Sponsorship



G

gpickett00

Guest
Tomorrow I am going to a local bike shop to test out the Summit that
they have in stock. I know the bikeshop sponsors a couple bmx type
riders, and I wanted to know if anyone had any tips on how to go about
getting sponsored. I'm not that good, but the guy at the bikeshop doesnt
know that. I'm going to ask him if I can try and ride it holding on to a
wall, acting like i dont know how to ride. Then ill ride one footed
across his sidewalk, followed by a 15" Hop. :) Im pretty sure im not
good enough for someone to sponsor me but, for future reference, how do
you go about it?


--
gpickett00 - Level 3.7

Bicycle is just a short way of saying unicycle with a training wheel.
'Our unicycling videos' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albuv95)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
gpickett00's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5654
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
It seems to me that sponsoring you would only be in the bike shop's
interest if they thought you were going to cause more people to buy the
unis they sold...after all, that is the point of being a sponsor. But
realistically, what are the chances of someone buying a summit from this
bike shop cuz they saw you riding one?

Just out of curiousity, how many sponsored unicyclists -are- there in
the world? Im guessing its only a handful of the very elite, but i'd be
curious to know.


--
tennisgh22 - Learning to muni

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
tennisgh22's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5771
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
Most people go for the Bike Manufacturing and Suppliers for sponsorship.
I went to the Money People. I am currently sponsored by American
Express and Discover. They gave me these plastic cards I can use just
about anywhere unicycles are sold.:D So far they have never denied me
anything I wanted.


--
bugman - Survivor 2004 Wolfman Duathalon
------------------------------------------------------------------------
bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
I'm sponsored by my LBS. But I was before I even took up unicycling.
Now that I've taken up unicycling- I'm actually doing a lot more for
them- quite a lot of media publicity and around unicyclists who compete
against MTBkers at cycling events.

Anyway, the bike shop are probably not sponsoring you in order to sell
more unicycles (how many unicylists are there anyway?), but for the
publicity you get. So the best way is to build a bit of a profile
first- turn up at your local MTB events on your MUni and either race or
just show off a few skills. Get in touch with the local papers- an
article is always a useful thing to have in your sponsorship CV.


--
GizmoDuck - Adventure unicyclist

o-kO


------------------------------------------------------------------------
GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
bugman wrote:
> *Most people go for the Bike Manufacturing and Suppliers for
> sponsorship. I went to the Money People. I am currently sponsored by
> American Express and Discover. They gave me these plastic cards I can
> use just about anywhere unicycles are sold.:D So far they have never
> denied me anything I wanted. *


And not to mention...all you stuff is FREE!


--
Sofa - you - pee - dee

'Mommy!!! :eek: He's on a..........thing!!!!!........Wheel!!!!!!!!!!'
- Some kid

'Unicycle Product Reviews' (http://tinyurl.com/368h6) *107* reviews on
*72* products

'London Unicycling Club Website ' (http://www.brianmackenzie.com/LUC/)
version 3.02


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sofa's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/706
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
Looking through old threads, I discovered that JJuggle is/was
'sponsored' (http://tinyurl.com/yw5vw) by Dunkin Donuts.

[edit: The fifth post is the relevant one.]


--
wentz - Heh, Albatross is sorta blah, eh?

Avatar inspired by 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/2kmun) and 'this
thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3gsqo).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
wentz's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4563
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31993
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom Back