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On September 27th, 60+ techies will ride from Paris to London

47 points| antonydenyer | 12 years ago |techbikers.com

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buro9|12 years ago

And just to let you know, that if you support the cause of increasing child literacy and gender equality in education then your donations are incredibly welcome.

One way to do so would be to go to this page: https://believe.in/techbikers

And perhaps surprise some cyclist by supporting him/her. Maybe some of the ones who haven't raised much yet... they're at the bottom of the page.

Believe.in are not taking any processing fees. And Stripe have waived their fees too.

So 100% of anything that anyone donates (from HN or elsewhere) is going to go to the charity Room to Read and make a real difference.

You might even notice a few names you recognise on that list, as some of the riders (inc myself) are active on HN.

We'd love your support. I won't kid anyone, it's not an impossible and massive thing, a cycle ride... but the cause is a really great one, and that's what matters.

lucaspiller|12 years ago

At the same time there is also Paris2Nice. In the two years it has been running they have raised over €750,000 for local Irish charities. The organisation team is led by a few serial entrepreneurs here, Paddy Holahan (New Bay) and Tom Kennedy (Hostel World).

http://www.paris2nice.com/

reustle|12 years ago

As a motorcyclist, I was hoping I had just stumbled on a community of geeky motorcycle riders.

__--__|12 years ago

I've found geeky motorcycle communities, but most of them are focused around electric motorcycles and most of them aren't software guys, they're hardware.

nicholassmith|12 years ago

Good luck and enjoy, it's not quite as cheerfully warm as it was during the TdF but I'm sure cycling through France will be just as lovely anyway.

98rosjon|12 years ago

Well done, guys - you're all heroes! :)

nraynaud|12 years ago

going to an island 26km across the sea by bike, that's an interesting proposition :)

good luck

__--__|12 years ago

I got all excited until I realized they were talking about bicycles, not motorcycles.

lnanek2|12 years ago

But they could ride buses and write something good? Like web sites/apps for charity or something. I don't understand why they would use bikes.

inthecompanyof|12 years ago

Because it's about disconnecting, it's about the meditation of cycling, all day every day, we're on our laptops, on our phones, twitter, facebook, snapchat, SMS, tinder etc, but the 8 hours a day of thinking about those who don't even have access to a library, or proper education, everything we've taken for granted up to this moment.

It's good for the soul and currently, computers and software cannot replace the meditation on the inequities of life.

untog|12 years ago

You think they'd get $75,000 in sponsorship to sit on a bus for a few hours?

peterwwillis|12 years ago

Charities do not need new web sites. They need money.

Fundraising through races, rides and walks generates revenue for the charity. These people are fundraising for the Room to Read non-profit, which attempts to improve literacy and gender equality in education in the developing world.