Faux ghost bikes

I thought I could ignore this arguement, but no... I agree with the Ghost bikes are kinda' negative and don't promote cycling. And also agree with your comments about care-fatigue or whatever some paper decided it was called.

Its just a non issue in his eyes.
Most things offend a few people.Tv programes, adverts etc. Its just a fact of life. If you didn't want to offend any body you can only really stay in your room and do nothing.

Most of us do manage to go for long periods without offending people... obviously posts on internet forums being an exception... also there are degree's and sitting in a pub and using the word gay prejoritively is not the same as dressing as an SS trooper and goosestepping (more particularly when you are in the public eye)...

And as I repeatedly keep pointing out, no body outside of the cylcling community

Hmmm, you would have though a bike shop would be interested in thoughts of the cylcling community?!

In a time of economic slowdown you are seriously asking that we spend money re-spray it because a handful of people are offended,

Well it's a simple cost/benefit equation, will the cost of repainting the bike (or actually allowing the people who've offered to re-paint the bike do so, rather than threatening them!) be more or less than any money you are loosing from people going elsewhere? In this time of econmic slowdown you would have thought that avoiding offending possible customers would become more important not less?

Despite my uncertainty about G-Bs I for one won't be shopping at BLB till I hear the bike's changed colour, just because I think a shop should avoid annoying the community it should be serving. Although having said that, you've probably not missed out on that much trade from me...

Maybe if you band together to pay for it, it might be considered.
I've seen at least one offer to paint it let alone pay for it... and you reply with this...

Don't be silly. If the bike ends up pink I'm not going to lie about it. I'll be obliged to say you were talking of it. The internet does have connection to the real world. If you are going to commit a crime, and crime it would be, don't be silly enough to tell an employee / casual friend of the victim huh?
Not to mention that its a pathetic thing to do really. Your campaign is so fragile and delicate that it can't handle things that look like it and you have to vandilise things for your campaign.
is it just because you don't want it pink? Rascist.

In case the last comment didn't make it clear, I'm not argueing because I particularly care, just because I like argueing... and I hope I've not caused offense...