JOHN FORBES

Michael is the other Wobblenaught bike fitter in the area. In the years I've known him I found him nothing but straight forward and honest. As well, I believe his coaching skills are top notch.
John Forbes,
Lakeside Bicycles
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Crane
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

What I know.

A year and a half ago Michael gave me a bike fit that
made various knee and hip problems go away at once.
He has always been very professional with me and as
far as I can tell well knowledgeable in his advice. I
see him often at races and consider him a friend as
well as a superior racer.

Until proved otherwise I will consider Michael a
friend and the author of this slander a gutless
coward.

Greg Crane

--- Michael Manning > wrote:

> I would like this opportunity to shed some light on
> a person that uses this list to give out opinions
> and insight to which they really know nothing about.
> This person began thier cycling career as a
> Performance Bicycle employee and later became a
> manager there. At which point he decided to steal
> everything from hard goods to soft goods and even
> had the nerve when questioned about the missing
> merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In
> summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000
> worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him
> riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.
>
> The intent for this message was so that everyone who
> gave this individual money for so called winter
> training and or any kind of training you have been
> scammed and please do not give this person anymore
> of your time and hard earned money. So consider this
> a warning to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief
> and a liar and you do not belong giving people
> advise or training that you know nothing about.
>
> Sincerely;
> A Concerned Cyclist
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Jeff Tedder

Concerned Cyclist,
If somebody was to steal over 25,000.00 in merchandise from a business don't
you think he would of been prosecuted for this. That's a fair amount of
money and I don't think Performance Bikes would just say, oh it's ok we will
just let you go. I think it would have been more seriously pursued as to
where the merchandise went. I just can't imagine saying stuff like this
about somebody to his target customers and then not having any evidence to
back it up or even man up and say who you are.
Maybe your not a Michael Manning fan but this is just not fair to him and
his business he is trying to run.....Lets see some evidence that all this is
true or I think you should take back what you said and apologize to him and
his customers.....

From: "Michael Manning"
To:
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 8:38 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

>I would like this opportunity to shed some light on a person that uses this
>list to give out opinions and insight to which they really know nothing
>about. This person began thier cycling career as a Performance Bicycle
>employee and later became a manager there. At which point he decided to
>steal everything from hard goods to soft goods and even had the nerve when
>questioned about the missing merchandise tried to blame fellow employees.
>In summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000 worth of merchandise,
>in fact you might see him riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.
>
> The intent for this message was so that everyone who gave this individual
> money for so called winter training and or any kind of training you have
> been scammed and please do not give this person anymore of your time and
> hard earned money. So consider this a warning to you Michael J. Manning
> you are a thief and a liar and you do not belong giving people advise or
> training that you know nothing about.
>
> Sincerely;
> A Concerned Cyclist
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Michele Chirgwin

I am very concerned that a person would use this list to slander another. We
have a legal system for these types of serious accusations. Once you have
won in court than you can print the facts. Until otherwise, you should speak
directly to the person you are in conflict with not broadcast your conflict
in public. You could end up in court on a libel suit. You have possibly
caused Michael Manning serious personal and financial jeopardy.

I am a participant in the CycleOne Bootcamp and I certainly do not feel that
this class is taking unfair advantage of any of the participants. Everything
about the class is professional and tailored to the needs of each of the
individual riders.

Michele Chirgwin
Michele's Chocolate Truffles, Inc
14704 SE 82nd. Drive
Clackamas, OR 97015
503-656-0220
800-656-7112
www.micheles.com
-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of GEORGE SCHRECK
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:06 AM
To: gpcrane@yahoo.com; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

I consider the accuracy of information based on it source, and the fact
that "Concerned Cyclist" does not have enough integrity to show his or
her name, tells me all I need to know.

----Original Message----
From: gpcrane@yahoo.com
Date: 10/17/2006 11:00 AM
To:
Subj: Re: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

What I know.

A year and a half ago Michael gave me a bike fit that
made various knee and hip problems go away at once.
He has always been very professional with me and as
far as I can tell well knowledgeable in his advice. I
see him often at races and consider him a friend as
well as a superior racer.

Until proved otherwise I will consider Michael a
friend and the author of this slander a gutless
coward.

Greg Crane

--- Michael Manning wrote:

> I would like this opportunity to shed some light on
> a person that uses this list to give out opinions
> and insight to which they really know nothing about.
> This person began thier cycling career as a
> Performance Bicycle employee and later became a
> manager there. At which point he decided to steal
> everything from hard goods to soft goods and even
> had the nerve when questioned about the missing
> merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In
> summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000
> worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him
> riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.
>
> The intent for this message was so that everyone who
> gave this individual money for so called winter
> training and or any kind of training you have been
> scammed and please do not give this person anymore
> of your time and hard earned money. So consider this
> a warning to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief
> and a liar and you do not belong giving people
> advise or training that you know nothing about.
>
> Sincerely;
> A Concerned Cyclist
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> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>

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I consider the accuracy of information based on it source, and the fact
that "Concerned Cyclist" does not have enough integrity to show his or
her name, tells me all I need to know.

----Original Message----
From: gpcrane@yahoo.com
Date: 10/17/2006 11:00 AM
To:
Subj: Re: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

What I know.

A year and a half ago Michael gave me a bike fit that
made various knee and hip problems go away at once.
He has always been very professional with me and as
far as I can tell well knowledgeable in his advice. I
see him often at races and consider him a friend as
well as a superior racer.

Until proved otherwise I will consider Michael a
friend and the author of this slander a gutless
coward.

Greg Crane

--- Michael Manning wrote:

> I would like this opportunity to shed some light on
> a person that uses this list to give out opinions
> and insight to which they really know nothing about.
> This person began thier cycling career as a
> Performance Bicycle employee and later became a
> manager there. At which point he decided to steal
> everything from hard goods to soft goods and even
> had the nerve when questioned about the missing
> merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In
> summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000
> worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him
> riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.
>
> The intent for this message was so that everyone who
> gave this individual money for so called winter
> training and or any kind of training you have been
> scammed and please do not give this person anymore
> of your time and hard earned money. So consider this
> a warning to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief
> and a liar and you do not belong giving people
> advise or training that you know nothing about.
>
> Sincerely;
> A Concerned Cyclist
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> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>

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Greg Crane

What I know.

A year and a half ago Michael gave me a bike fit that
made various knee and hip problems go away at once.
He has always been very professional with me and as
far as I can tell well knowledgeable in his advice. I
see him often at races and consider him a friend as
well as a superior racer.

Until proved otherwise I will consider Michael a
friend and the author of this slander a gutless
coward.

Greg Crane

--- Michael Manning wrote:

> I would like this opportunity to shed some light on
> a person that uses this list to give out opinions
> and insight to which they really know nothing about.
> This person began thier cycling career as a
> Performance Bicycle employee and later became a
> manager there. At which point he decided to steal
> everything from hard goods to soft goods and even
> had the nerve when questioned about the missing
> merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In
> summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000
> worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him
> riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.
>
> The intent for this message was so that everyone who
> gave this individual money for so called winter
> training and or any kind of training you have been
> scammed and please do not give this person anymore
> of your time and hard earned money. So consider this
> a warning to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief
> and a liar and you do not belong giving people
> advise or training that you know nothing about.
>
> Sincerely;
> A Concerned Cyclist
> _______________________________________________
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> obra@list.obra.org
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Dave German

Since we are now slandering each other I'll go next:

Mr/Ms Concerned Cyclist you are a PUSS.

- David German

Subject: The Real Slim Shady
Date: 10/16/2006 08:38 AM
From: Michael Manning
I would like this opportunity to shed some light on a person that uses this
list to give out opinions and insight to which they really know nothing
about. This person began thier cycling career as a Performance Bicycle
employee and later became a manager there. At which point he decided to
steal everything from hard goods to soft goods and even had the nerve when
questioned about the missing merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In
summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000 worth of merchandise, in
fact you might see him riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.

The intent for this message was so that everyone who gave this individual
money for so called winter training and or any kind of training you have
been scammed and please do not give this person anymore of your time and
hard earned money. So consider this a warning to you Michael J. Manning you
are a thief and a liar and you do not belong giving people advise or
training that you know nothing about.

Sincerely;
A Concerned Cyclist

Malcolm, Gary

True or not... statements like this can very easily devolve into expensive
and ugly civil suits. Slander and libel awards often blossom into
humiliating bankruptcy proceedings. Perhaps a more appropriate venue can be
chosen in the future for substantiated accusations of disreputable
activities that allows the rest of us to avoid the wonderful world of legal
torts.

Thanks

Gary Malcolm

-----Original Message-----
From: Long, Steve [mailto:Steve.Long@clark.wa.gov]
Sent: October 16, 2006 8:43 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

Why would anyone say something like this anonymously? If you have the
nerve to say something like this, stand up in the light of the community
to which you post and let your identity be known.

Long, Steve

Why would anyone say something like this anonymously? If you have the
nerve to say something like this, stand up in the light of the community
to which you post and let your identity be known.

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Michael Manning
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 8:38 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] The Real Slim Shady

I would like this opportunity to shed some light on a person that uses
this list to give out opinions and insight to which they really know
nothing about. This person began thier cycling career as a Performance
Bicycle employee and later became a manager there. At which point he
decided to steal everything from hard goods to soft goods and even had
the nerve when questioned about the missing merchandise tried to blame
fellow employees. In summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000
worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him riding a bike that was
paid for by Performance.

The intent for this message was so that everyone who gave this
individual money for so called winter training and or any kind of
training you have been scammed and please do not give this person
anymore of your time and hard earned money. So consider this a warning
to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief and a liar and you do not
belong giving people advise or training that you know nothing about.

Sincerely;
A Concerned Cyclist
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Michael Manning

I would like this opportunity to shed some light on a person that uses this list to give out opinions and insight to which they really know nothing about. This person began thier cycling career as a Performance Bicycle employee and later became a manager there. At which point he decided to steal everything from hard goods to soft goods and even had the nerve when questioned about the missing merchandise tried to blame fellow employees. In summary this person ended up taking almost $25,000 worth of merchandise, in fact you might see him riding a bike that was paid for by Performance.

The intent for this message was so that everyone who gave this individual money for so called winter training and or any kind of training you have been scammed and please do not give this person anymore of your time and hard earned money. So consider this a warning to you Michael J. Manning you are a thief and a liar and you do not belong giving people advise or training that you know nothing about.

Sincerely;
A Concerned Cyclist