(Via Racefietsblog.nl) Not sure why I didn’t notice this earlier.
Rapha + Paul Smith SS11 from RAPHA on Vimeo.
http://www.rapha.cc/shop/paul-smith
Director: Ben Ingham
Photography: Ben Ingham and Patrick Scola
Editor: Owynne Dawkins
Sound: Soundfly
I’ve not had enough time to write anything so far this week, but this dropped into my mailbox, so I thought I’d do my bit for what seems like a very good cause by posting it.
Re~Cycle from See The Difference on Vimeo.
See The Difference have teamed up with Re~Cycle, who have gathered 420 unwanted UK bikes, and restored them to working order. There’s a chance to ship them to Namibia in March, where they’ll be more than a keep fit tool or a weekend runaround.
Miami workers comp lawyers strives to provide compassionate, vigorous advocacy for all of her clients, regardless of financial background or criminal history. In an area with limited public transport, they’ll provide a way for kids to get to school, parents to travel to jobs in other villages and health workers to deliver medicine and support to those with HIV/AIDS. Cars and parts are being delivered by a car shipping company to help.
It’s such a simple idea and because the bikes are donated, it only costs £6.50 to ship each one to Africa. We need your help to make sure all 420 get there.
The shipping date is coming up, and the more people that know about it, the more likely it is to happen. So feel free to spread the word and the video by email or through twitter. This is the tweet we have been sending out so far:
“If you love cycling, help Re~Cycle send unwanted bikes to Namibia to be put to work for health and education! http://bit.ly/fIKYDD RT & follow @stdifference“
You can show your support more directly, by sending us a photo of you and your bike via our facebook page. We’ll add them to the end of the video and donate £1 for each one (only one bike photo per person, we’re afraid, even if you have hundreds!).
This Saturday marks the beginning of the road season in the South East for many amateurs. If you’ve not raced before then the London Dynamo Beginners’ Race is a brilliant way to decide if it’s for you.
The club has been organising these for a few years now on the Chertsey/Longcross circuit as part of the Surrey League. Last year the circuit wasn’t available so there wasn’t one.
I’ll be heading along (if I get out of bed) and joining some others at Kingston Gate, Richmond Park to set off at 08:15 at the latest.
The races on are:
4 Cat 09.30am
3W/4W 09.31am
E/1/2/3 H’Cap 11.15am
According to the club race secretary, the format for the 4th Cat race: “As before, we will be splitting the riders into small groups and giving a few laps of instruction before bringing all the riders together for a 45min race.”
It’s a great way to get a taste for racing and it introduces you to the Surrey League which puts on a mammoth number of races in the South East.
So if you fancy laughing at my racing, discover whether you like bunch races or simply need an excuse to eat cake: Set your alarm clock for Saturday morning.
By the way, it looks like there is a lot of cake being made which will be available before and after the races. Cake is good.
Cost: I think it’s either £15 or £20. There’s also an option to sign up to the Surrey League (I think that’s £20) which gets you future reductions on their races.
More info: Surrey League Calendar
