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Upgrade or Reimagine?

February 12, 2021 Jeff Rowe 0

Danielle Castelli of Torrenti Cycles in North Carolina sent a quick (who has time right now?) update on a customer’s re-build. It is awesome when […]

Hello from Euroland

July 5, 2020 Jeff Rowe 0

Aaron Fairley is a mechanic for the Trek-Segafredo UCI WorldTeam. Having attended the Bill Woodul Race Mechanics Clinic in 2010, Aaron went to Europe soon […]

The Never-Ending Season

February 29, 2020 Jeff Rowe 0

Win Allen gets 2020 going full gas This will be another season of me wearing multiple hats as I traverse the U.S. as a professional […]

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Kevin’ On Up

January 7, 2020 Jeff Rowe 0

Pro Mechanic Life caught up with Kevin Oliveira between seasons, as he was closing his Girona flat and searching for new digs in Belgium… “We […]

The Netherlands 2019, Japan 2020

January 4, 2020 Jeff Rowe 0

James Stanfill It’s been a while since I was in Europe. Not much has changed. People still understand that if you are in the left […]

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Kevin Oliveira’s Path to Professionalism

August 5, 2019 Jeff Rowe 0

The recent “Path to Professionalism” article on BRaIN is the perfect intro to this autobiographical account from Pro Continental team Rally UHC’s European Service Course […]

April

May 13, 2019 Jeff Rowe 0

The theft of my tool box, from my truck parked overnight on the street in Berkeley, California, was a good opportunity to learn. LEARNED Know […]

March

March 22, 2019 Jeff Rowe 0

Last time we caught up, team camp was still over a week away. That seems like a year ago. After camp, there were two days […]

Off the Road

March 20, 2019 Jeff Rowe 1

Doug Sumi had been kicking around bike shops since the early 2000s before heading out to bike races in 2012. After that, there were a […]

February

February 19, 2019 Jeff Rowe 2

The road program that I will work for in 2019 came together quite late, challenging sponsors and staff to work quickly. The bike used for […]