John, I should have been more clear that it's the *title* of the promotion, "Bacon on the Bike Trail", that's the issue. You are right that we should not be judgmental about people's food choices.
The sponsor could offer free smokes to riders, too. Nothing wrong with that. But a promotion titled "Cigarettes on the Bike Trail" would not promote biking as well as, for example, "Orange Juice on the Bike Trail". Like cigarettes, bacon carries a lot of baggage. When it's included in the title of a biking event, it diminishes the public perception that biking is healthy, environmentally friendly, and benign. Bacon is none of these. The links in my initial email message provide more information about this. --- On Thu, 5/2/13, John H. Owen <[email protected]> wrote: From: John H. Owen <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? To: "'Charles Talbert'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:48 AM There are also servings of fruit, donuts, coffee, etc. You don’t have to eat the bacon. I am a vegan and stop by every year to say hello and converse with my cycling friends and also meet new people. Please don’t be judgmental of others, we want others to be tolerant of us when we bike, so let’s start with tolerance ourselves. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Talbert Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 9:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? Bacon on the Bike Path This title that pairs and promotes bacon with biking sends a conflicting message. Biking supports health to humans and to the environment. Bacon degrades both, and is cruel besides, even on the so-called “heritage” farms and “humane” slaughterhouses. Much of the public knows this. I’ve included some links below for those who would like information. Let’s sell biking, not bacon. Charlie Talbert Human Health http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=3035(The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine website provides useful nutritional information in general, not just about the bacon-cancer link. Cholesterol and cardiac issues are addressed as well.) Environment http://tinyurl.com/d2df7fv (This World Preservation Foundation report gives a detailed account of the links between the livestock industry and several environmental issues: climate change, biodiversity loss, food and water security, deforestation, and oceanic ecosystem collapse.) Cruelty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vqIGTKuQE(Caution: This video contains graphic scenes.) --- On Wed, 5/1/13, Jay Ferm <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jay Ferm <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: FW: Bacon To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 3:30 PMHey bikies! Come get fueled up on bacon, coffee, donuts and fruit! Hope to see you all May 16! Jay Ferm Planet Bike's 7th annual Bacon on the Bike Path 2013 On Thursday morning May 16 from 7-10am, the bacon will be sizzling, the coffee will be flowing and Bike to Work Week will be in full swing. Be sure to pedal on over and join Planet Bike and the Wisconsin Bike Federation for the 7th Annual Bacon on the Bike Path! This is a free event and is a part of the week-long Bike to Work Week festivities. Your friends at Planet Bike will be serving up breakfast goodies (fruit, donuts, juice, Just Coffee and Nueske’s bacon) for all bicyclists on Thursday morning. The morning commuter station will be located on the bike path along the shores of Lake Monona between the Monona Terrace and Broom Street. There will also be bike tech support provided by Willy Street Bikes, fresh brewed coffee from Just Coffee and more. For more information: http://wisconsinbikefed.org/events/bike-to-work-week/madison-area-bike-to-work-week/ When: May 16, 2013, 7am-10 amWhere: The bike path along the shores of Lake Monona between the Monona Terrace and Broom Street. Web: www.planetbike.com/page/news/events/Email: [email protected] -----Inline Attachment Follows-----_______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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