Have you ever given a thought to fair trade?

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Have you ever given this a thought?

Have you ever looked at the tag of your shiny lycra? Where was it made? How much did the garment worker get for your piece vs. how much you paid for it?

Please point me towards a "fair trade" or "no sweatshop" Manufacturer of sporting goods if there is one.

Another thought: What's gonna happen to lycra when there's no more oil? I guess Sportswool is the answer...

oh no.... no more carbon either.

Our Hincapie stuff from last year was all made in Italy - not exactly a sweatshop country, though I hear they are moving manufactuing to South America, but from what I understand the move is for several reasons, quality, promptness and the opportunity to have their own manufacturing facility rather than having to contract out. Plus the family is from the country they are moving the manufacturing to, so I am going to be trusting that they will be doing the right thing. I believe some of the Nike things are made in Italy as well - though they have separate issues with their shoe factories...

Interestingly enough every other pair of shorts that I just looked at right now say made in the USA on them - they are REI, Cannondale and Bellewether.

I'm not so sure that Carbon Fiber is a petroleum product....?? anyone know After reading a bit I'm not so sure Spandex is a petroleum product either? Any chemists out there?