Kimikaze

Feelgood FriYAY! Delivered a car-load of hugely appreciated parts and kit to Lubabalo! Thank you for all the donations, and to @Nick and @Zebra for gathering the goods! Both have agreed to be drop-off points for future. Lubabalo has a car and can collect from you every few months. In addition to encouraging cycling in youth, they also arrange tutoring for team members who are struggling at school. Your donated parts and kit literally change lives 💫 Anyone else feeling moved to donate, please connect with Lubabalo on 060 588 4755. Tyres, tubes (even holy ones 😉), and older groupset parts are a constant need.

Woohoo! Thank you for being a central point for all these much needed things! And to everyone who is so generously donating 🙏

Wow this is like Santa's workshop! Thank you! Most of the guys ride road bikes, and there are a few that ride mtb. Old road bike groupsets and wheels are the most difficult things to find, and the most needed. This is amazing, thank you! 💫

Always welcome! They will grow into these, or the team can sell them to fund their cycling activities 🙏

Awesome, thank you so much, Chris! I will connect with you via whatsapp to arrange. I'm that side again on the 20th. Much appreciated 🙏

I dropped some donated goodies off for the Khayelitsha team this morning. They are super appreciative 🙏 Three teams have an opportunity to do Wines 2 Whales this year. They are looking for some help with MTB tyres, nutrition, and a cycling computer per team. Anyone out there have any of these you'd be willing to donate? 😁

This excites me! Thank you so much Nick! This is exactly what the team needs 🙏

Thank you sooo much for the support 🙏 Great to meet you too!

Thank you for the bump 🙏 And appreciate the offer of kit donation - that's perfect! Will DM you. Also any "disposable" things - tyres, tubes (with a puncture is fine), bar tape... these seem to be the greatest needs.

Anyone out there keen to change some young lives? There is a Development Team in Khayelitsha in need of some consistent support (not necessarily financial support). It starts with just getting donated kit and spares to them. They use EVERYTHING. I've been doing this with a team in Nomzamo/Lwandle for a couple of years, and have seen the life changing impact first hand. The team needs someone who is active in the cycling community and has a passion for helping youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. It's up to the person how much time to put in, but I suggest starting as follows: - Put the word out regularly to their cycling community and local bike shops to donate any kit and spares (including holy tubes, which the team patch and reuse). Arrange drop off points or collect every month or 2. Bike shops are generally very happy to act as drop-off points. - Arrange with the Team Manager in Khayelitsha to give the stuff to him every month or 2. He's based in a safer area in Khayelitsha (I've dropped things off there often), but I'm sure he can arrange pickup from somewhere else if needed. It can evolve into something greater, like getting the team involved in fundraising (I do this for the Wine Lands Cycling Club), if someone wants to do that. But regular spares and kit is a life changing start, and doesn't require much time and effort. Just consistency. The team has a great team manager, Lubabalo. He works in IT full time (mostly from home in Khayelitsha) and he does the best he can with what he can access. He's lovely to connect with. More info about the team here: https://www.facebook.com/WWW.BONGACYCLINGACADEMY.ORG?mibextid=ZbWKwL Please connect with me if you feel moved to help... Or maybe there's a cycling club or team who want to own this Kim 061 479 2496

Give purpose to your unfortunate punctures by donating your holy tubes to a development team or put it in donation boxes found at most bike shops. I connect with a few development teams - tyres and tubes are an ongoing need, especially in the locations where roads are littered with glass and potholes. They will patch the tube 10 times before throwing it away, so will gratefully receive a holy tube, repair it, and reuse it. Putting this out there as many people don't think about it Bonus points for throwing in some patches and glue 😉

Thanks a million. DM sent 🙏

I've been connecting with a young gent, Atlehang, over the past couple of years. He was riding with a school, but is now 20 years old and looking for a mountain bike team to join. He's dedicated, passionate about bikes (he often sends me pics of his latest bike build), a "go-getter", and has lots of potential. Are there any mountain biking teams looking for a Development Rider? He's based in the Helderberg area, but can relocate. He's lived in Stellenbosch before too.

Look out for the Warriors on Wheels! We're starting at 7:51 and expect a long but fun day in the saddle! Give us a push (especially the e-bikers) or a song as you go by. Our Warrior, Cassidy, is a Wheelchair Dancer with heart for winning! She will be pulled by the legendary Wimpie van der Merwe, and pushed by hubby and I (I may have got him drunk and signed him up before he knew what we were doing). Excited to experience the CTCT in a very different way this year Thanks to ASLA Foundation for sponsoring our team 💛

We've used Go-Cycle in Somerset West for our DC kit since 2017. Great quality and nice design work by Andreas. I still proudly wear all my DC kit. My 2017 bibs only went into the bin last week... they lasted through a crash, and many happy miles