they’re watching you and can rush to your aid in a couple minutes? sounds like support
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So no spot trackers either?
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I can get a SPOT in any REI, this isn’t a hard concept.
But they let you call for support, yes?
they don’t let you call for support from a car filled with your buddies a mile or two away
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and anyway SPOTS are strongly recommended in the rules, and dotspotting is an accepted part of the sport.
Filming commercials for checks notes a big brand famous for ruthless copyright litigation and a used bike shop swimming in VC money, not so much.
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What if you know Specialized’s legal and marketing departments thanks to your promotional contract with them, would it help to know them in this scenario?
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This is really just a “pro cyclist” vs “amateur cyclist” thing when you get down to it.
At what point is a line drawn before every “pro” starts to race the events more like a UCI road race than a timed poopbarn?
To be clear, the problem isn’t Lael the person. The problem is what Specialized has the power to do with Lael the brand.
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don’t hate the player, hate the game
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13 peeps from here doing it this year. 2 of them doing it for the 4th time. One of them has done it on a tandem with his Mrs, and this year he is doing it SOBO on a SS. The dude to watch will be Martin Strelka, altho he’s officially a Czech. More pix of fruity rigs. Rigs of the 2022 Tour Divide (Part 1): Flat-Bar Bikes - BIKEPACKING.com
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Bingo. Lael seems like a solid person.
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Since she rides what she wants to ride and has a healthy contempt for specifically anti-Lael rules, I’m not sure what Spec’s legal department would bring to the table. As for marketing, I suspect that they’d rather it just vanish because the organizers of the race are beclowning the whole great divide and it’s hard to make winning a clown race an aspirational thing in the ads.
She can race (and likely win) without a media crew. It’s an anti-media crew rule.
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Feels like preventing the college ball players from taking endorsements. Establishment making money worried about what happens when their captive show ponies start to get a piece
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Feels more like they’re trying to keep it from turning into the Tour Unbound.
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Mofo. He’s out with Covid. That is a complete shitter. He was a serious contender.
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my new chair doesn’t fit in the bag (yes I bring a chair on a one night camping trip AYHSMB)
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I recently ordered one of these to be a framebag compatible with downtube shifters
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oooh, I think I will