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WIN a Limited Edition Elephant Bike Worth £ 280
For over a hundred years , our postal services commissioned top-quality , British-made bikes for posties to deliver our mail . But the way we use postal services has changed : we ’ re sending more parcels thanks to internet shopping and fewer letters due to email . Bikes are no longer suitable for our posties and they have gradually been phasing out their use . But that ’ s not the end of the story . For the past few years Krizevac Project ( a UK-registered charity ) has been on a mission to save the bikes from landfill as they are decommissioned . The charity gives them a new lease of life : supporting the successful growth of social enterprises in Malawi , Africa – one of the poorest countries in the world .
Sending bikes to Malawi is not a small undertaking , George Furnival UK Manager explains , “ every time we send a container of 300 bikes it costs around £ 8,000 and we send a lot of bikes to Malawi so it costs a lot of money !” Krizevac Project has a policy generating income through social enterprise rather than asking for donations . George goes on to say , “ we needed money for the shipping , so we decided to launch our first UK enterprise .
Now we work hard to refurbish some of the old post bikes for sale here in the UK . We ’ ve named them as Elephant Bike and for every one that we sell , it pays for us to send another bike to Malawi- it ’ s a simple but exciting buy-one-give-one model ”. craftsmanship . Plus , with Sturney Archer three-speed gearing , drum brakes and great load-carrying ability , your Elephant Bike will give you years of happy cycling .
You buy a bike , we give a bike , it ’ s as simple as that .
You buy a bike , we give a bike , it ’ s as simple as that . When you buy your robust and sturdy town bike , we will donate a bike to our social enterprise in Africa , where owning a bike can mean securing work , generating an income , or getting an invaluable education .
Elephant Bike has teamed up with Cycling World to offer one lucky reader the chance to win their very own Limited Edition Elephant Bike . To be in with a chance of
winning , simply answer the following question , sending your answer on a postcard to the address on page 9 , and the first correct answer drawn on 5th January 2018 will win !
Q : How much does it cost to send a container of bikes to Malawi ?
The Limited Edition Elephant Bike
This is a unique and time-limited opportunity for you to be part of this exciting project . There will only ever be 5000 Elephant Bikes , making these individually numbered , fully refurbished postal bikes real collectors ’ pieces . Ideal for town or leisure cycling , they ’ re built to last using British components and top
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