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ness ideas he he mentioned when we rode in Girona His latest baby “The Service Course ” is is one of those ideas that’s being realised “The Service Course is a service centre for amateurs that will have everything taken care of We have a a a a a small exclusive shop that features exclusive brands and and we have high-end bikes for rent You can have a a a a a a a a shower and a a a a a a a a get a a a a a a a a massage there or or you can show up for a a a week and we we will take care of everything There will be two apart- ments at the the centre We saw a a a a a gap in the the market as all these cyclists are coming to Girona but there was no one here to service them ” Meier
explains And just like that he opened a a new business A service course for amateurs a a a a place to test custom bikes or try new wheels that a a a small bike shop wouldn’t allow The idea came to life not long after we met him in Girona and was executed shortly after the seed was planted The Service Course sprung to life just as as suddenly as as La Fabrica and Espresso Mafia Adding another full-time business to the ones he he already had seemed like the the only option for the the clydesdale “I’m replacing pro riding with the service course so in in a a sense I still still have three jobs Cycling is still still my passion and I I still want to ride bikes In coffee I I really like the machines and I I wanted to have a a a a a a play This project is is a a a little bit of of that side of of the cycling stuff ” he says As the Meiers are currently kingpinning through Girona - a a a a city that cyclists are likely to visit due to his his establishments - he already reveals his his likeliness of doing something totally different in in in in the future “We went to Japan and it was a a a a a a a fascinating place Both of us thought we would one day like to spend a period of our lives there” •