*** Shimano Canada to Donate Brake Hubs to AfricaBike ***

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — 02/01/2006
Shimano Canada has signed on as a partner in the
AfricaBike project and will donate coaster brake
hubs to the cause. The program is slated for
completion in late March.

In partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Bicycling
magazine’s BikeTown Africa, Kona developed the Africa
Bike project with the aim of creating 200 bikes designed
specifically to assist health care workers treating HIV and
AIDS in Africa.

“The project struck me as being very different,” said
Bill Scullion of Shimano Canada. “It was not the typical
‘let’s get more people riding bikes’ project, but rather
a very humanitarian opportunity where we can instantly
see our efforts having a positive impact by providing those
caregivers with a ‘vehicle’ we hope will make their jobs
just a little easier, and enable them to deliver the necessary
assistance to those who are truly in need.”

For more information on AfricaBike,
visit http://www.konabiketown.com

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