Vegan Tires

[Dave Noisy]

Did this topic disappear..??

Here's the table:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... utput=html

I haven't heard back from any companies in the last few days, i'm going to send out reminders..

[bob_summers]

try searching for the correct spelling


good work, btw. maybe i should email conti to tell them their use of animal ingredients means i've just spent €50 with michelin instead

[Dave Noisy]

D'oh - it's under General Discussion rather than Cycling, where i looked..

Good stuff about contacting Conti. Kenda emailed me back (i resent my note to all the companies yesterday) and so far they say they won't disclose any info!! WTF??

[flightlessbirds]

What about vittoria? Are they under one of these other companies? If not I volunteer to contact them.

[Dave Noisy]

Go for it, i'll mark ya down. =)

Heard back from Kenda, can you believe this??

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Dave,

I am afraid that we can not comment on the chemical make up of our tires. While I understand that your research is solely based on an ethical context, we are unfortunately unwilling to share that type of information at this time.

I wish you the best luck in your further research.

Thanks

Ben
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[bob_summers]

gah! i'll be crossing nevegals off the shopping list then.

[Mr. Cleetus]

wow.

glad I had never even considered Kenda in the past. Certainly won't in the future.

[Dave Noisy]

Actually, please reconsider, here's how Ben responded after some prodding -- he sent a note to Taiwan and:

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Hi Ben,

I got an answer from our R&D today.

We did not use any animal products. The Stearic Acid we used is refined from tree oil.

You can tell him we did not use any animal products in our tire.
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Kick ass!!!

Michelin and Kenda are both vegan - yip!

Any updates from anyone else?

[fredrikw]

excellent!

no word from Schwalbe yet, still waiting.

[Influencer]

Great to see further progress on this
Vegan society are placing the info in there Animal Free Shopper. (re Michelins) Will update them regarding the bicycle tyres when you've got all the feedback. Trying to get them to place something in their Vegan society quarterly magazine-which goes to all their 6,000 members. They're being a bit negative- saying they can't find room. But will keep 'chipping away'. Gonna get a colleague who has a need for advertising in their mag to try and get it included as part of his deal.

[flightlessbirds]

Only have received an out of office reply from the Vittoria guy. Will let you know when I hear anything. Will follow up in a bit if I don'.t

[Dave Noisy]

Thanks everyone, keep asking!

Maxxis has responded, they're looking into it as well.

[Dave Noisy]

Any more updates for this?

[fredrikw]

Any more updates for this?

haven't heard anything from Schwalbe despite contacting them in two different countries... I'll have a go again.

[Dave Noisy]

Any more updates for this?

haven't heard anything from Schwalbe despite contacting them in two different countries... I'll have a go again.

Thanks, i'll have to give my contacts another buzz too..