Originally Posted by grolby

I'm actually vaguely tempted to start my own club or racing team to pursue essentially this strategy, partly because I think this is actually better for sponsors, partly because I'd love to design a really cool no-compromises kit. It sort of falls down on the social element of organizing a squad - I don't know that I'm good enough at meeting people and making friends to attract people to a new team, especially one where they don't get any discounts or team bikes or whatever. But I'd love to make something like that happen.