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Roll With It

Motivated by a blah job, a biker finds the perfect franchise and rides off.
Francesca DeRanzo can fix a bike anywhere with her mobile shop.

Bikes are Francesca DeRanzo’s world. For 10 years, she worked at bike shops or companies, including a brief but happy stint as an East Coast sales rep for the high-end bike manufacturer Specialized. In that time she also cycled across the U.S., exploring thousands of miles

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