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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=449152604-08082007>So I
sent emails to 4 of the bike stores in town (Performance Bikes, Bicycle
Warehouse, Trek and B&L Bike and Sports), just to see if any of them
actually recycle tires/tubes. Here is the first response I received...from
B&L.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=449152604-08082007>I, for
one am glad to see this...I like to support stores that are good environmental
stewards (besides just turning a profit). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=449152604-08082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=449152604-08082007>Kevin
Reindl,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=449152604-08082007>Ocean
Beach</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=449152604-08082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Scott Rittschof
[mailto:srittschof@blbikes.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:55
AM<BR><B>To:</B> kevin.reindl@gmail.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Tire
recycling.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=452364918-07082007>Hi
Kevin,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=452364918-07082007>Yes, its true.
Take your tires to our San Diego store, 3603 Camino del Rio West, San Diego,
92110 and put them in the big bin on the floor. The tires
and tubes are ground up and used in flooring products. We do this program
in conjunction with Specialized.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=452364918-07082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=452364918-07082007>Since you're
probably a recycling fan, just FYI, our shop is one of the only ones which
recycles scrap metal from bike repairs. We recycled a few tons of metal
last year.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=452364918-07082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=452364918-07082007>Keep cycling and
recycling,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=452364918-07082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=452364918-07082007>Scott</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scott Rittschof,
Owner</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face=Arial size=2>B&L Bike and Sports</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face=Arial size=2>211 N Hwy 101 </FONT></P>
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