On Sep 12, 2:12 pm, "Lisa -S.H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brewster Fong wrote:
> > Sorry, this is an old picture. In 2007, the President and his wife
> > *traded in* or upgraded to a Specialized Globe:
>
> > "When Atlanta's Outback Bikes was approached earlier this week to fix
> > up a set of old bikes for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his
> > wife, the shop responded with a shiny new pair of men’s and women’s
> > Globe Elite IG8s."
>
> >http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/642.html
>
> > I wonder what trash heap those "old bikes" are sitting in....Brewster
>
> Well to be fair, nowhere does it say the 'old bikes' were traded in to
> Specialized or tossed. Jimmy Carter might well still have them for all
> we know, or given them to grandchildren or something- someone should ask
> him! I imagine Specialized would have been thrilled with the publicity
> to just GIVE them new bikes, without any trade-ins at all. :)
> Lisa
True. Ideally, he donated those "old bikes" to put on display at his
library! Brewster
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