ATL Bikes To Rwanda

Bikes To Rwanda Race RESULTS!!!

2008-04-27T19:19:00.001-07:00

...again, thanks to all the racers...you guys were amazing!

Male Finishers:
1st - Rob Evans 0h59:52
2nd - Ian Heap 1h01:49
3rd - Bryan Alcorn 1h14:15
4th - Jason Gicbenton 1h20:15
5th - Mike Gadaleto 1h20:20
Steve Carroll 1h25
Silas 1h26
John Schwartz 1h41
Courtland Bibb 1h45
Jake Cohen 1h55**
Ben Arnold 1h57** (rode with a broken foot and space boot!)
Eldon Stegall 1h59**
Phil Ford 2h06
Ross Gamble DNF

Female
1st Phi Tran 1h41
2nd Jaime Walker 1h41
3rd Kara Wickman 1h56
4th Mandy Smith 1h56
5th Pam Bowlan 1h55**

* completed one bonus stop
** completed both bonus stops
(time shown reflects time bonuses)

Checkpoint winners:
E2: Eldon Stegall
Park Grounds: Eldon Stegall
Inman Perk: Silas
Tilt: Rob Evans
Coffee Snobs: Rob Evans
Candler Park Pool: Mike Gadaleto
5th Earl Market: Jake Cohen
Dancing Goats: Pam Bowlan

THANK YOU!!!

2008-04-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

So, the big weekend has come to a close, and DAMN! I have to say THANK YOU to all who came out to the events, raced a bike, donated a prize, drank a beer, ate a burger, poured a latte, bought a spoke card, gave a presentation, drank a coffee, and opened up your mind and heart.

Mega post coming soon with racer props and placement, plus the grand total of all of our efforts.
This is what true community is all about. Working together, bustin' down borders.

Spoke cards will be up at Octane til the end of April and range from $1-$10, so if you'd like to still peep some sweet little art, come over to the shop!

Also, we are still featuring some very special Rwandan Coffee thanks to Counter Culture. I'll do an update when I check the inventory tomorrow!

Race Prizes!!!

2008-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Attention all you bicycle racers!
We have a killer prize line up for the top three finishers in the Male and Female category!!
Also, bonus prizes will be awarded to the first person at each checkpoint.

Prizes will include: Gift Cards from No Brakes, AVX, Criminal Records, PF Flyers, Luxe, 1-5-0, Everything Coffee & Tea, Six Feet Under, Inman Perk, e2 Coffeehouse, 5th Earl. Frame Pads made my Jessica Lord, a new tire set from Skate Escape, Tshirts from Danger Press, Coffee from Counter Culture and Dancing Goats, dvds, shirts and buttons from Super Deluxe, & bike lights too!
Over $600 in really cool prizes thanks to all of our amazing sponsors!!!

The Weekend is Almost Here!

2008-04-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

...so here is the schedule of Events!

April 11th: Latte Art Throwdown and Grill Out 8pm. Rosettas, Charcoal Grills, PBR.

April 12th: City Wide Bicycle Relay Race, 6pm, Woodruff Park / Spoke Card Art Show, 8pm @ Octane, featuring work from numerous local artists. Race afterparty and race awards. Music by Zarlacc + Acidbath + Rhythm & Booze.

April 13th: Atlanta Pecha Kucha, 8:20pm. An evening of 20 slides at 20 seconds each. Each speaker has 6 minutes 40 seconds to share a slide show. Octane presents: Coffee In Reverse, and will trace a cup of coffee to origin in Rwanda.

April 14th: Rwandan Coffee Cupping, 7pm. Featuring Counter Culture's Rwandan coffees. Lorrie L. King with Just Cause, Inc. presents, Genocide: A Framework for Understanding.

In addition, Octane is celebrating the incomparable quality of Rwandan
coffee and the country's coffee-fueled triumphs with a month-long
series of events designed to honor and benefit the country's artisan
farming communities.

For the entire month of April, our regular espresso blend will be
replaced by a special, single-origin espresso roast from Humure,
Rwanda, a partnering coffee growing community of the Durham, NC-based
Counter Culture Coffee, which works on the ground-level with Rwandan
coffee farmers and supplies Octane with all its fresh-roasted coffees.
Also, instead of its normal daily selection, Octane's French press
program – which involves grinding and brewing to order – will feature
coffee from a different Rwandan coffee farmer cooperative each week.

BTR Relay Route! UPDATED!!!

2008-04-04T16:23:00.000-07:00

Yo so I am made a huge blunder and forgot to add the shop that was on board from the start, PARK GROUNDS!
How could I do this?? I have no idea. Thank you Scott for giving me the heads up. Damn I feel silly.
So, here is it, FOR REAL....
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Hey all ya'll! The big weekend is coming up, so here's a little update so you can start planning now...
Below are the checkpoint locations for the relay.
Meet at Woodruff Park at 5pm, April 12th with ten bucks.
Relay starts at 6pm and ends at Octane.
There are two "time bonus checkpoints" in red, which are located at The 5th Earl and Dancing Goats Coffee in Decatur. All those who choose to make this long haul will be rewarded with 5 minutes off your time for each stop. In other words, ten minutes off your total time. Woo!
Only those who complete all of the "blue checkpoints" will be eligible to place and/or receive bonus prizes.
There will be a male and a female category...the route is up to you!

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Prizes supplied by:
No Brakes
AVX
Skate Escape
Jessica Lord
Criminal Records
5th Earl
Dancings Goats
Super Deluxe
Park Grounds
Counter Culture Coffee
Octane Coffee

(more coming soon!)

Bikes To Rwanda Benefit: A 4 Day Weekend Event

2008-03-19T15:56:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
I hope those from Atlanta who read this are safe and recovering from this weekends tornado insanity.
Communities all over the city have really come together to help one another with all that is the rebuilding process, and that is something I personally am really happy about.
For non-Atlantans, I hope you are safe too...and everyone, welcome to spring!!
Here is the new flier for the HUGE weekend we got goin' on April 11th-14th @ Octane Coffee:

I still WANT your spokecards and NEED your bike wheels!
Please submit your spoke cards to Octane as soon as you can!!
March 29th is the deadline. Show will run April 1st-12th.
Drop you cards off at Octane Coffee, or mail them to:

Octane Coffee
c/o Alyssa
1009b Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 303018

Bring the wheels by the shop anytime, and label them if you want them returned!
Thanks!!

2008-03-11T11:04:00.000-07:00

Hey! Submit a spoke card!! Deadline March 29th!
Sweet event poster coming soon!!

BIKE RACE INFO

2008-03-04T21:21:00.000-08:00

Some quick notes about the race...

Entry Fee: $10 - All proceeds from the race fee will be donated to Bikes To Rwanda.

We will publish the route a few weeks in advance.

Male & Female categories. Prizes for top 3 finishers of both groups.

Race will start @ 6pm and end at Octane, where winners will be awarded (during the Spoke Card Art Show).

Octane Wants Your Spoke Cards!

2008-03-03T16:44:00.001-08:00

Octane Coffee is accepting spoke cards for our April 12th, Bikes To Rwanda Benefit!
Submit your cards to Octane Coffee before March 29th.
Any medium, any design, any quantity...past race cards are great too.

Cards will be affordably priced; race entry will be ten bucks.
All proceeds from the race and show will go directly to Bikes To Rwanda!
(we hope to raise enough money to facilitate the construction of a bike maintenance shop for a Rwandan coffee co-op)

For more info, email atlbikestorwanda@gmail.com and also check out:

http://www.bikestorwanda.com/
http://www.octanecoffee.com/
http://atlbikestorwanda.blogspot.com/

(pass it on)
Thanks so much!

BIkes To Rwanda - Intro

2008-03-03T16:39:00.000-08:00

Bikes To Rwanda’s aim is to provide cargo bicycles to co-operative coffee farmers in Rwanda. The goal is to improve quality of life in these communities through a bike workshop and maintenance program that provides transportation resources for basic needs and enhances production of quality coffee.

Check out this awesome video Good Magazine did on BTR: