http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: US bike brands face boycott because of NRA en Mon, 18 May 2026 01:41:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-282496 Mon, 14 May 2018 08:07:43 +0000 chdot 282496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>It's like a bike-sharing station, but with what appear to be AR-15 rifles. </p> <p>No, the "gun-sharing station" in Daley Plaza is not actually real, it's more a symbolic piece of public art. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="http://cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/11/us/chicago-gun-share-program/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/11/us/chicago-gun-share-program/index.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275929 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:47:41 +0000 SRD 275929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wrote to Mountain Equipment Coop Canada, which I'm a member of, and asked them to stop selling these products. I got a decent reply back. Not entirely a form letter. </p> <p>MEC and REI are being targeted because they are co-ops/member owned. </p> <p>Worth trying similar here? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275926 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:32:07 +0000 chdot 275926@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Via Twitter</p> <p>“</p> <p>Updated List of NRA Partners to drop the NRA</p> <p>Alamo Rent a Car<br /> Avis<br /> Allied Van Lines<br /> Bestwestern<br /> Budget<br /> Chubb Insurance<br /> Delta Air Lines<br /> Enterprise<br /> First National Bank of Omaha<br /> Hertz<br /> MetLife<br /> North American Van Lines<br /> Paramount Rx<br /> SimpliSafe<br /> Symantec<br /> TrueCar<br /> United Air<br /> Wyndham</p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275923 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:13:56 +0000 chdot 275923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Previously -</p> <p>“</p> <p>The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company</a></p> <p>Trying to avoid ‘unethical’ things is good (and hard). Getting companies to stop funding the NRA (and offering discounts to members) might be easier (and good for many in the US). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275921 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:03:52 +0000 dougal 275921@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>AFAIU Vista Outdoor are not just an NRA supporter but an arms manufacturer, which they're unlikely to stop doing no matter how many cycling shoes I buy from their competitors. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275919 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:46:12 +0000 wingpig 275919@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm. Fortunately, my CoPilots were both secondhand, all but one of my Blackburn racks were secondhand and the new one was bought four years ago and all the Giro and Bell helmets in the house pre-date the 2016 takeover. I hopefully won't need any more Blackburn racks as the children should have grown out of the CoPilots by the time the racks next require replacement. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275916 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:39:19 +0000 chdot 275916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“if I can get a nice casual SPD shoe without the ethical problems”</p> <p>Will be interesting to see which companies abandon the NRA.</p> <p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/375334-hertz-cuts-ties-with-nra" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/375334-hertz-cuts-ties-with-nra</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275913 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:21:36 +0000 dougal 275913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd be keen to hear recommendations for alternatives. My Giro Rumbles are really nice but they will eventually wear out and if I can get a nice casual SPD shoe without the ethical problems that would be excellent. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18605#post-275903 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:44:06 +0000 chdot 275903@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Copilot and more are facing a consumer boycott because they are owned by Vista Outdoor, a supporter of the National Rifle Association. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bikebiz.com/news/anti-gun-bike-brand-boycott" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikebiz.com/news/anti-gun-bike-brand-boycott</a> </p>