Spectrum: For a good cause, the Cologne-based bicycle manufacturer Bombtrack and the Berlin Bicycle Week are auctioning off the show bike put together as part of the bicycle show in March. The entire proceeds go to the organization Velafrica, which has been collecting and repairing mucked-out bicycles for over 20 years and bringing them to poor regions of Africa.
Really great campaign by Bombtrack and the Berlin Bicycle Show. The Arise show bike, which we were able to admire in person in the capital in March, is currently under the hammer. Every euro from the proceeds then goes to the Swiss organization Velafrica - more precisely to a facility established in Tanzania in 2015, the Arusha Bicycle Center. Young people in particular should benefit from this: There is high youth unemployment in the economically very weak region and the Arusha Bicycle Center offers interested and talented boys and girls the opportunity to learn the bicycle mechanic 1×1. A special support and learning program was created for this purpose – the first participants recently successfully completed it and the response has been great.
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Market / Spectrum: Bombtrack Bicycles had already supported the European Championships in Singlespeed Cyclocross (SSCXEC) for the last three years. This year the event will take place as part of the Berlin Bicycle Week and the Berlin Bicycle Show. To celebrate this, the Cologne-based manufacturer, together with a number of other companies, have put together a fantastic show bike. The bomb track […]
In October, the second group of young people will start their training at the Arusha Bicycle Center. The proceeds from the bike auction will go directly to Tanzania to support what we think is a great cause.
So if you are flirting with this dream bike and want to do something good at the same time, you should visit the dedicated microsite and place your bid right away:
To the auction
There you will also find further information about the Arusha Bicycle Center and Velafrica.