Bike Drive in Massasachusetts

This year, Mason & Mason Assurance Group, Inc. has partnered with Mike's Bikes to help us collect bicycles in Massachusetts for the Mike's Bikes Foundation Africa Bike Drive. So far, they have collected more than 350 bikes, but they need your help to get to their goal of 500 bikes by the end of September. 500 bikes is the number of bikes that can fit in a full shipping container, bikes that make a difference in so many people's lives.


How can you help? If you are in the Bay State (not the Bay Area!) and you have bikes you would like to donate, please contact Tom Messier at (800) 759-1472. If you're not in Massachusetts, you can still help by posting this to your friends, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Ride to Rhodes

This past weekend, August 14-15, the Lesotho Cycling Association held national championships outside of Maseru. Eleven of Lesotho's bicycle clubs participated.

The riders were divided into three classes - Elite, Veterans, and Juniors - and gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded within these classes. Winners won jerseys, medals, and cash for bike parts.

On Saturday, the teams faced off on a rugged mountain bike course. On Sunday, the teams swapped out their tires and hit the road.

This year Tumi's Bicycle Club did quite well, outranking all other teams with 9 medals won. In the mountain bike race, Tumi and two others in the club won gold in their categories, as well as two bronze winners. In the road race, one of the members of the juniors team won gold, and several others won silver and bronze.

Congratulations Tumi and the Tumi's Bicycle Club Riders! Your hard work is paying off.

BMX Arrives in Lesotho

On July 31, Tumi's Bicycle Club BMX Track opened to the public in Khubetsoana, Lesotho. It is the first BMX track in Lesotho, and it has already proved to be popular with kids in the surrounding neighborhoods. Parents like it too, because it gives their kids a safe, off-road place to ride their bikes.

More information about the track and launch party can be found in the Lesotho Times.