As I ready Scoop's press credentials for the Gran Fondo this weekend, I begin to think about our little group - and where we are heading.  It is exciting to imagine the future NIBU Army.

Rolling through a green and tight single track, rolling the hills at the Madison Ironman, Rolling the flat of a sizzling TT course, Rolling the busy streets of Mason City on a mock poker run, or rolling up to Lakeside on a flat yelling for Russ to get the pit stop ready for a quick tire change.

I know that the new jerseys are taking off.  Everyone loves wool and everyone loves Surly.  You just cant go wrong with Bowling League styling, and like Russ says, we were just missing the Medina Sod icon to complete the look.  Ben and I have been throwing around the idea of an actual kit (for those looking for a bit more style - Gary Fisherish).

The issue is, what the hell are they going to look like.  We have kind of set the tone to buck the norm, and just be ourselves.  We just need to find the creative little people inside all of us.  I don't know about Ben or the other principals involved in the action plan, but I really didn't excel in school, especially in art.

It would be a hard gig for me to come up with something all by myself - and of course it shouldn't come down to one person.  My only concern is if we get a large number of people involved, it could become a frenzied shouting match.  We could all get hopped up on Fat Tire at Lorado's, find a good auditorium to seat all of us, and let's have a go at it.  Hey, there are plenty of large corporations and governments that work that way.  And they are almost successful in getting things done!!!

Maybe the most democratic way to handle the possibility of a new spring kit, is to give out a page with a template on it, and let everyone color and design it the way they want.  Imagine all those cute pictures that kids do, and hang around the soda fountain at Culvers.  Quality and originality is the name of the game.  We can collect all the entries and have a vote on the thing.  As long as we are all legal residents of North Iowa, I think it should go smooth.

So here it is, the worksheet for all you little kiddies to get started on.  We have plenty of time to get this in the works, as we are still working on the charter of our Non-Profit, Non-Religious, Non-Serious, Non-Sense group that is the Underground.  So grab our your crayons, your markers, your bamboo painting utensils, and a chunk of Christmas Poo (Mr. Hankey) and get to work.  The only requirements are that they have to have "North Iowa Bicycle Underground", and  "NIBU.INFO" on the kit somewhere.  I don't know when they will be due, or how we will handle the voting, or anything for that matter.  We just want to get the word out. 

Have fun, keep riding, and look to the blog for Scoop's coverage of the ride that is "LEVI".

Represent.