Ok, so I finally decide to take the plunge and buy a pair of those oh-so-highly-recommended-by-Ann-g Marsee Adventurer gloves, only to find that they've added...
In a message dated 12/3/03 8:24:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... cuz its cheap would be my guess..... er, they want to be evil? take yer pick [Non-text...
Damn them! And my regular riding gloves, AlpineStars ST1, never came in XS, and suddenly the new S is freaking enormous on me. So I can't even seem to ...
because we are a pain in the ass, and a threat to their finances maybe? got back from america couple weeks back, went to spiral diner in fort worth, totally...
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:29:46 -0700, dcl@... wrote:
> > Ok, so I finally decide to take the plunge and buy a pair of those
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john gardner
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Dec 3, 2003 7:22 pm
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really? Do you think sewing in a leather palm is cheaper than the PVC coated one of last year? Marsee isn't known for cutting corners - I wonder if they...
Unfortunately I think global trade equalizations and deforesting rain forests in third-world countries has really made leather competitive. It takes a lot...
To get the point of vegan market force across to the manufacturers, how about we all individually call to order the glove and ask whether it contains leather?...
DannyRebel
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Dec 3, 2003 9:16 pm
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.and this is what pisses me off about vegetarians wearing leather ( and not being vegan of course), they don't seem to realise that without leather ,the meat...
I've met a fair number of vegetarians who are such for religious or health reasons only OR they just don't care for the taste of it. (Washington, DC -...
DannyRebel
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Dec 3, 2003 9:49 pm
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... If you're willing to part from the "traditional" biker image, there are plenty of leather-free protective clothing options out there. Why risk your hide...
... I like the look and can wear lightweight protective clothing underneath it. There is something refreshing in educating people who think that it is a...
DannyRebel
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Dec 3, 2003 11:11 pm
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*scratches head* i am soo out of the loop with this brand er that... my vegan gloves came from sears in Seattle a couple years ago..waterproof..showing a bit...
... if i have a number i'll be glad to make a call... we should be SURE to tell the salesperson to pass the info on to the boss. if not passed on, it won't ...
This is a bit off subject. But I went shopping for shoes today. I went to Payless and Walmart where I had always found plenty of non-leather shoes. It looks...
... I also notice more and more car companies switching to leather seats on lower priced cars. Probably also for the same reason. It is really hard to find ...
Manish Tandon
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Dec 4, 2003 3:20 am
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Yep, and it seems like and more products are starting to include dairy in them when they didn't before. For example, Hershey's special dark chocolate was...
Another bad sign: It has suddenly become very difficult to find non leather basketball sneakers. Nike used to have several good, fabric models (they were...
Patrick Morris
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Dec 4, 2003 3:58 am
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... New Balance is readily available in the US and has several leather-free models. The last pair I bought were Salomon, but that was a few years back. There...
In a message dated 12/3/03 7:34:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... they have to find something to do with all that rBGH and rBST milk... plus, as the food...
SIDI does go to www.motonation.com some are leather free are any of considered as boots for dirt biking? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
Only a small cost increase??? Kevlar-blend fabrics easily cost ten times what leather does. --Bruce I don't want to get completely off the purpose of a Vegan...
. plus.....nike are a shitty company. new balance ,apparantly are not as bad as many, choosing to not use cheap asian countries to make their stuff. ... ...
. maybe my other posts didn't make it.........vortex is a sidi dirt boot made with lorica, BUT ,the outer, inner calf protctor is suede, where as sidi always...
. that all depends tho, if the glue is vegan, which i'm sure in kost cases isn't...unless you know different ;) This is the only good development as far as I...
http://www.uniteunion.org/sweatshops/newsthisweek/s1-6-99.html --Bruce ... . plus.....nike are a shitty company. new balance ,apparantly are not as bad as...
In a message dated 12/4/03 12:30:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... vegan doc martens seem to work fer me.... just a word of warnin..don't put yer foot down on a...
That link was dated 1999. I've heard more recently that New Balance is doing more of their manufacturing in the US under better conditions, but that was more...
