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Kona AfricaBike

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About Me

The Kona Bicycle Company has always designed bikes for specific riders' needs. In partnering with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Bicycling Magazine’s BikeTown Africa, Kona has embarked upon the design of what could be the most important bicycle the company has ever developed.

The Kona AfricaBike is designed specifically to assist health care workers treating HIV and AIDS patients with the delivery of home health aids and services in Africa.

KonaBikeTown.com tracks the design, development and delivery of the AfricaBike.

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

People who believe that the bicycle can improve societal and environmental conditions throughout the world.

Heroes:



My Blog

AfricaBike program on Lifetime TV

Coverage of last year's BikeTown Africa, Botswana effort is beginning to appear nationally. Here's a feature that appeared on the Lifetime Television channel....
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Wed, 02 May 2007 08:21:00 PST

Back by popular demand...Adopt an AfricaBike

Last year, Hank & Franks' bike shop in California wanted to adopt an AfricaBike as a way to participate and support the BikeTown Africa program. More than 20 other individuals and businesses thoug...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

Introducing Kona AfricaBike 2.0


Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:39:00 PST

Mark Jenkins to write AfricaBike article for Bicycling

    Acclaimed adventure writer Mark Jenkins leaves in two weeks for Bobonong, Botswana where he will research and write the Bicycling Magazine feature on the BikeTown Africa project, im...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:43:00 PST

Continental Tires on board...2.0

   Continental Tires has once again generously donated the special Contact Security System tires to the BikeTown AfricaBike project. These tires are designed to be used on bicycles in factor...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:29:00 PST

AfricaBike heading to Namibia

At a meeting at KonaWorld in Vancouver, B.C. last week, it was confirmed that Bicycling Magazine's BikeTown Africa 2.0 would focus on Namibia, specifically the Caprivi Strip - the thin strip of land i...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:06:00 PST

AfricaBike to be available to public

Following the high consumer demand demonstrated during the Botswana launch of BikeTown Africa, the Kona Bicycle Company today announced that they are making the AfricaBike available for sale to the ge...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:54:00 PST

AfricaBike 2.0 (beta)

We're gearing up for AfricaBike 2.0...it appears that we will have the same partners, and we'll have a new bike, a new African country, a new program it will benefit, a new business model, and a way f...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:04:00 PST

If you're in the neighborhood...

On May 27th from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the village of Bobonong, Botswana will be hosting an official thank you ceremony for BMS's Secure the Future foundation and the BikeTown Africa participants.T...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Tue, 09 May 2006 12:18:00 PST

Land Ho!

The container ship has arrived in port in Durban. We're now dealing with customs and arranging the proper paperwork for delivery of the bikes to our shipping agent, who will then put them on a truck a...
Posted by Kona AfricaBike on Tue, 09 May 2006 08:45:00 PST