[Closed] Boycott Nike?

Boycott would be hard as it must have been years since I bought Nike stuff.
What about Dwayne chambers sponsors? (Insert more names)

What mikewsmith said, also I don't see anybody offering to throw all their Oakleys away.....

Or Treks.

Boycott really? If you're going to boycott what about Nestlé, or banks investing in arms companys or human rights abusing countries!

Bin your iphones first. Seeing how they like to take money but not pay their proper share.

Well you wouldn't want to give your money to a company who supports a known drugs cheat would you?

To be honest I couldn't care less.

I don't think I own anything by Nike, but that's not the same as having a brand flounce.

I boycotted them when they were using sweatshops to produce their wares

oh the shame, I've got a pair of nike 6.0 flip flops... how will i show my choice of footwear off at the beach now!
err actually I couldn't give a flying fek.

Odd. All these people that don't care, but I bet if he was sponsored by Tesco there'd be no toys in anyone's pram.....

[i]nike 6.0 flip flops[/i]

my, what small feet you have. I have some 9.5 flip flops 😉

I won't boycott them, but it does damage the brand in my view, so they would need to be doing something better than their competitors for me to consider them.

[i]it does damage the brand in my view[/i]

If you look at the list of riders who've drugged and their sponsors I doubt there's a bike company in the world that escapes..

wwaswas - Member
it does damage the brand in my view

If you look at the list of riders who've drugged and their sponsors I doubt there's a bike company in the world that escapes..

Nail on the head. For a while cycling was the number 1 sport for drug cheats. I'll keep it zipped about what is happening now.......

Yeah. That'll work 🙄

I use Nike stuff for running, so that's ok...right?

If you look at the list of riders who've drugged and their sponsors I doubt there's a bike company in the world that escapes..

Most of them show some attrition when it comes to light, most end their sponsorship of the guilty. Nike just seems to consider it business as usual.

Not so fussed about Nike sponsoring rich boys using drugs. It would be best if they didn't though.

I'm more concerned about whether Nike use (abuse) cheap labour in Eastern/Asian sweat-shops.

I've not bought anything branded Nike for years purely by coincidence, but I would specifically 'boycott' the company if they were exploiting adults and/or children.

Odd. All these people that don't care, but I bet if he was sponsored by Tesco there'd be no toys in anyone's pram.....

I still wouldn't care ?

Don't see why I should, it's not like the sponsors were the ones that were cheating is it.

As others have said, if you're going to boycott a company because they have sponsored a drugs cheat. You'll struggle to buy anything from a major brand.

Might not be a bad thing though, and Oakleys are overprice w&*k

[i]Boycott Nike?[/i]

No. My kid likes their football boots.

How about BOYCOTT THE TOUR DE FRANCE??? (or any other crappy road races where they all have to cheat cos everyone else is)

Doesn't trek come out of this looking worse than Nike?

Look at what they did to Greg.

Or Treks.

I boycott Trek because of what they did to Greg Lemond. All he did was say Armstrong should not have been working with Ferrari if he was, and he got his livelyhood attacked.

Lance owns quite a lot of shares in Trek I doubt they'll be pulling sponsorship...

Middle Class Problem of the day 8)

Might not boycott Nike but I have noticed that the price of anything Livestrong branded has plummeted on eBay. Bet Oakley, Giro etc are all a bit pissed.

I still wouldn't care ?

Don't see why I should, it's not like the sponsors were the ones that were cheating is it.

And what if Nike were giving millions of dollars to international criminal gangs trading in sex slaves?

It's not like Nike are directly responsible, so it's ok to let them carry on 'funding' it?

I think people [i]should[/i] care a bit more about these issues, then they might not be so prevalent.

Any business, large or small, national or international, should be responsible & accountable for what they're connected with otherwise everything gets eroded to the lowest common denominator.

Why not Boycott Channel 4 for showing the TdF or France for hosting the race, or America for hosting LA?

[i]Any business, large or small, national or international, should be responsible & accountable for what they're connected with otherwise everything gets eroded to the lowest common denominator.[/i]

Interestingly, in Germany now there's not many companies interested in cyclign sponsorship after the whole T-Mobile thing - they see the risk of their brands beign damaged as to high compared with any possibel rewards that they might get by being associated with success.

Interestingly, in Germany now there's not many companies interested in cyclign sponsorship after the whole T-Mobile thing - they see the risk of their brands beign damaged as to high compared with any possibel rewards that they might get by being associated with success.

Wiggins said similar earlier this summer, unlike the French or Spanish who viewed a 2 year ban as a profesional hazard if he was dopeing that would be his livelyhood gone as he'd be worthless as a brand in the UK.

Oakley might be ok

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13064/Oakley-standing-behind-Armstrong-for-now.aspx

If you like overpriced w&*k that is

I can't believe people really care. My opinions on certain members is changing I must say!

I said it the other day, but why now. Surely to be so certain of his guilt you didn't need a dossier of written testimony, why didn't you boycott Nike in 1999, or if Hincapie et al now come forward and say they were pressured into false testimony will you do a swift 180 again? 🙄

[quoteI still wouldn't care ?
Don't see why I should, it's not like the sponsors were the ones that were cheating is it.

Exactly. But STW loves a good Tesco bashing and wouldn't miss that opportunity if it were available. ]

I really not that bothered if people take drugs in sport, let alone who sponsors them. Although if you were racing clean and kept losing to drugs cheat, I can see you'd be a bit miffed by the whole thing...

@aracer - so what nike products do you buy that you could stop buying ?

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I said it the other day, but why now. Surely to be so certain of his guilt you didn't need a dossier of written testimony, why didn't you boycott Nike in 1999

Why now? Because all the evidence has finally been presented and Nike still have their head in the sand. I don't think it was all that unreasonable of them to not walk away before this point. That and the phrasing of their statements which appear to have been written by Lance himself. It's the latter which gives me the impression that they're actually endorsing the use of drugs in sport - not a good position for a sporting goods company IMHO.

I've been boycotting them for years along with other corporates whose ethics are disgraceful to say the least.

Mmmmmm.. Conflicted

I have a pair of familiar looking sunglasses from a far eastern ebay seller and the arms are branded "Livestrong" on the inside.

Do I now have to:

a) Ditch the sunnies as I don't support drugs cheats

or

b) Ease my concience slightly because although I chose to buy sunnies of dubious source (I had to, everyone else was doing it, it was the only way to suceed), in doing so I have deprived Lance of some more phony cash.

Saw this, not read it myself yet - http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-team/nike-left-footprint-lance-scandal-article-1.1184431

couldn't care less what Nike do
if i like the look of something and the price is right im buying it
actually theres a Nike Air Max 90 PRM Vintage Infrared getting re-released
early next year and Nike's continued support for drug cheats aint going to
sway my purchase

Boycott NIKE? I've never bought anything NIKE as I regard it as overpriced chavvy tat. Any product where the brand is prominently displayed is something to be avoided.

If that NY Daily News article is true this could be a completely different issue. Sponsors paying off the UCI could finish Verbruggen and anyone else at the UCI at the time and hopefully force Nike into a change of policy regarding tainted athletes.

On the one hand I generaly avoid anything branded

On the other hand my running shoes are Nike. On ballance I'd rather appear chavy and endorsing LA than wear howies and endoresing middle class guardian reading overpriced mediocrity.

I said it the other day, but why now. Surely to be so certain of his guilt [b]you didn't need a dossier of written testimony[/b]

Oh deary me, what did you type.

Nike/UCI story repeated on cyclingnews - http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-did-nike-pay-dollar-500000-to-verbruggen-to-cover-up-armstrong-positive

There is no such thing as Corporate Greed, businesses are run by people

And what if Nike were giving millions of dollars to international criminal gangs trading in sex slaves?
It's not like Nike are directly responsible, so it's ok to let them carry on 'funding' it?

Correct.

If Nike were sponsoring Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery etc. I probably wouldn't buy from them.

But.

They aren't are they.

They are sponsoring a bloke who got caught Cheating at bike racing.

And to be honest, I couldn't possibly care less about that if I really tried.

id boycott these guys if i drank coffee

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/good-bean-counters-starbucks-has-paid-no-tax-in-uk-since-2009-8212579.html ]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/good-bean-counters-starbucks-has-paid-no-tax-in-uk-since-2009-8212579.html[/url]

It's ok, you can buy up Nike stuff again. [url= http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/nike-terminate-armstrongs-contract-35541/ ]U-TURN[/url] 🙄

not a Nike fan anyhow.
nor do i touch Starbucks

but if you are dodging starbucks for their corporate tax arrangements, gonna have to ditch Amazon and Google.

back to your home made organic yoghurt weaving then

Every human being that has ever lived has lied and cheated. You can be upset by the scale of the Lance thing, but not the act of lying and cheating.

It's worked!!!

Or maybe it was the email i sent Nike last week about this...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19978608

Wonder how his facebook comments are getting on

Bin your iphones first. Seeing how they like to take money but not pay their proper share.

Instead of boycotting Nike, what cycling needs is for people to stop idolising the cheats, and support the riders who are (to the best of our current knowledge) clean.
Pantani was still successfully endorsing products long after it was obvious he was cheating, and he is not the only example of a dodgy rider who still remained popular enough to be a good investment for sponsors.
How many other sports does this happen in? I can't imagine many runners would have been keen on buying Ben Johnson trainers after he was busted. The fans are one of pro cycling's biggest problems.