Tony Pawley

Agreed. That's what I came here for in the first place.

d..@bicyclerepairman.us

Now that we all feel better, can we take this somewhere else?
I came here for the bicycle racing and occasional "for sale" ad.

On 2018-03-02 13:51, Tony Pawley via OBRA wrote:
> So glad I gave up on REI years ago, there were times when I was almost
> literally was ran over by the other customers driving madly to/from
> their flagship store in Seattle. What a hole, don't see any difference
> in an outdoor goods maker importing stuff from around the world paying
> rock bottom wages to workers and letting customers think they're
> shopping with "dignity" because they have taken a political position.
> Can't stand the NRA either but this is simply not a solution, just
> another bandwagon for a few folks to jump on and feel better.
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Tony Pawley

So glad I gave up on REI years ago, there were times when I was almost literally was ran over by the other customers driving madly to/from their flagship store in Seattle. What a hole, don't see any difference in an outdoor goods maker importing stuff from around the world paying rock bottom wages to workers and letting customers think they're shopping with "dignity" because they have taken a political position. Can't stand the NRA either but this is simply not a solution, just another bandwagon for a few folks to jump on and feel better.

Michael

Very sad that Camelbak, Bell & Giro are owned by a big time shooting sports company.  Those are good (cycling) companies and I like to support them.  Unfortunately Camelbak's defense that it's not supporting shooting sports because they are part of the Outdoor Products division is not accurate.  The parent company (Vista) has MANY gun/shooting oriented companies in the same Outdoor Products Portfolio, not just in their Shooting Sports Portfolio.  So in truth there is not really any division in the parent company between outdoor sports and shooting sports... Michael Y.

From: logeardaddy hotmail.com via OBRA
To: via OBRA
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 11:36 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] REI halts orders of Vista Brands over NRA ties

REI & Mountain Equipment Coop are suspending any further orders from
Vista Brands (Camelbak, Bell, Giro) over the company's arms
manufacturing and ties to the NRA.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/02/gun-boycott-rei-mountain-equipment-co-op-stop-selling-major-outdoor-brand-due-to-its-weapons-sales-nra-ties

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REI & Mountain Equipment Coop are suspending any further orders from
Vista Brands (Camelbak, Bell, Giro) over the company's arms
manufacturing and ties to the NRA.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/02/gun-boycott-rei-mountain-equipment-co-op-stop-selling-major-outdoor-brand-due-to-its-weapons-sales-nra-ties