I like bacon on the bike trail as a title. I don't like bacon. I don't eat it. I think bacon is unhealthy and full of crap and baggage. That's why I like bacon on the bike trail.
It falls firmly outside the mindset that you must be a certain type of person to ride a bike, or wear certain clothes, or fit into certain subcultures for access or acceptance. I want more diversity on our bike paths. I want everyone on a bike. Fry up the bacon! Donna Magdalina On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Charles Talbert <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<http://mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Jay Ferm <[email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: FW: Bacon > To: [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 3:30 PM > > Hey 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 am > > *Where*: 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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