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Seamus squared

Slow Roll Buffalo co-founder Seamus Gallivan has long had his first name all to himself in the local cycling world.

Now, there’s a new Seamus in town: Galvin, who helped launch the CycleService nonprofit.

Cue the Spider-Man pointing meme. The similarities have led members of Buffalo’s biking community to do double takes, as Gallivan recently noted on Facebook.

Gallivan, 44, said he first heard about Galvin in the winter from a friend who suggested they connect because of their shared interests.

“Once Seamus started doing some deeper outreach, I would start getting calls and texts from people saying, ‘Did you just email me from something named CycleService? I’m confused,’ “ Gallivan said on a three-way call with Galvin and Off Main Street.

Galvin, 22, said a high school teacher once asked if he had emailed her the previous night about Slow Roll.

“And I go, ‘No, that’s not me at all.’ And she shows me the email and it’s from ‘Wise Seamus,’ who now I’ve come to know and we’ve worked together,” Galvin said, using a nickname for the elder Seamus.

The Seamuses – Seamusi? – have tried out various monikers to help people keep them straight.

“The other day I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t know if I like this “Young Seamus-Old Seamus,” ‘ “ Gallivan said. “And they told me, ‘We’ll call him “New Seamus.” ‘ And I’m like, ‘Now that’s the same outcome.’ “

Confusion continues. One time Galvin called Campus Wheelworks and asked to speak to co-owner Ethan Johnson.

“And the guy goes, ‘Seamus, this is Dave.’ I’m like, ‘Dave?’ He’s like, ‘You know, Dave…

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