Hey, anyone like low-riders? They used to be really popular with the bangers in my old neighborhood. I keep contemplating the idea of trying to build one, but I don’t know where to start. Looks like you could bankrupt yourself and still never finish one. Anyone have any experience with them?

I’ve got no honey like that, but I consider myself to have ‘Super-Genius’ potential…

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From Velonews.com:

“Eight stores in New York have allegedly been selling imitations of the popular yellow “LiveStrong” wristbands and keeping the money that would otherwise go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer programs, The Associate Press reported.

Local Consumer Protection Department issued citations against the stores, the latest sign of a counterfeiting trend dogging the foundation. County Executive Andrew Spano said the shops were engaging in “unconscionable and deceptive trade practices.”

“Someone buying a Lance Armstrong wristband thinks their money is going to a charitable program to help those with cancer,” Spano said. “But with these phony bracelets, that is not the case.”

The foundation has sold 30 million of the rubbery wristbands, which have “LiveStrong” engraved on them, at $1 each from its Internet sites, official Nike retailers and some bike shops. Armstrong, the six-time Tour de France champion, is a cancer survivor.

In recent months, the foundation has received several reports of fake wristbands, especially from the Northeast.

“It is extremely disappointing to learn that individuals are profiting from the sale of counterfeit wristbands,” spokeswoman Michelle Milford said in an e-mail message. “It is not only illegal, but it is unethical to profit from the sale of counterfeit LiveStrong wristbands.’

She said the foundation has taken “appropriate steps” to battle counterfeit sales. She would not elaborate. The eight Westchester stores, in White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Yorktown Heights, are subject to fines of up to $1,000 if the accusation holds up after a hearing. — The Associated Press

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Speaking of counterfeit wristbands… I don’t know if the ones they actually CLAIM are LiveStrong bands, ARE legitimate, but I couldn’t help but notice the “LIVE LONG” bands available

here. Shame! Not that these bracelets are a precious brand or anything, but the fact that they are pocketing money intended for charity sort of makes them ripe for anal-evisceration in the 5th ring of Hell.

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