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[url= http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/video-how-a-bike-can-transform-a-girls-life/ ]http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/video-how-a-bike-can-transform-a-girls-life/[/url]

19 fivers for a bike. Seems like a good deal!

Shall we see if we can buy a bike for a schoolgirl in Africa?

I've done a fiver. Would 18 more of us like to chip in?

Just a thought (and I don't have many good ones!)


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 3:56 pm
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What if she's vegan?


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 3:57 pm
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Digital fivers are OK, I think.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 3:59 pm
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They're putting fingers in them now? 😯


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:16 pm
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good plan, im in.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:26 pm
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Great idea, I've done a Fiver.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:31 pm
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Yep. Watched the vid. Felt like it was a great idea. Fiver donated.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:43 pm
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Fiver donated.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:44 pm
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Same here


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:47 pm
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Donation Complete!


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:50 pm
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Fiver donated


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 4:51 pm
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I support this blatantly sexist piece of charity!

(If they turn out to be London Roads, do we then have to fund new seatposts?)


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 5:01 pm
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Fiver sent.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 5:10 pm
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Good idea OP. Fiver chipped in.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 5:11 pm
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I think that's 11. Come on, 8 more!


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:17 pm
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Donated. Well done Paul for getting this going.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:26 pm
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It says on their website that there is donation matching from a small group of private donors. So we've already done one bike and are on the way to two!


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:34 pm
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Yeah, that's true. Only for the first million and a half dollars though isn't it?


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:41 pm
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I'll do £5


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:45 pm
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Done. A nice antidote to all the marketing fluff of Black Friday and the unnecessary tat we all buy at this time of year. Nice one OP.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 6:59 pm
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Done.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 8:11 pm
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Done


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 8:38 pm
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Done 🙂


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 8:48 pm
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17! Two more and we've bought a bike... Come on!


 
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Done


 
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Done.

Can I also put in a plug for Elephantbikes.co.uk?

Buy a refurbished Post Office bike as a shopper and one gets sent to Malawi.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 9:01 pm
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Looks like the matched donations is still running, so the £95 buys two bikes. So £42.50 is a whole bike - that's less than a Schwalbe One tyre!

Donated.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 9:11 pm
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Boom. Well done everyone.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 9:18 pm
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Done too.


 
Posted : 01/12/2016 9:42 pm
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Done


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 10:06 am
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Done. 2 stw bikes?


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 10:27 am
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Done here too 😀


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 10:40 am
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Let me know if you have a push for a 3rd.


 
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Go on then .. Two donations sent - one from me and one from MrsPaulX


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 4:01 pm
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3 donations sent (its Friday so I am in a good mood :D)


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 4:47 pm
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I've bunged one in too.


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 4:57 pm
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Another from me


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 5:32 pm
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I'm in, when will my arranged bride/slave arrive ?


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 5:38 pm
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Done. Good call OP


 
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Steve here from WBR here in the UK (and long time STW lurker). I wanted to thank you all for your amazing generosity. I cant work out exactly which of our recent £5 donations are from you lovely folk but it looks like you've exceeded your £95 target. As a few people have mentioned we do have a match at the moment so your fivers have turned into (vegan friendly) tenners. If you have any questions about WBR just post here or fire me a DM and I'll try to answer.

Thanks everyone, it really does make a difference.


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 5:55 pm
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In - and shall be showing that film to my daughters tonight and telling them what I'd like them to get me for Christmas.


 
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@svender Chapeu for the programme.


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 7:03 pm
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Done, better late then never.


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 8:08 pm
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another here


 
Posted : 02/12/2016 10:53 pm
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That's 16 on the second (3rd and 4th) bike. 3 more fivers.....


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 1:45 am
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I've just chipped in £5 for the 4th bike. Even got out of bed to go find my wallet...


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 7:28 am
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Two more done here, great cause.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 8:13 am
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"World Bicycle Relief UK is a registered charity #1141613". Great. Gift aid applies for regular tax payers and tax relief for higher rate tax payers.
Done.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 8:27 am
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Another fiver here.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 9:29 am
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tenner donated here....


 
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Done! Fiver in from me...

It's great to make a small valuable difference, when there is so much Black Friday "buy some cr@p you don't really need" advertising about! Well done WBR UK!... 😀


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 10:37 am
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And one from me.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 11:46 am
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another donation here 😀


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 11:55 am
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Great idea! 😀 Done . . . and shared.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 12:06 pm
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Done!


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 2:04 pm
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Done.


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 3:43 pm
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Three fivers in 🙂


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 4:22 pm
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done


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 4:32 pm
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Done


 
Posted : 03/12/2016 5:10 pm
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Done a tenner
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Posted : 05/12/2016 10:23 pm
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Way better cause than what I spent the last 5er on.

Done.


 
Posted : 05/12/2016 10:26 pm
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done - great cause

TM


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 10:43 am
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Way better cause than what I spent the last 5er on.

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Posted : 06/12/2016 10:47 am
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Done. A good start to the day.


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 11:20 am
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A bit late but done


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 3:18 pm
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Done


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 3:44 pm
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Tenner done


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 4:35 pm
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Done 🙂


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 6:02 pm
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I bought a wheelset- That feels SO good 🙂

Maybe, just maybe we can do this on an annual basis.

I'm going to share this onto FB too.


 
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In 🙂

This thread is making me want to jump start my [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/omg-santas-coming ]Christmas thread[/url]


 
Posted : 06/12/2016 10:29 pm