IdleUp said:
Ok let me make sure understand this!
I put out a public video and just because I tell the guys on Youtube where I got the bike, means I'm a sponsored rider - got free bike and got paid for the production. Wow then there must be millions and millions of sponsored riders out there because everyone streams up videos of their ride. Also, does this also mean I'm also getting paid from Giant RockShox, Shimano and Maxxis? I Can't hardly wait for the freebee's and checks to arrive.
You're quite the truth twister, aren't you?
1. You were the one who defended themselves by saying you didn't even link to Lectric Cycles. That makes you the one who thinks that linking implies sponsorship. I only pointed out that you did link to the sponsor.
2. Nobody else but you has suggested you got a free bike. Freudian slip? Everyone else has suggested you received a discount or free tools, etc.
3. There are millions of riders out there that stream videos of their rides - Almost zero link where they got it from, and few bother to polish their videos in a commercial fashion.
4. Did you link Giant, RockShox, Shimano and Maxxis? Are you like the thief that is saying "See, since I have things I didn't steal, these things you're accusing me of stealing must be mine too"? Logic doesn't work that way. We're accusing you of dishonestly representing your interest in Lectric cycles. Trying to distract from the issue by saying that you have other brands in the video who you are not being dishonest about is disingenuous.
Nobody had it out for Lectric Cycles before this thread. But companies that Astroturf usually make a lot of enemies quickly.