Ritchey’s “Coffee Bikes” Benefit Rwandan Farmers
- By Kurt Hoy
- Published May. 30, 2009
- Updated Dec. 2, 2011 at 9:20 AM UTC
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Coffee beans are transported on a Ritchey designed bicycle. -
Local kids pause with a Coffee Bike. Photo: Project Rwanda
Mountain-biking legend Tom Ritchey and his company Ritchey Design, Inc. have partnered with Project Rwanda to develop the “Coffee Bike,” a long-frame mountain bike designed specifically to handle hauling heavy loads. The Coffee Bike will allow Rwandan coffee farmers to speed the delivery of their product to market and increase their earning potential.