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Re: Shimano, IMBA Release MTB Economics "Study" (Read "Lies")

 
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Old 14-03.-2008, 03:11 AM   #16
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Default Re: Shimano, IMBA Release MTB Economics "Study" (Read "Lies")

On Mar 12, 10:19*pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:41:36 -0700 (PDT), Marz
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> <marzjenni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Mar 11, 7:22*pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:21 -0400, Eric Vey <jun...@ericvey.com>
> >> wrote:

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> >> >Jeff Strickland wrote:

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> >> >> "Eric Vey" <jun...@ericvey.com> wrote in message
> >> >>news:fr73g7$ttm$1@news.datemas.de...
> >> >>> Jason wrote:
> >> >>>> * Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net>:
> >> >>>>> "50 million Americans mountain bike"? Yeah, right. This "study" is
> >> >>>>> nothing but lies designed to promote mountain biking -- nothing new
> >> >>>>> for mountain bikers. They never write ANYTHING that isn't propaganda..

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> >> >>>> So you have a lot in common with them then, what's your point?

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> >> >>>> Jason

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> >> >>> I can only guess that the 50 million number comes from the Bicycle
> >> >>> Shaped Objects sold in Wal-Mart and Co. 90% of the BSOs are in the MTB
> >> >>> style. There is no way that a Roadmaster MTB style bike (a BSO) could
> >> >>> survive 10 minutes of real mountain biking because something would
> >> >>> break in that 10 minutes.

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> >> >> Mike insists that it would be your scrotum that would break, therefore
> >> >> you should stay home.

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> >> >I wouldn't know. I plonked Mike and Dolan so long ago that I haven't
> >> >kept up. I don't know why people haven't done that.

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> >> Because they are too stupid.

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> >So you're saying the 'smart' thing to do, is to put you on our ignore
> >list. Does this mean you admit you have nothing of value for us to
> >read?

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> I didn't say that. You did.



I didn't say anything, I asked a question.
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Old 14-03.-2008, 11:17 AM   #17
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Default Re: Shimano, IMBA Release MTB Economics "Study" (Read "Lies")

I found this picture of Mike Vanderman protesting a bike race...he is
trying to run down the biker...that crazy Mike!! He's always good for
a laugh.

http://bikehugger.com/images/blog/nugget-thumb.jpg
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Old 15-03.-2008, 12:19 AM   #18
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Default Re: Shimano, IMBA Release MTB Economics "Study" (Read "Lies")

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:40:47 -0300, Jason <Jason@invalid.address.lan>
wrote:

>* Mike Vandeman <mjvande@pacbell.net>:
>> "50 million Americans mountain bike"? Yeah, right. This "study" is
>> nothing but lies designed to promote mountain biking -- nothing new
>> for mountain bikers. They never write ANYTHING that isn't propaganda..
>>

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>So you have a lot in common with them then, what's your point?
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>Jason


Hmmm. IMBA & Shimano say "50 million Americans mountain bike". I say
far fewer. Which of us is right? DUH!
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