In my home in Spain:
3 people, from 3 different continents, using 3 different bike brands, 3 groupset manufacturers, 3 wheel companies, 3 kit companies, 3 different riding discipline backgrounds, 3 different levels of education.
We have one very clear thing in common. What's going on is terrible.
In case youโre wondering what Atlas Mountain Race is like, GCN and Conor Dunne were there. youtu.be/yyjL27aejaA?...
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the Pivot Les SL got a little tweak - now available with drop bars :)
@cmehlman34.bsky.social tested and approved
#bikesky #pivotcycles #ridemidatlantic
Are you SURE you want ME fixing your bike? ๐คฃ
I officially can now be a Strava Influencer โข๏ธ fully now. Get 20% off premium with this link: www.strava.com/subscribe/ch... ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
(Actually their route planner is good though)
โAnything youโd like for Xmas?โ
Me: โBAGGAGE FEES PAIDโ
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Last week:
All 3 wheel partner options fell through.
Heard great news from another partner.
The rollercoaster
โTrails and quiet roadsโ ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฟ
This seems like a good idea to bring in my coachโs Wโ PhD dissertationโฆ #niche
Ok confirmedโฆ keegan is going to Spec along with Mads Wurtz Schmidt
Honestly, I think Ruth is more than a domestique ๐. I was teammates with her back in 20 and 21. She super young. Can be right up there in the next few years
And Ruth!! Winner of the U23 LTGP!
That would also mean leaving the Pon family (SC, Reserve). If he stayed in that family, then the logical choices would be cannondale or cervelo
Insider scoop: Keegan Swenson to leave Santa Cruz (and maybe a couple of other sponsors). Where is he going to go? Only a few companies can afford him, he shares an agent with Sofia Gomez-Villafane (also his wife), so maybe Spec?
Great piece by a good friend!! Letโs just say Iโm disappointed in GES
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๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐บ โ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด,โ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ.
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Sorryโฆ after a month of acting as The Mehlman Privateer Consultancy, I have to write this.
Not included: SPONSORS DONโT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR POWER NUMBERS. DONโT INCLUDE THEM ON YOUR PROPOSAL ๐ญ๐ญ
Prob the best $ per degrees of warmth gained ๐
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