Comments on: Fight Cancer, Win an Orbea Orca With Shimano Di2, or a Trip to Ride for the Roses

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Winners Now, More Winners Soon

Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Winners Now, More Winners Soon — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:11:33 +0000

[...] — a Team Fatty member who has raised $2105 this year — is the winner of the latest Shimano / Orbea giveaway, and will shortly be riding [...]

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » I Am Ready To Help Contador Beat His Doping Rap

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:04:21 +0000

[...] with Shimano Di2 components or a trip to Austin to ride with Team Fatty at the Ride for the Roses. Click here for details, or click here to enter [...]

By: Lucien Brady Price

Lucien Brady Price — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:45:43 +0000

Fatty, i just donated to your cause. Spare a couple bucks for mine? I am participating in the 3rd Annual Cure On Wheels event in Tampa, Fl this November 7th. See the attached website, which is my donation page.

Thanks!

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Guest Post from Chuck Ibis: “The Flapper” (Plus Commentary from Fatty)

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:47:30 +0000

[...] Don’t forget that today and tomorrow are the last days you can enter the Orbea Orca with Shimano Di2 / Ride for the Roses [...]

By: Cary

Cary — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:12:06 +0000

Shimano Problems-I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a serious problem with the Shimano Bar end shifters. The indexing mechanism breaks (both the plastic ring and the metal indexing ring break in the same spot every time)and has caused a number of accidents including near misses with cars. Shimano is not taking any responsibility for the problems and continues to send out defective parts as replacements. This caused my wife to wreck when the third set in less than one year broke. She was injured and shimano is only willing to replace the defective lever. Of course, she is not willing to risk riding with the Shimano components and has switched to SRAM. She normally rides several thousand miles per year on two custom built Waterfords, a road bike and a touring and has qualified for Paris-Brest-Paris, toured across the US, and ridden many cross state rides and many centuries. On her recent ride on BRAT, (bicycle ride across tennessee) she encountered a number of riders who had the same experiences. Please be aware of the problem and let your bike shops know there is a problem. I don’t want anyone else injured. More information can be found at http://catrike.yuku.com/topic/5158 and http://forum.bacchettabikes.com/forum2/tm.asp?m=66887

By: Average Joe Cyclist

Average Joe Cyclist — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:05:44 +0000

Hi Fatty – just wondering – can people in Canada enter this competition?

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Conditioned Reflexes

Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Conditioned Reflexes — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:20:14 +0000

[...] « Fight Cancer, Win an Orbea Orca With Shimano Di2, or a Trip to Ride for the Roses [...]

By: NYCCarlos

NYCCarlos — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:19:31 +0000

@DanO – Feel better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Everyone Else – Check out the ESPN 30 For 30 called “Into the Wind”. It’s about Terry Fox’s run across Canada to raise cancer awareness after losing his leg to bone cancer. Really cool (and inspiring) stuff.

By: Eva

Eva — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:37:48 +0000

Awesome Fatty, awesome TwinSix, awesome Philly Jen!

@DanO: Hang in there… Pneunomia too shall pass and Austin will be waiting for you with open arms!

By: DanO

DanO — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:42:15 +0000

I’m drooling over that set up from a hospital bed. Stupid Cancer caused pneumonia! I’ll be ready for Austin though, even if I had to reduce my mileage goal.