Edit by emptybeer: I called the bar and grill mentioned below (number matched Yahoo yellow pages) and spoke with Heather, one of the managers. This appears to be a legitimate fund raiser. I'm not sure about the email address as it shows up as unverified on PayPal (not that being verified would prove much).
In any event, here is an opportunity to help out a fellow cyclist. If you ride long enough, you will come across someone on the side of the trail with a flat and no spare tube. You don't hesitate to give them a tube and even occasionally chew the fat - especially if they are a petite, spandex wearing blonde...but I digress. Shane obviously needs a bit more than a tube. By obvious fact, several of us own bikes that cost more than many people spend on a car so I think we can put off that next upgrade and help out Shane.
In any event, here is an opportunity to help out a fellow cyclist. If you ride long enough, you will come across someone on the side of the trail with a flat and no spare tube. You don't hesitate to give them a tube and even occasionally chew the fat - especially if they are a petite, spandex wearing blonde...but I digress. Shane obviously needs a bit more than a tube. By obvious fact, several of us own bikes that cost more than many people spend on a car so I think we can put off that next upgrade and help out Shane.
FunkMaster said: