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Specialized Keeps It Weird

In 1973, Mike Sinyard was a business school grad from San Jose State with a robust internal dissonance prodded by his countercultural lifestyle. He preferred cruising around SoCal in his Volks wagen minibus, or on fleamarket bikes that he would repair. He eventually sold the VW in 1973 so he could cycle around Europe.

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