It's so frustrating. Lots of non-cycling people that I work with are wearing them, and I'm still waiting for mine to come in from LAF. I know it shouldn't matter what anyone thinks, but I'm a rider! And they're not. Do they even know who Lance is and what he's accomplished - as a rider and a survivor? (My sister and mom are survivors, and I'm pretty passionate about it!)

I have the same problem with the red thread bracelets that some of Hollywood is wearing. My sister, mother, aunt and I were in Jerusalem in 2000 and a woman outside of the Wailing Wall gave us each a red thread, tied them around our wrists, said a blessing wishing us good health and strength and power, and told us to wear the threads until they came of naturally. Of course, we all wore them until they fell off. I've kept the thread and carry it with me when I travel. A few months ago, my sister found a store selling bracelets with the thread intwined in the silver. She bought them for all of us in the family, and we're all wearing them. Now I hear that Madonna, Demi, Britney and more are wearing them, suddenly followers of Kabballah. People are scuffing them, and I'm wearing one for all the right reasons.

Oh gosh - sorry. Long rant! Ooops.