Boycott Suggestions
Please send me your suggestions for other businesses, industries, and organizations to boycott. I expect to update this list frequently.
Thank you!
Mike Vandeman
Supporting the Automobile/Oil Culture:
All automobile manufacturers (including those making electric cars)
All oil companies
Supporting Mountain Biking:
Accelerade
Adidas
Albertson's (advertises on TV using mountain bikers)
www.bananaadventuretours.com (builds mountain biking trails in Costa Rica)
Avid
Ben & Jerry's (supports IMBA Sprockids)
Bell (supports mountain bike racing)
Bike Magazine
Clif Bar (donates to build mountain biking trails; recommends night riding)
Dirt Rag Magazine
Do Wrap Performance Headwear
Eden Bicycles in Castro Valley (http://www.edenbicycles.com; supports BTCEB by giving their members discounts)
Endless Cycles
Fox Racing Shox
Hank and Frank Bicycles, 6030 College Ave., Oakland, CA (actively supports illegal mountain biking; several employees participate, including Kurt Richards)
Giant Bicycles
Kenda
Kona Bicycles
La Farine Bakery (supports BTCEB)
Luna Bar
Mavic
Michelin
National Wildlife Federation (supports mountain biking)
Park Tool
Patagonia (supports mountain biking; sponsors Singletrack Ranch: www.singletrackranch.com)
The Pedaler (supports BTCEB)
Pedros
Pepsi (advertises using mountain bikers)
Performance
Planet Bike
PowerBar (donates to build mountain biking trails)
Rack Solid (supports BTCEB)
Recreational Equipment Company (REI) (sells mountain bikes; sponsored a back-room meeting between IMBA and mountain bikers within the Sierra Club that resulted in official Sierra Club support for mountain biking -- the "Park City Aggreement"; supports BTCEB; financially supports the building of mountain biking trails)
Rockshox (sells mountain bike components, subsidizes the
building of mountain biking trails)
RockyMounts
Rodale (publishes "Mountain Bike" magazine)
Shimano
Showers Pass Clothing
Smith Sport Optics
SOBE (donates to build mountain biking trails)
SockGuy
Specialized (sells mountain bikes and donates to IMBA)
Sports Basement
Sports Express
SRAM
Subaru of America, Inc. (sells cars that come with mountain bikes)
Titec
Trails.com
Trek Bicycles
Trips for Kids (TFK) (pretends to be doing environmental education, but actually exploits kids in order to improve the image of mountain biking, while telling the kids that mountain biking is okay for the environment)
Voler
Webmountainbike.com
Whole Foods (sponsors mountain bike trail-building)
WTB
Yakima (makes racks to carry bikes on cars! Hello?)
Yeti Cycles
Mountain Bike Racing Sponsors:
http://santacruzsuperenduro.com/sponsorship/
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000
From: Rosieres@aol.com
Subject: Re: TFK Crap
I called Corry Wagner a couple of months ago because they advertise that they
have an environmental education program for the kids they take on rides. She
admitted to me that they don't have any such program. Terri
Bike stores that promote mountain biking, e.g. by giving mountain bikers special discounts!
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001
From: D4er@aol.com
Subject: (BTCEB Info) Discounts for BTCEB Members
To: BTCEB Members
From: Danny Forer, membership chair
Date: 5/2/01
We are pleased to announce a new BTCEB Member Discount Program at local East Bay bike stores. Currently we have 9 stores, listed below, who offer discounts to BTCEB members of 10% (subject to limitations). Bring front page of newsletter, with
label, showing that you are a current member in BTC in order to get a discount. If you have any problems with the discount please let me know.
Please support your local bike store.
The following bike stores offer 10% discounts (subject to limitations) to BTCEB members. Bring your membership card, on front of newsletter to identify you as a current member.
The Pedler, 3826 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante, (Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Livermore Cyclery, 7214 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Dublin,(Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Livermore Cyclery, 2288 First St., Livermore (Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Solano Ave Cyclery, 1554 Solano Ave, Albany(Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Pioneer Bike Shop, 11 Rio Vista Ave, Oakland (Not valid on service)
Pleasant Hill Cyclery, 1494 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill (Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Schwin City, 814 "A" St., Antioch (10% off all items. Free tube installation)
Sharp Bicycles, 969 Moraga Rd., Lafayette (Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service. 5% off on complete bikes)
Mike's Bikes 1745 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill (Not valid on complete bikes, sale items or service)
Clif Bar’s Support for Mountain Biking:
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:29:28 -0800
From: GSchwarten@clifbar.com
Subject: Clif Bar Inc.
To: mjvande@pacbell.net
Dear Mike:
Thank you for emailing Clif Bar Inc. with your concern about our support forIMBA. I have forwarded your comments to the appropriate people. Our company supports numerous causes that impact and reflect the lives, activities, and interests of our employees and founder Gary Erickson. This is how we at Clif
Bar feel about mountain biking:
1. Clif Bar Inc. is passionate about preserving & protecting our everyday & recreational environments.
2. We recognize that mountain biking, and other human-powered recreational activities, can harm trails & natural environments.
3. We provide on-going support for organizations such as Leave No Trace, Access Fund, & IMBA, whose efforts help sustain our wild places.
4. IMBA's mission is to promote mountain bicycling
opportunities that are environmentally sound and socially responsible.
5. Since 1988, IMBA has been bringing out the best in mountain biking by encouraging low-impact riding, volunteer trail work participation, cooperation among different trail user groups, and innovative trail management solutions.
Thank you for your concern. Have a great day!
Sincerely,
Geoff
Geoff Schwarten
Customer Service Representative
Clif Bar Inc.
Berkeley, CA 94710
800-884-5254 ext. 132
www.clifbar.com