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I ordered from the online LAF store - and made a donation too! I wear my pink ribbon socks, so this will round out my ensemble, once they show up!
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07-22-2004, 05:40 PM #16
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I ordered some on Wednesday because I needed to get some of the youth sized braclets for my kids and my order is also backed up till early August. I went through the LAF, which is where I got my orginal bag of ten months ago.
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07-22-2004, 05:50 PM #17
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07-26-2004, 10:16 AM #18
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Not sure what they're all about. Saw a lot of the Tour riders are wearing then ( not Ullich I noitced...
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Are they for a cancer charity or something. Haven't really heard much about it over here. How does it work? Does the money go towards research or to help make life more comfortable for those suffering?
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07-26-2004, 10:17 AM #19
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http://www.wearyellow.com
yes.. nike is raising money for LAF
(and your post answered my other post/question!)
i'd sure like to be able to afford a replica of the bike lance rode yesterday with the livestrong on it! what a beauty!
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07-26-2004, 10:26 AM #20
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Ah - thanks for the link.
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07-26-2004, 01:40 PM #21
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Is Trek selling the bike, and/or replica?? My husband figured it would end up in a fund raiser for the LAF. We have been looking for information but haven't found anything.
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07-26-2004, 03:39 PM #22
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I read in a news story that Trek will be selling a replica of Lance's bike--gold leaf and everything for $10,000. It won't be available for a few months so there's time to save up!
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08-01-2004, 11:57 AM #23
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I bought 5... a friend of a friend is battling breast cancer, so I got one for me, my roomate, the friend, the friend with cancer and her son.
I love them! The whole rubber idea is great. I wish the AIDS bracelets had been designed the same way. I still have mine but can't wear it cause the metal is irritating.
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08-01-2004, 09:58 PM #24
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In the Lance Interview tonight, Lance mentioned that 8,000,000 people were wearing these bands. I wonder if that's accurate. I mean, I know it was Lance who said it, but perhaps it was just an off-the-cuff remark like "100,000,000 people are wearing them".
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08-02-2004, 12:57 AM #25
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Yes I'm wearing one. Not to brag but I bought it on the Champs-Elysees last Sunday. Boy do these guys move fast. It was great to actually be there on such a historic day.
Margaret:D
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08-02-2004, 04:26 AM #26
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I heard their goal was to raise $5 million and that they had already raised $8 million. At $1 a piece, that's a pretty close estimate of the number of people wearing the bands.Originally posted by Adventure Girl:
Lance mentioned that 8,000,000 people were wearing these bands. I wonder if that's accurate.
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08-02-2004, 09:37 AM #27
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Pbbbbbbbbbt!
Oh! sorry, just my jelousy rearing it's ugly little head........
Originally posted by Margaret
Yes I'm wearing one. Not to brag but I bought it on the Champs-Elysees last Sunday. Boy do these guys move fast. It was great to actually be there on such a historic day.
Margaret
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08-02-2004, 10:20 AM #28
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Heh, she gets that way Margaret, pay her no mind.Oh! sorry, just my jelousy rearing it's ugly little head........
Just the other day when she was 'coaching' me in the tire-changing drill for the bike academy, as I was laying Pokey down she blurted out "hey, don't scratch MY bike"
But she's an OK person otherwise
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08-02-2004, 10:48 AM #29
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So who are the people wearing these bands? I wonder if there are more "cyclists" or "civilians" wearing them. I realize the 8,000,000 figure is a world-wide count. But I haven't seen very many people wearing them. And I have been on the look-out for them. A few people have asked me about mine. The "civilians" (non-cyclists) don't even know what it is. Before the Tour, hardly anyone knew what it was. Since the Tour, cyclists know, but civilians still don't.
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08-02-2004, 12:30 PM #30
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My guess would be that many more "cyclists" than "civilians" are wearing them. Most of my cycling buddies have one. I did a century ride over the weekend and I saw quite a few riders wearing one. I've been trying to keep an eye out for them and I don't think I've seen a single "civilian" with one on.
It seems to me that since most people hear about it in a word-of-mouth kind of way and since the main way to get one is through the internet, from an LBS or from Niketown, you're not going to see a broad segment of the population wearing one or even knowing about it.
