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eZee Katima to Cape Ride
Advanced Electric BicyclesAdvanced Electric Bicycles
26th January - 8th February 2009
eZee Katima to Cape Ride
eZee
Katim
a to C
ape R
ideThe IdeaThe eZee Katima to Cape Ride will highlight traffic congestion and promoteelectric bikes as a fun and fast way to get around. It is well documented thathuman activities such as fossil fuel derived transport are significantlyinfluencing the Earth's environment. The eZee Katima to Cape Ride willshow that electric bikes provide reliable, efficient, low cost transport,perfectly suited to the urban environment.
The RideStarting in the Namibian town of KatimaMulilo, the two riders will cross the CapriviStrip before turning south at Rundu, andheading towards Windhoek. From here theroute descents the central plateau into theNamib desert. High summer temperatures,dust and gravel roads will push the ridersand bikes to the limit. Passing Sesriem,the riders head for Rosh Pinah and theOrange River, before crossing intoSouth Africa. A straight run throughGaries and Clanwillliam will see themfinish in CapeTown, 3000km and 14days later after averaging more than200km per day.
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The BikeseZeeBikes manufacture some of the finest electric bikes availableand the riders will use the eZee Torq. They have built a reputationfor reliability around the world, and this ride, with 40 degree heat,gravel roads and continuous riding for 14 days, will prove beyonddoubt that eZeebikes are built to last.
The electric bicycle looks exactly like a conventional bicycle, butis fitted with a state of the art electric motor, battery and controllersystem. They are designed primarily for commuting and comfort.The bike can be peddled like a normal bicycle if desired, with theelectric motor assisting any human effort.
The RidersRupert Nanni, a keen environmentalist, trail guide andcyclist has travelled extensively through Africa by bicycle,as well as competing in the countries top mountain bikeevents. He will team up with Wai Won Ching, the founderof eZeebikes and an enthusiastic cyclist himself, whohas ridden the Silk Route through China to promotethe use of electric bikes.
eZee Katima to Cape Ride
eZee
Katim
a to C
ape R
ideContactJames Swift: [email protected] Nanni: [email protected]
Websitewww.ezeebike.com and www.ezeebike.co.za
Environmentally Friendly TransportOur current transport system is unsustainable.Man’s voracious appetite for fossil fuels is not onlyrapidly depleting this finite resource but is alsocausing it to skyrocket in price. The real price fortechnology however, is being paid by nature – globalwarming, environmental bankruptcy and man himselflosing his autonomy to the machine.
Electric bicycles are currently the most energyefficient vehicles on the planet! They emit zeroemissions while in operation. Commuting - No Sweat.Just transfer more of the load to the motor! At lessthan 40 cents worth of electricity used for every 100km’s traveled, it not onlypromotes a healthylifestyle but also makeseconomic sense whilereducing your carbonfootprint.
