Nike’s FuelBand and Fitbit’s Flex and Force have tremendous potential for
athletes and non-athletes alike. By stopping development on FuelBand<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></sup>
Nike could be walking away from a potential all-star that only needs sound
coaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Here are six
ways the FuelBand could still lead the wearables market either on the current
hardware or through partnership other manufacturers and device platforms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Make the FuelBand for elite athletes:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike keyed in on the Bill Bowerman
quote; “If you have a body you’re an athlete” in designing the FuelBand. Nike’s
proven path would be to design the FuelBand for highly trained athletes. Nike
should deliver a tool for elite athletes and everyday athletes will follow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Inspire through social competition:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> With the launch of FuelBand SE Nike
has attempted to qualify points based on activity type. This needs to be fully
developed to enable cross discipline competition. Currently the value of points
so greatly skews toward some activities like running any other sport type
doesn’t stand a chance. Make the cross discipline competition social to ignite
the users. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tighter integration with other Nike
tools:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike Training
Club app is a serious tool for athletes not a toy. The app gives approximate
Fuelpoint value to workouts, but you can’t earn Nikefuel unless you are wearing
the FuelBand. That is a mistake. Nike should allow for users to take those Nikefuel
as qualified versus those who wear the band and earn non-qualified Nikefuel.
Discount them by 25% perhaps… but get more people using Fuel through various apps.
Integrate and expand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Convert Nikefuel to targeted sales:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> You shouldn’t have to be a
“fuelionair” to unlock special purchase opportunities. Now that Nike is
collecting information on what kind of sport activities FuelBand wearers are
participating in, very targeting buying opportunities can be provided to consumers
by sport. Nike can leverage the ID program and connect with consumers is a
sport specific and personal way using existing capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Improve form and function:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike doesn’t need to reinvent the
technology or function of the FuelBand to consistently offer more beautiful
options. One of the projects killed was development of a sleeker FuelBand. The
FuelBand in its current state is a good first step, however the band is too
large and not aesthetically pleasing enough through color options alone.
Sleeker, more beautiful, more flexible and dressier options would all be ways
the form could be improved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Integrate with off-platform tools:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Several activity types needs to be
added and appropriately valued. The technology to integrate with Garmin is
there and used to great success by the likes of Strava. Nike has thus far not
wanted to use other tool API to calculate Nikefuel. Making a waterproof
FuelBand for swimmer and allowing for integration with Garmin would be quantum
steps forward for this underserved population of athletes. While these are not
core to Nike’s business, leaving them out of Nikefuel slices off a key segment of
athletes who are potential customers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The good news
for Nike? Development continues on the digital consumer applications the
FuelBand and other applications leverage. Perhaps as Google and Apple enter the
space, Nike decided to exit rather than fight. Using the current “If you have a
body you are an athlete” mass market strategy, it makes sense not to compete
with Google and Apple. Or perhaps Nike’s exits tips towards a future
partnership with one of the electronic giants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nike has a
huge advantage for market penetration in the form of highly trained athletes
that lead trends in virtually every sport segment. Once captured, I can think
of only one way for Nike to become stickier in the lives of consumers than
integrating via a wearable device. And that is actually transforming their
lives through exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/nike-fires-fuelband-engineers-will-stop-making-wearable-hardware/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.cnet.com/news/nike-fires-fuelband-engineers-will-stop-making-wearable-hardware/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-17382942599546973552014-05-03T10:41:00.000-07:002014-05-05T11:46:47.782-07:00Six keys for Nike to coach FuelBand to all-star success
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wearables
like Nike’s FuelBand and Fitbit’s Flex and Force have tremendous potential for
athletes and non-athletes alike. By stopping development on FuelBand<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></sup>
Nike could be walking away from a potential all-star that only needs sound
coaching.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Here are six
ways the FuelBand could still lead the wearables market either on the current
hardware or through partnership other manufacturers and device platforms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Make the FuelBand for elite athletes:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike keyed in on the Bill Bowerman
quote; “If you have a body you’re an athlete” in designing the FuelBand. Nike’s
proven path would be to design the FuelBand for highly trained athletes. Nike
should deliver a tool for elite athletes and everyday athletes will follow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Inspire through social competition:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> With the launch of FuelBand SE Nike
has attempted to qualify points based on activity type. This needs to be fully
developed to enable cross discipline competition. Currently the value of points
so greatly skews toward some activities like running any other sport type
doesn’t stand a chance. Make the cross discipline competition social to ignite
the users. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tighter integration with other Nike
tools:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike Training
Club app is a serious tool for athletes not a toy. The app gives approximate
Fuelpoint value to workouts, but you can’t earn Nikefuel unless you are wearing
the FuelBand. That is a mistake. Nike should allow for users to take those Nikefuel
as qualified versus those who wear the band and earn non-qualified Nikefuel.
Discount them by 25% perhaps… but get more people using Fuel through various apps.
Integrate and expand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Convert Nikefuel to targeted sales:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> You shouldn’t have to be a
“fuelionair” to unlock special purchase opportunities. Now that Nike is
collecting information on what kind of sport activities FuelBand wearers are
participating in, very targeting buying opportunities can be provided to consumers
by sport. Nike can leverage the ID program and connect with consumers is a
sport specific and personal way using existing capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Improve form and function:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Nike doesn’t need to reinvent the
technology or function of the FuelBand to consistently offer more beautiful
options. One of the projects killed was development of a sleeker FuelBand. The
FuelBand in its current state is a good first step, however the band is too
large and not aesthetically pleasing enough through color options alone.
Sleeker, more beautiful, more flexible and dressier options would all be ways
the form could be improved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Integrate with off-platform tools:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Several activity types needs to be
added and appropriately valued. The technology to integrate with Garmin is
there and used to great success by the likes of Strava. Nike has thus far not
wanted to use other tool API to calculate Nikefuel. Making a waterproof
FuelBand for swimmer and allowing for integration with Garmin would be quantum
steps forward for this underserved population of athletes. While these are not
core to Nike’s business, leaving them out of Nikefuel slices off a key segment of
athletes who are potential customers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The good news
for Nike? Development continues on the digital consumer applications the
FuelBand and other applications leverage. Perhaps as Google and Apple enter the
space, Nike decided to exit rather than fight. Using the current “If you have a
body you are an athlete” mass market strategy, it makes sense not to compete
with Google and Apple. Or perhaps Nike’s exits tips towards a future
partnership with one of the electronic giants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nike has a
huge advantage for market penetration in the form of highly trained athletes
that lead trends in virtually every sport segment. Once captured, I can think
of only one way for Nike to become stickier in the lives of consumers than
integrating via a wearable device. And that is actually transforming their
lives through exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/nike-fires-fuelband-engineers-will-stop-making-wearable-hardware/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.cnet.com/news/nike-fires-fuelband-engineers-will-stop-making-wearable-hardware/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-26256752807277624962010-11-14T12:25:00.000-08:002010-11-15T07:16:06.883-08:00New Title Sponsor for 2011<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have some great news to share. For 2011 Presbyterian Sports Medicine has come on as team title sponsor. Even better, we are receiving continued support from the Stratos Restaurant group, continuing and deepening the relationship we have with Big View Diner!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stratos Restaurant will also be supporting us via sponsorship from Big View Diner, Ilios Noche and Nolen Kitchen.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are also receiving continued support from Bicycle Sport in 2011. I am excited about how the team is coming together. Another great piece of news, we are taking a step up the line of Sugoi’s clothing into their premium custom line.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thrilled about the new and continued sponsorship we are receiving for 2011. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Welcome to the Presbyterian Sports Medicine Cycling Team!</span>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-69113115400069615132010-06-20T12:40:00.000-07:002010-06-20T12:40:58.957-07:00Salisbury<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk2iptgQMMuExDbIhHItRAU4B-sLFAOB8C6EKaaR35NvCATMFX34kY-0CjpCPBHFtCNt0LmzOXu8LY2DYoHWBXkBVtvvBC_tDp8EFNkndU0C_C9Ab7-DtBKOoMCfdkffTTP3gV_katXA/s1600/Salisbury+CAT+3+two.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk2iptgQMMuExDbIhHItRAU4B-sLFAOB8C6EKaaR35NvCATMFX34kY-0CjpCPBHFtCNt0LmzOXu8LY2DYoHWBXkBVtvvBC_tDp8EFNkndU0C_C9Ab7-DtBKOoMCfdkffTTP3gV_katXA/s320/Salisbury+CAT+3+two.JPG" /></a></div>Fast and highly technical the Salisbury NC Crit championship was a great race.Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-77372443445578123442010-06-01T06:49:00.000-07:002010-06-01T06:51:30.495-07:00High Point<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great weekend of racing out at High Point. This is the first year for the event and I am sure it is going to grow to be a huge event on the Carolina calendar if not on the national calendar for racing. </span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark and Ben held it down in the CAT 3 race for Big View Cycling in what was a very fast and difficult criterium. At the end of the day a break went away with 3 people in it so it came down to a field sprint for 4th.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I raced the CAT 4/5 combined 35 plus looking to stay in for the duration and see how the form is coming leading up to the state crit championships June 12th. The pace was pretty high averaging 40kph on a six turn course. Each lap of the .7 mile course brought us back under the giant glass and steel structure that makes up a transit terminal. It is open air and there was a band playing and the crowds were out actually cheering us on, which is pretty impressive for a 4/5 event.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.highpointcitycrits.com/"><span style="color: orange;">http://www.highpointcitycrits.com</span></a><span style="color: orange;"> This event is definitely on the calendar for next year.</span></span>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-41259106181962135342010-04-24T13:45:00.000-07:002010-06-22T11:44:01.358-07:00It's race season!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5/1 Dilworth Criterium – Dilworth NC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5/2 Dylan Mitchell Criterium – Fort Mill SC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5/29 High Point Criterium – High Point NC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6/6 Greenville Criterium - Greenville NC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6/12 NC Criterium Championship, Salisbury, NC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6/26 NC TT championships – Lexington NC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6/27 NC State Games Road Race – TBD</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7/17 French Broad road race – French Broad</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">7/30 24 Hours of Booty –</span> Special option to get involved coming soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8/3-8/7 Cross Roads Classic -Various Local</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8/29 NC RR championships</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9/12 Carolina Cup – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9/18 SC RR Championship – Greenville SC</span>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-13493868303014773112010-01-23T20:15:00.000-08:002010-01-27T17:54:07.566-08:00Cari Higgins sporting the kit in Beijing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTSxB9QxB5XAJpmkl79ouK5R55VBOvfhCRaxUJK7OorLl5k5JsHjKNxV6H75wMD9WhF5L2xaOlA6n-TTsrezvN2tE73nyYH-WIOhYo9kT3XAIhAthvgHswB9XNzL9XC8sHIGg4emci7M/s1600-h/Cari+Higgins+Beijing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTSxB9QxB5XAJpmkl79ouK5R55VBOvfhCRaxUJK7OorLl5k5JsHjKNxV6H75wMD9WhF5L2xaOlA6n-TTsrezvN2tE73nyYH-WIOhYo9kT3XAIhAthvgHswB9XNzL9XC8sHIGg4emci7M/s320/Cari+Higgins+Beijing.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cari Higgins is friends with our title sponsor Stratos and was gracious enough to sport a Big View kit in Beijing. Cari was in Beijing competing at a world cup event.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I just need to figure out how to get Cari to put on a clinic for us next time she is in Charlotte!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for the great photo. </span><br />
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<a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/01/news/peanut-butter-co-twenty12-pro-cycling-team-looks-ahead-%e2%80%94-way-ahead-%e2%80%94-in-2010_103076">http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/01/news/peanut-butter-co-twenty12-pro-cycling-team-looks-ahead-%e2%80%94-way-ahead-%e2%80%94-in-2010_103076</a>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-12532639424059429222009-12-03T10:05:00.000-08:002009-12-03T10:05:36.710-08:00First ride out in new gear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoxLaMlJ_na-bAtj2kD13qmk9g0kVsqhvTvrAokF2YV5xWChq-qAwJWdPrGN-k4EyJs3hGSJtqUTx2K-LI5M56Ho35c9di3G3sdupp7WMjqv_CL8UfkHaxOi6RoHwZmMS7-FWsygSE-k/s1600-h/Petra+and+Neill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoxLaMlJ_na-bAtj2kD13qmk9g0kVsqhvTvrAokF2YV5xWChq-qAwJWdPrGN-k4EyJs3hGSJtqUTx2K-LI5M56Ho35c9di3G3sdupp7WMjqv_CL8UfkHaxOi6RoHwZmMS7-FWsygSE-k/s320/Petra+and+Neill.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-50086924040452181612009-10-08T11:07:00.000-07:002010-07-17T18:52:34.065-07:00RosterNeill Campbell 4<br />
Ilan Paltrow 4<br />
Spencer Lueders 2<br />
Mark Brown 3<br />
Joshua Levine 5<br />
Petra Csizmadia L4<br />
Katie Overcash L4<br />
Andrew Pike 5<br />
Heather RorisonL4<br />
Matt Chrisholm 5<br />
Forrest Frazier 5<br />
Ben Liang 3<br />
Stratos Lambos 5<br />
Rafik Betabdishoo 3<br />
Chad Dillard 5<br />
Jay BenoitNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-20669017703371111172009-09-26T07:34:00.000-07:002009-12-04T13:08:51.524-08:00download a pdf about the team<a href="http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/16071772/18twjg4d2xp6y0ht60sa">PDF About the Team</a>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-23825854035958785022009-09-04T10:31:00.000-07:002009-12-04T13:14:37.040-08:00Killer Kit<a href="http://files.sugoi.com/custom/48781/273037.pdf">Great kit for 2010</a><a href="http://files.sugoi.com/custom/48781/273037.pdf"></a>Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934416318690614496.post-18636887905158129632009-08-09T10:58:00.000-07:002009-11-24T11:17:45.711-08:00What it's all about<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Big View Diner Cycling Team<br /><br /><br /><br />The key components;</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Participation<br /><br />2. Accountability of actions<br /><br />3. Feedback and development<br /><br />4. Reaching out to the greater community<br /><br />5. Organization<br /><br />6. Selflessness<br /><br /><br /><br />In order to ensure a team is built of people we would rest our reputation on new members must be “sponsored” by an existing team member. The sponsor vouches for that person and takes responsibility for their actions both in training and racing.<br /><br /><br /><br />The team has a component of community service not necessarily tied to cycling six times a year. Yes, it is required to help out at a race, but we are also involved with the greater community. It could be a habitat project or as simple as wearing a team shirt while volunteering at your neighborhood clean-up. It could be cycling related, but not required.<br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, a requirement of participation through racing and training. As we are all busy if the team requirements for training and racing as laid out can't be met, there are alternate ways to contribute in a meaningful way to the team that would suffice for participation. <br /><br /><br /><br />Here is the guideline; <br /><br /><br /><br />The team has four designated training rides each week. Sunday Spamerton, Saturday, former Bike Sport South, Tuesday Orr Road, Thursday former Bike Sport South. Team members would be expected to make a minimum of one of the weekly rides a solid majority of weeks. <br /><br /><br /><br />Team members should expect to work with others in an encouraging, selfless environment.<br /><br /><br /><br />There are twelve or so designated races per year on the team calendar where team members are committed participants of seven of the races.<br /><br /><br /><br />The goal of these requirements is to ensure we are building a true team. Team members will have pro deal discounts on team gear.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tentative Racing Schedule (to expand in 2010)<br /><br /><br /><br />5/2 Dilworth Criterium<br /><br />5/17 Wake Forest Criterium<br /><br />6/13 North Carolina Road Race Championship<br /><br />6/21 North Carolina State Games<br /><br />7/11 Piedmont Omnium<br /><br />7/18 French Broad Road Race<br /><br />8/4-8/8 Crossroads Classics (Pick two)<br /><br />8/29 South Carolina RR<br /><br />9/13 Carolina Cup<br /><br />9/19 Dylan Mitchell Crit<br /><br />10/10 Greenville Classic<br /><br /><br /><br />Contact any of the BVD team members to inquire about joining the team. Or contact Neill </span><a href="mailto:neillcampbell@hotmail.com"><span style="font-size:130%;">neillcampbell@hotmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br />Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743082601833974033noreply@blogger.com0